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Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01306A.jpg
Date: 1969-03-18
Also in this view, looking north at the east side of Jackson Street, are the old Media Free Library, the new firehouse, and Fish Jewelers.

Media Borough Hall being demolished

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033D.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall and trolley

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01035.jpg
Date: 1973 (circa)
This building was originally built in 1917-1919 to house the Media Post Office.

Media Borough Hall and Fire House, decorated for World War I Peace Parade, 1919

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01427R.jpg
Date: 1919
Delaware County Peace Celebration, in honor of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I, June 27 and June 28, 1919.

Media Borough Hall and Fire House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01333A.jpg
Date: 1967 (circa)
View also shows Fish Jeweler and other shops to the east of borough hall, and the old library building at Jasper and Jackson streets. The new firehouse has not yet been built, dating this somewhat earlier than other similar photographs in this…

Media Borough Hall and Fire House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01333B.jpg
Date: 1910-1920
The building is decorated for a patriotic event. Gulf gas pump in foreground dates this probably in the 1910-1920 range. This is a contact print from a 2 x 3 inch film negative, and was possibly taken by Streeper.

Media Borough Hall and Fire House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01404.jpg
Date: 1969
Print probably made from color slide.

Media Borough Hall (rear) and Media Free Library, shortly before demolition.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01306B.jpg
Date: 1969 (circa)
The former Media Free Library, at Jasper and Jackson streets, was then behind used as a temporary home for the borough government office. View is looking southeast from west side of Jackson Street.

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5192-1.jpg
Date: 1893-1900
This building was torn down as part of an urban renewal project in Media, in the late 1960s. Media Fire Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 occupied the first floor of the building.

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01032A.jpg
Date: 1969
Frank Lees caption: "The Media Borough Hall from 1894 until 1969. This handsome building was built for the Media Borough Offices and the Media Fire Company, and was used until it was torn down in 1969. The house next to the Borough Hall was the…

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033A.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033B.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033C.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033E.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033F.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01033H.jpg
Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2670.jpg
Date: 1950-03-04
Centennial Book 22.

Media Borough Council and School Board with wives.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2704.jpg
Date: 1950-03-10
This dinner, at the Hotel Media, was held on the exact anniversary of Media's founding. According to the Chester Times (March 11, 1950), councilmen present were William H. West, J. Orval Mancill, Paul L. Clark, Walter M. Strine, Ambrose L. Smedley,…

Media Borough Council and School Board with wives.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2705.jpg
Date: 1950-03-10
This dinner, at the Hotel Media, was held on the exact anniversary of Media's founding. According to the Chester Times (March 11, 1950), councilmen present were William H. West, J. Orval Mancill, Paul L. Clark, Walter M. Strine, Ambrose L. Smedley,…

Media Borough Council

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01197.jpg
Date: 1950
Frank Lees caption on reverse: From left to right: ?, Frank Wiltshire, ?, Gus Houtman, Maude Allen, Paul Clark, J. Orval Mancill, ? Tuckerman, J. Fred Schultz.

Media Borough Council

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01336.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption, left to right: Gleave L. Baker, Ambrose Smedley, Bill Van Leer, President Gus Houtman, Secretary Paul Clark, Walter Strine, John Hoffman, _____ Boyer, Mayor Frank Wiltshire

Media Borough Council

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2882.jpg
Date: 1950-04-27
Clockwise from front left: Ambrose H. Smedley, Frank T. Wiltshire, William H. West, Jr., G. D. Gus Houtman, council president; Maude A. Allen, secretary; Paul L. Clark; J. Orval Mancill, Walter M. Strine, J. Fred Schultz, burgess (or mayor)…

Media Borough Council

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2883.jpg
Date: 1950-04-27
Clockwise from front left: Ambrose H. Smedley, Frank T. Wiltshire, William H. West, Jr., G. D. Gus Houtman, council president; Maude A. Allen, secretary; Paul L. Clark; J. Orval Mancill, Walter M. Strine, J. Fred Schultz, burgess (or mayor)