Media Historic Archives

Media Borough Council and School Board with wives.

Address: 402 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)

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 Chambers

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Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1972-11

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

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Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

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Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

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Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1968-1969

See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1907 (circa)

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-04

Centennial Book 22.

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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 and Fire House

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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.