Facing west on North Street at the intersection of North Champlain. August 1930. (18T 0641743 UTM 4927242)

This image represents another important intersection in Burlington’s Old North End.  On the left side of the image is the large commercial block the occupies 139 to 143 North Champlain Street and on the right two story brick building at 106-110 North Street.  Both buildings housed a number of businesses over the years.  139 to 143 North Champlain was built sometime prior to 1894 and was occupied by everything from a private school and barbershop in 1900, [1] to a “confectionary and fruit” store in 1905. [2]

Across North Street, 106-110 operated as a “flour and seed store” in 1912 [3] and other business functions through the years.  This building was struck by the first in a rash of fires that plagued the Old North End.  On February 12, 1972 the Burlington Free Press reported that a fire started in the doorway leading to the upstairs apartments, spreading to the second story and engulfing the roof. The blaze destroyed the building, which at the time housed Yeaccco’s Restaurant and Pop’s Variety Store, as well as three apartments. [4]

Facing west on North Street at the intersection of North Champlain. August 1930. (18T 0641743 UTM 4927242)

Over the years the businesses would come and go at 139-143 North Champlain Street, and most recently Scrumptious Neighborhood Café came and went.  During the last incarnation of this late 19^th century commercial block extensive work was done to the building’s exterior, including a fresh coat of paint and replacing shingles in the band that runs from the second store window line to the cornice.  This work can be seen in the current image.  In fact, the scaffolding is still suspended near the cornice.

  Across the street 106-110 North Street retains its fenestration and massing giving the appearance that after the fire of 1972, [1] the brick shell of the building at was salvaged.  The windows have been replaced and a gable roof takes the place of the original flat roof.