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Southeast corner, State and Church streets
Address: 28 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1955 (circa)
Small house, 28 E. State St., was demolished.
Northeast corner, Church and Baker streets
Date: 1967
Demolished for construction of municipal parking garage.
Mingin’s Market, southeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Orange Street
Date: 1922-11-28
Lees caption: "Formerly Rorer's Grocery." Amazing displays of produce and towers of canned goods. "Cider, 40 cents gallon"
Sweeney’s Market, State Street and Plum Street
Date: 1919
Pictured are Mr. Sweeney, Edgar Worrall, Mr. Ward, and Hap[?] Lindsay.
Media Terminal Market, southeast corner, State and Plum streets
Date: 1938 (circa)
Caption on reverse: Media's Terminal Market, southeast corner of State and Plum streets. Media Post Office once at this location.
John Abernathy, owner, Media Terminal Market, southeast corner, State and Plum streets
Date: 1935-1945
The market stood at the southeast corner of State and Plum streets.
W. G. Hough’s Cash Grocery, 102 W. State Street
Address: 102 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Shopkeepers and a boy posing outside the shop. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Miss Alice Pennock, Western Union Company telegraph office.
Address: 200 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1914
Miss Pennock became Mrs. Matthew C. Fox in 1914, and left her job with Western Union after nine years. A letter to Miss Pennock, dated May 8, 1914, from the Chester Office of Western Union, expresses "the Company's appreciation of your work in…
J. D. Pierson’s Livery, Boarding and Sales Stables
Address: 311 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
This business was located on the north side of Baltimore Avenue between Orange Street and South Avenue. Also in picture is a horse-drawn wagon with the sign: "Ingram Bros. Wagon Builders"
Raising Christmas tree on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square).
Date: 1945-1955
View shows Media Typewriter Service sign
Arnold Lampert at Santa Claus Headquarters, 33 W. State Street
Address: 33 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1945-1955
Judging a Halloween parade
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees identified Marion Redlow on left, and Bill Price on right.
Mrs. Erskine at "The Nook," 29 E. State Street
Address: 29 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1929 (circa)
A small diner or restaurant with a candy counter and soda fountain.
Jefferis Drugs, 4 W. State Street
Address: 4 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972
This building originally housed P. W. Ware Plumbing. See AP-5171-2. Frank Lees caption: "This building was built by Preston W. Ware in 1896 for his plumbing, beating, and tin smelting business. Mr. Ware started in business at the southwest corner of…
Mr. Lester Lines in front of his Lines Motor Co., 216 E. State Street
Address: 216 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1948 (circa)
Pearl Street between Orange and Lemon streets, looking west
Address: 300 W. Pearl St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972
No similar buildings now exist on this block; many small buildings along this stretch were torn down to make parking lots and parking spaces.
Albert William 3rd, from South Avenue and Franklin Street, Media, with Spitfire plane in England
Location: Heston, England
Date: 1941-1945
Caption on reverse: The ace himself with his Spitfire, Heston, England, Aug 194[?]
Looking east on State Street at Olive Street, with trolley
Date: 1920 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: This shows the big red car of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company, headed towards Upper Darby. The store on the corner was a candy store. The store on the left is Major's Plumbing Shop. Copy of original photo;…
Hamilton’s Delicatessen and Light Lunch Café, on Front Street opposite Delaware County Court House
Date: 1917 (circa)
Frank Lees refers to this as a tea room. It was located on Front St. opposite the Delaware County Court House. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Vernon’s Grocery, southwest corner of Baltimore Avenue and Orange Street
Date: 1900 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted