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Commodore Barry Bridge under construction
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Commodore Barry Bridge under construction
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Commodore Barry Bridge under construction, with Chester (Pa.) to Bridgeport (N.J.) ferry
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Commodore Barry Bridge under construction
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Media Borough Hall and trolley
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1973 (circa)
This building was originally built in 1917-1919 to house the Media Post Office.
The home of Dr. Mary I. Hough, 331 W. State Street.
Address: 331-339 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-09
Frank Lees caption: "These five houses (331-339 W. State Street) ,on the north side of the street, are part of a row that includes some of the oldest homes in Media. Next to Dr. Hough's home is Kastenbaum's Book Store."
Raising a flag that flew over the U. S. Capitol at Media Borough Hall
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-06
Flag in front of veterans' memorial wall that, according to Frank Lees, "was built by the Media Rotary Club and the students of the William School, completed in June 1971." A letter in the folder authenticates the flag.
J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home
Address: 1 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption sheet in folder says this "former residence of Mrs. Thompson" was "built on property once owned by Isaac Worrall."
Media Ledger Building, showing Media Hardware Co. and Jefferis Drugs, southwest corner of State and Jackson streets
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption sheet says this building built on land once owned by Isaac Worrall in 1891, the same year the Media Ledger newspaper was founded.
Northeast corner, Front and Plum streets.
Date: 1972-05-07
Frank Lees' caption notes that these buildings, once owned by C. B. Williamson (who probably built the houses), were standing in 1880. A new brick office building now (as of 2019) occupies the site.
26-28 W. Baltimore Avenue, between Plum and Olive streets
Address: 26-28 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Sign reads: Arnold N. Macciocca, Notary Public
Looking southwest at houses on south side of Second Street between Jackson and Plum streets
Address: 14 W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Frank Lees caption: "A series of homes made into offices." The second pair of houses from the left were combined into one office building, with a single address: 14 W. 2nd Street.
Home of Dr. Schoff, northeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Plum Street
Address: 7 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Before construction of the parking garage that now stands at Olive Street and Baltimore Avenue. Sign on building reads: Louis Bucklin, Photographer.
Southwest corner of Baltimore Avenue and Plum Street
Address: 24 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption: Built and occupied by R. Buckley. Building as standing in 1880. Sign reads: Rita's House of Beauty. Beauty Salon. Building demolished.
Southwest corner of Front Street and Jackson Street
Address: 2 W. Front St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
111-113 N. Olive Street
Address: 111-113 N. Olive St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption in folder:" North side of building was owned by John Bennington and the south side by James Weaver, in 1880. The building has been used for many things, including a hospital, and the Sprogell School." Sign on building reads: "Attorneys at…
Last photo, Pennsylvania Military College Corps of Cadets
Address: 1 University Pl., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
The college was renamed Widener College on July 1, 1972, at which time the PMC Corps of Cadets was replaced by a civilian ROTC unit (according to the Chester Times, April 7, 1972, page 1).
House, southwest corner of Monroe and Front streets
Address: 44 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-02
This house has been extensively remodeled and is now used as offices. Copy of original photo; source not noted
New stores under construction, Jackson Street between State and Jasper streets, built on site of original Borough Hall.
Address: 2 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972 (circa)
Signs read: "Leasing stores studios shoppes offices. Media Real Estate Co., 205 N. Monroe St. LO6-1924. Construction and permanent financing by First Pennsylvania Bank."