Downtown

Dublin Core

Title

Downtown

Description

Most of North Tonawanda's downtown area developed between 1875 and 1900. In this collection are preserved views of many vanished buildings: The YMCA and City Hall at the southeast corner of Tremont and Main; the 6-story 1891 Smith building (Real Estate Exchange) at the northeast corner of Tremont and Webster, the gothic stone State National Bank at the northwest corner of Sweeney and Webster, and Scanlon's Hall on the southwest corner of the same intersection, to name a few.

Items

Looking northeast form the roof of the Real Estate Exchange, illustration (1893-08-05 Tonawanda News).jpg

Looking northeast form the roof of the Real Estate Exchange, illustration (1893-08-05 Tonawanda News).jpg

Main street in foreground. Hotel Sheldon seen at Main and Goundry. Herschell carousel tent down Goundry. The Real Estate Exchange was a six-story…

Looking northwest form the roof of the Real Estate Exchange, illustration (1893-08-05 Tonawanda News).jpg

Looking northwest form the roof of the Real Estate Exchange, illustration (1893-08-05 Tonawanda News).jpg

Webster Street buildings in the immediate foreground. Beyond is Manhattan Street, the lumber yards, and Tonawanda Island in the Niagara River. Far in…

South Niagara Street, looking west, Tonawanda, postcard (c1894).jpg

South Niagara Street, looking west, Tonawanda, postcard.jpg

Note lack of electrical poles along the canal.

Webster Street, with dog, postcard (c1900).jpg

Webster Street, with dog, postcard.jpg

This postcard from around 1900 is one of my favorite views of Webster Street (facing north). You can see trains used to run right down the street near…

Webster Street south of Tremont, map detail (Sanborn Map Company, 1910, 1913).jpg

Webster Street south of Tremont, map detail (Sanborn Map Company, 1910, 1913).jpg

Fowler Block ("Moving Picture Theater" was earlier known as Scenic Theater), State National Bank Building.

Webster Street, facing south, postcard and details (1917).jpg

Webster Street, facing south, postcard (c 1910).jpg

Most Webster Street postcards face north, but this one faces south into Tonawanda. On the left can be seen train tracks. On the right, across the…

Sweeney Building, photo (NYSA, 1917-11-24).jpg

Sweeney Building, photo (NYSA, 1917-11-24).jpg

Train tracks across canal, Webster Street

Webster Street, photo (Erie Canal Museum, 1920-08-03).jpg

Webster Street, photo (Erie Canal Museum, 1920-08-03).jpg

Niagara Savings and Loan, White Star Hotel, Scanlon, State National Bank, Sweeney Building.

Tonawandas Newest Civic Center, photos and article (Ton News 1924).png

Tonawandas Newest Civic Center, photos and article (Ton News 1924).png

Abandonment of Erie Canal from Ellicott Creek, removal of train tracks from Webster in NT and Main in Tonawanda, automobiles. Also view of Van Raalte…