Caption reads: "When Major Mordecai Manuel Noah came to Western New York in 1825, he saw in Grand Island the makings of a great city. He paid $4.38 an acre for his proposed city of refuge for the Jews of all nations."
Garwood L. Judd bio. Most likely at the southwest corner of Oliver and Goundry, though an 1875 map also shows a "G. L. Judd" office on the northwest corner of Goundry and Webster.
The Archer Hotel was located at the northeast corner of Oliver and Thompson streets. A December 1913 ad in the Tonawanda News advertises for an Archer Hotel run by E. M. Dindruff.
Main street in foreground. Hotel Sheldon seen at Main and Goundry. Herschell carousel tent down Goundry. The Real Estate Exchange was a six-story building at the northeast corner of Tremont and Webster streets.
Webster Street buildings in the immediate foreground. Beyond is Manhattan Street, the lumber yards, and Tonawanda Island in the Niagara River. Far in the distance is what appears to be Tonawanda Iron Works. The Real Estate Exchange was a six-story…