Warren Library Association - Historic Photographs

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An archive of over 300 digital images from the library's Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
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Banking Room (circa 1925)
Interiors, Banks
Banking room of Warren National Bank, northwest corner of Second Avenue and Liberty Street, 1925 or later. Now (2004) PNC Bank, after a period of ownership by Marine Bank.
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Citizens National Bank (circa 1900)
Banks, Buildings
The Citizens National Bank building at the northeast corner of Hickory Street and Pennsylvania Avenue ca 1900. Built in 1888 it is now (2004) occupied by Community Consumer Discount Company and other commercial tenants.
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Fire Engine: Steamer 'Rufus P. King' (1873)
Fires, Banks, Streets, People
Steamer 'Rufus P. King' acquired by the borough of Warren in 1873 or 1874, and given to the scrap drive in WWII, shown in operation on the Liberty Street bridge during the Warren Savings Bank / Watson-Davis block fire of February 1889. View to the north to Warren (later New Struthers) Hotel, built by Thomas Struthers, 1880.
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First National Bank (1881)
Banks, Streets, Politicians
The First National Bank building, north side of Second Avenue above Liberty (ex-Betty Lee, etc.) draped in September 1881 for the death of President Garfield. Original building on this site was Dunn's Tavern.
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First National Bank (1896)
Banks, Buildings
First National Bank, north side of Second Avenue between Liberty Street and The Point in 1896. Merged with Warren National Bank in 1953. The lower façade was revised as neo-classical in 1911. Later a part of Betty Lee, CVS Drugs, and in 2004 Masterskater Extreme Sports. The building was erected in 1871 and 1872 on the site of Dunn's Tavern.
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First National Bank Building (1800)
Banks, Buildings, Broadcasting
Original First National Bank building, 310 Second Avenue, built in 1871-1872 on the site of Dunn's Tavern. The lower facade was remodeled in 1911 and later enclosed becoming part of the Betty Lee store. Later occupants were CVS Drug Store and Masterskater. Kinzua Broadcasting Company has occupied upper floors since 1946. Photo ca 1875.
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Flood of 1894 (1894)
Banks, Streets, People
View looking west down Pennsylvania Avenue from Market Street. The pointed tower of the Warren Savings Bank appears in the distance, right of center. Probably the flood of 1894.
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Gas Auto Taxies at the Carver House (circa 1865)
Automobiles, Taxicabs, Taxicab drivers, Banks
The two first gas auto taxis in Warren, posing in front of the Carver House, Hickory Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, in 1913. On the opposite corner is the Citizens Bank building (now Community Consumer Discount Company). The Carver House, which opened in 1848, burned down in 1956 and was replaced by a gas station.
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Intersection of Liberty Street and Second Avenue (circa 1890)
People, Streets, Banks
Intersection of Liberty Street and Second Avenue ca 1890. At left is the second Allen block, and at right the first Allen block, site of Warren National Bank (later Marine Bank and PNC Bank).
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Island View of Warren (circa 1887)
Hotels, Suspension Bridges, Banks, Buildings
View of Warren and The Island about 1887, from the south side. Far left, the Carver House hotel, and just right of the bridge, the tower of the old city building at Third Avenue and Hickory Street. The stone building below the hotel was the city lock-up. The tower of the original Warren Savings Bank on The Point appears right of center.
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Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue (circa 1910)
Railroads, Buildings, Banks
Intersection of Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, ca 1910. At center is the Allen block. The Warren Street Railway offices and waiting room were in this building, now the site of headquarters of Northwest Savings Bank.
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Liberty Street Looking North (1906)
Banks, Libraries
Liberty Street looking north from Second Avenue, 1906. Note the first YMCA building in the center. Warren National Bank (PNC Bank) is at left, the Struthers Library building in the distance, on Third Avenue.
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Pennsylvania Avenue (1868)
Buildings, Banks, Hotels
Intersection of Hickory Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in 1868. At left is Archibald Tanner's store building. The Carver House hotel dominates the scene, with, at right, the brick Tanner building, later the site of Citizens National Bank, and now (2004) Community Consumer Discount Company.
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The Point a Celebration (1885)
Celebrations, Banks, Buildings, Streets
East at The Point in September 1885 during a local celebration instituting the Warren Commandery, Masons. At center is the Warren Savings Bank, behind it is the three-story Watson-Davis block, and a block east, at Liberty Street, is Johnson's Exchange.
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The Point at Pennsylvania and Second Avenues (circa 1868)
Churches, Banks, Streets
The Point (Second Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue West) in 1868. In the distance is the spire of the then First Presbyterian Church on Market Street. The Beecher and Copeland Hardware stood on a portion of the site (in 2004) of the National City Bank (formerly Pennsylvania Bank and originally the Warren Savings Bank) built in 1891. Note the clothing store in white building at center of photo.
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The Scott House at the Point of Pennsylvania and Second Avenues (1873)
Banks, Buildings
The Scott House Hotel occupied the Watson-Davis block for only a few years, closing in 1873, the year of this picture. Warren Street Railway horse car tracks are in the foreground on Second Avenue. This building, to which the Warren Savings Bank was attached to the west, burned with he bank building in 1889. The block is now (2004) the site of Northwest Savings Bank to the east and National City Bank to the west.
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Scott House at The Point: Pennsylvania Avenue and Second Street (1873)
Hotels, Banks, Churches
At The Point in 1873. The Scott House hotel, in the Watson-Davis block at right, lasted only a few years. The brick building farthest right on Second Avenue was the new (1871) First National Bank. Right of center is the spire of the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street.
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Second Avenue (1873)
Libraries, Buildings, Banks
North Side of Second Avenue just west of Liberty Street. Verback's block (later Printz Co., Carnahan's). The second floor was the site of the first library as well as the office of Dr. William V. Hazeltine who served as the first official librarian. To the right of Verback's are the Eddy Block and the first National Bank. 1873
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Second Avenue and Liberty Looking West (circa 1903)
Streets, Drugstores, Banks
The intersection of Second Avenue and Liberty Street, looking west ca 1903. The Davis Drug Co. occupied part of the second Allen block (the first was directly across Second Avenue), later the site of Warren National Bank (now, 2004, PNC Bank).
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Second Warren Savings Bank (1891)
Banks, Buildings, Streets
Second Warren Savings Bank building when new in 1891. Structure at far left was the Hoffman building, later the site of Kresge's. The section of Second Avenue at the left was Warren's first (1891) paved street.
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