- Date:
- 1920-10-19
- Description:
- Looking on from S. Winooski Ave., this historic photograph gives a view of the newly paved Main St. In the left side of the frame, one can see the Strong Theatre advertising "PHOTOPLAYS DELUXE." In front of the theatre and the neighboring Chilton Paint Co., advertisements for Victor Hugo's "The Main Who Laughs" are posted on a telephone booth. Further on in the left side of the frame, beyond the U.S. Post Office and Customs Building, one can make out signs for various cafes and pharmacies. Among them are Arcadia Lunch and a Western Union. Alongside a few parked cars, multiple retail stores are visible on the right side of the street. At the corner of Church St., a sign reading, "SWEET SHOP" hangs off of building with the corner of City Hall visible in the background. Several vehicles are parked on the street. Wide sidewalks can be seen on each side of the street. Pedestrian crosswalk lines are pained in the street. Utility lines can be seen running overhead. Street-lamps can be seen all the way down Main St. Elm trees can be see in the background on the right side of the image. Mary VanBuren-Swasey writes on 2009-03-10:
Correct date is Oct 19, 1929. Also McAllister's embossed seal can be seen in the lower right corner.
- Filename:
- LS00000_002.jpg
- Size:
- 5748 x 4433 pixels; 3523419 bytes
- Original Filename:
- FM020.jpg
- GPS Location:
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44.47594 N latitude, 73.21086 W longitude
- Keywords:
- Automobiles; Autumn; Buildings; Central business districts; Commercial buildings; Commercial Strips; Culture; Deciduous; Elm; Forests and Plants; Human Constructs; Lampposts; Landscapes; Living Things; Nature; Public buildings; Roads; Season; Sidewalks; Streets; Time; Transportation; Trees;
- Source:
- University of Vermont, Fleming Museum, Burlington and Winooski: The Evolution of our Built Environment
- Photographer:
- L. L. McAllister
- Submitted By:
- Ashley Hogan
- Submitted On:
- 2008-04-02
- Original Media:
- Photograph
- Image Scanned By:
- Ashley Hogan
- Catalogue Information:
- Burlington Dep. Of planning and zoning
- Times viewed:
- 818587
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Title:
Main Street Rail Removal
- Date:
- 1943-05-05
- Description:
- This historic photograph shows workers on Main St., in between S. Winooski Ave. and Church St., removing the rails for the former trolley system. In the left side of the picture, one can see a sign for Brown's Drugs in front of the U.S. Post Office and Customs House. Further down the street one can see a sign for a restaurant reading "SEAFOOD," the Flynn Theatre advertising "My Friend Flicka," and the Vermont Motel behind it. Across the street, behind a few onlookers of the rail removal, one can see the Christian Science Reading Room and the Federal Savings & Loan Association next door. In the foreground there is a pickax and shovel lying in the street. Several vehicles can be seen parked along the street. A few pedestrians on the sidewalk appear to be watching the road work.
- Filename:
- LS00000_003.jpg
- Size:
- 5645 x 4389 pixels; 4870424 bytes
- Original Filename:
- FM022.jpg
- GPS Location:
-
44.47594 N latitude, 73.21086 W longitude
- Keywords:
- Buildings; Central business districts; Commercial buildings; Culture; Deciduous; Earthmoving machinery; Forests and Plants; Human Constructs; Landscapes; Living Things; Machinery; Men; Nature; People; Public buildings; Road building machinery; Roads; Roads, Paved; Season; Sidewalks; Spring; Time; Trees; Women;
- Source:
- University of Vermont, Fleming Museum, Burlington and Winooski: The Evolution of our Built Environment
- Photographer:
- L. L. McAllister
- Submitted By:
- Ashley Hogan
- Submitted On:
- 2008-04-02
- Original Media:
- Photograph
- Image Scanned By:
- Ashley Hogan
- Catalogue Information:
- UVM Special Collections
- Times viewed:
- 734498
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