Main
at Broadway • A Photogenic Corner
Main at Broadway, circa 1892
LITHOGRAPH
BY WARD BROS., COLUMBUS OHIO - COLLECTION OF KENNON BAIRD
Circa 1890 Postcard View
On the corner is the Gans and Klein clothing store
Ganz(s)
& Klein trunk label, before 1889
Gans
& Klein Store, circa 1892
LITHOGRAPH
BY WARD BROS., COLUMBUS OHIO - COLLECTION OF KENNON BAIRD
Circa
1895
Circa
1906
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
| High-resolution
scanning of this ca. 1906 "real photo" postcard reveals
some interesting details. On the right is the Parchen Drug Co.,
its sign overlooking Main St. Just visible against the sky is
a streetlight hanging over the intersection of Main and Broadway.
The Gans & Klein "G & K" sign is prominent.
|
| Pabst
Brewing Company promotional sign, featuring the company
trade mark. A recent photo of an identical sign gives us an
idea of how colorful old Last Chance Gulch really was. |
More
details revealed...
| Another
Gans & Klein sign is prominent in this enlargement. The
clock hangs in front of the jewelry store of E. B. Jacquemin
& Co., in the Atlas Block. The company was in business from
1884 to 1933. |
| High-res
scanning also gives us a foreshortened view of Main St. from
Edwards St.north to Sixth Ave. The Securities Building on the
right still stands, but without its decorative cupola. |
Circa
1910 Postcard View
This postcard
views shows the new seven-story Placer Hotel
Circa
1920 Postcard View
Circa
1920
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Note the electic
Parchen Drugs sign, top right
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Detail of previous
photo, showing businesses near the Placer Hotel.
1956
Postcard View
COURTESY
OF WENDI KOTTAS PETERSON • CLICK ON IMAGE
FOR A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
1957
High Resolution Image
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD • CLICK ON IMAGE FOR
A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
About
1960
This
view taken about 1960 by Lee Goodspeed (1950-2004)
COLLECTION OF NANCY GOODSPEED
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