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West 10th Street
A 1913 picture
following a horrible storm. 309 West 10th can be see at the left
side. View is toward the Southwest. |
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West 11th Street
A 1907 view looking East from
Morton Street. At left 420 (1st) and 416 (2nd) West 11th - both still standing (2014). At right 421 (1st), 415, 411, 407, and, just across Lincoln, 343. With the exception of 420, the homes visible on the right still stand (2014). |
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West 11th Street
Looking West from a couple homes just east of Chase Street c1901. The home at right in 220 W 11th and was brand new (not on 1900 Sanborn maps) - lost along with several other homes to the east for a parking lot. The 1st home at left is 233 W 11th with it's brand new front porch - sadly, this home burned to the ground in December 2013. |
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West 12th Street
A 1901 view of the 400 block
looking Northeast. |
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A group photo of the Hawthorne
Club from 1907.
We're not sure what homes
this group is standing in front of but the homes appear to be newly
constructed. |
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Jackson Street
Looking North from West 13th
Street in an early 1900s picture. In the distance is the Methodist
Church at West 12th and Jackson. Today, the church occupies all
of the property from Jackson to Brown-Delaware and 12th to 13th. |
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Chase Street
Looking North from West 11th
in a 1915 postcard. Central Christian church is at right; Presbyterian
church is in the distance. |
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Chase Street
A 1950s view similar to the
postcard above.
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West 12th Street
From about 1917
- most likely their first car. 310 West 12th can be seen at the
left side. At right is 306 West 12th, believed to have burned down
- it was replaced with a brick and tile roofed craftsmen style house
- still in existence and in great shape. |
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West 12th Street
Children playing
in front of 314 West 12th in about 1917. The house at the left side
is 320 West 12th. Both properties have been restored in the last
10 years. |
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West 12th Street
Another picture
of children playing in front of 314 West 12th - this time in the
1930s. |
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Downtown 1960s
A 1960s view
of the old county courthouse and other long lost downtown buildings.
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A closer view of the courthouse from above |
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Downtown 1901
Looking Southwest from the
courthouse tower.
Near the upper left center
of this photo is a large building which appears to be receiving
a roof - this is believe to be the Central Christian church located
at West 10th and Chase Streets
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Downtown 1951
Looking Northeast - the 1st
Methodist Church at West 12th and Jackson St. in at the bottom near
the center. The Catholic Church is in the upper right.
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Downtown 1969
Looking West - the First Savings
tower can be seen in the upper middle.
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Downtown 1969
A zoomed in view from the
picture above showing the block North of 11th Street between Main
and Meridian Streets. This is the current location of the city parking
garage. |
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Downtown early 1970s
The "new" county
courthouse can be seen nearing completion just left and above center.
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West 12th Street
A 1917 view looking
Southwest from 310 West 12th. The white house in the background
sat at the corner of 12th & Lincoln streets. In the distance
is the former Lincoln Street school. At left is 321 West 12th which
still looks much the same today. |
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Lincoln Street
A 1901 view of
the High School (left) and Lincoln School (right). These buildings
sat where the present day Wigwam sits on Lincoln Street between
West 12th and 14th Streets. |
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Looking North East from the
roof of Lincoln School in 1901
West 12th Street is in the
foreground with Lincoln St. running perpendicular |
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West 12th Street
A 1917 view looking Southeast
from 310 West 12th. The home at the right is 245 West 12th which
still is very much the same today. |
