The Will S. Pitt Building was built on Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota, in 1914. Here it houses the Crosby Crucible newspaper, Will S. Pitt Real Estate, and the First State Bank.
Four of these buildings remain today, looking much as they did in this picture. The building at the south end is under construction. It was the creamery. Today it is being renovated to be used as a brewery.
Overview of a busy day on Washington Avenue in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Some businesses that can be seen are W.L. Corbett & Co Groceries, Restaurant, Merchant and Tailor, City Bakery, Lillian, First National Bank, and Schroeder & Carmen, attorneys at Law.
The Co-Mo Company, PostCards, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota, had not been paved at the time of this photograph. The businesses are a hardware store and meat market, The Crosby Crucible newspaper, Will S. Pitt Real Estate and First State Bank of Crosby. The back of the postcard has a message to Mrs. Joe Hester of Crosby, Minnesota. It is postmarked Park Rapids, Minnesota, stamped with a 2 cent stamp and a Christmas Seal.
View of Newfolden town site with a crowd of people behind the railroad tracks. The Alred Skjveland Blacksmith shop , The Review and a restaurant are visible.
This postcard shows a view of the dry goods and groceries store that was owned by Theodore Knoll in St. Peter. The store was located along Third Street at its intersection with Park Row. The image is a reproduction made from an earlier photograph.
Composite image of businesses in Hutchinson, including: Main Street, City Hall, Bridge over Crow River, Library and Library Square, Hutchinson High School, Pendergast School.
View of Robert Street in Crookston with a number of delivery wagons lining the streets. Signs advertise for a dining room, bakery, lodging and a hotel.
This Ritt family music store in St. Peter was located at 500 South Minnesota Avenue. The image shows a variety of record players and records among an assortment of posters on the walls. A poster dated February 1912 lists Edison Records. Automobile supplies and sporting goods were also sold in the store.
Renchin store was later purchased by Waggoner, then by Overson and Roan. Store burned in the 1916 fire. Buildings have been outlined with ball point pen, probably by Edna Mae Busch. Photograph was loaned for copying by Edna Mae Busch, and the original donated by her son Rick after her death.
Citizens in town for the Triumph Poultry Buying. In 1959 the villages of Triumph and Moneterey were consolidated under the new name of Trimont, Minnesota.
Many present day structures in this picture exist today. The water tower is unchanged as are several of the homes and Main Street buildings. In the background is Lake Hendricks.
This is a view from the Hendricks water tower looking east. The school faces Park street with the homes on Park Street looking very similar today. On each side of the school are the boys and girls outhouses. This building eventually burned down.
Snow on S. Front Street, Mankato; Mankato Gas & Electric Light Company, 132 S. Front St., CK & FM Otto Grocery, 134 S. Front St., Dice & Monson Grocery, 210 S. Front St., City Hall, 128-130 S. Front St., with horses, and men removing snow
Buildings only go a couple of blocks west of Main Street. The railroad is present and land is farmed right up to Lake Hendricks. Today houses are present up to the lake.
Several people are on main street, the train and the circus are in town with large tents set up. Many of the business men lived with their families above their stores. Some of these families got to the second floor by outside steps.
Main Street is lined with cars. The traffic sign was placed art the center of the intersection. The building at the far end is the school, still seeing students today.
Looking at the west side of Main Street several buildings exist today. The two story brick building in front was once an opera house, today it is Cedrics Restaurant. The brick bank buildings on the corner exist today as a private club the other is a fitness center. The last building on the west side of the street is still a church today. A wagon pulled by horses is also going down the street.