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Warren-Sheffield Streetcar Overhead (circa 1908)
Warren-Sheffield Streetcar Overhead (circa 1908)
Street railroads, Hotels, Bridges, Leather industry
The Warren-Sheffield streetcar overhead is the centerpiece in this ca 1908 view north across the Allegheny River. Framing the bridge are the Warren tannery, left, and the Allegheny Hotel. Necolai K. Wendelboe Sr. stands on the tracks.
Lumber Raft (1885)
Lumber Raft (1885)
Lumber industry, Suspension bridges, Bridges
Lumber raft (two thirds width of a regular ""Allegheny Raft"") coming in for a landing just above the suspension bridge, 1885. Photo by Col. Fred E. Windsor.
Company I Dedication (1922)
Company I Dedication (1922)
Dedications, Bridges, Monuments
Dedication of the Company I temple on November 11, 1922, erected in memory of the first 13 Warren County men who lost their lives in World War I. Note Soldiers and Sailors Monument east of the Hickory Street Bridge.
Falsework for Concrete (1916)
Falsework for Concrete (1916)
Suspension bridges, Bridges, Concrete
Falsework for the concrete Hickory Street bridge under construction in 1916. This structure, removed and replaced in 2003 and 2004, replaced the 1871 suspension bridge, still in use when this picture was taken.
Fifth Avenue Bridge (circa 1890)
Fifth Avenue Bridge (circa 1890)
Bridges, Streets, People, Buildings
View west to the Fifth Avenue bridge from near Conewango Avenue in the 1890s. The store building and houses are on Water Street, and the courthouse tower appears over the frame building at left.
Flood of 1865 (1865)
Flood of 1865 (1865)
Mills, Floods, Bridges
Mill buildings on The Island in the flood of 1865. The floating debris marks the location of the roadway onto The Island from the Liberty Street bridge over the millrace.
Flood of 1913 at millrace Bridge (1913)
Flood of 1913 at millrace Bridge (1913)
Floods, millrace, Bridges, People
Looking east on Pennsylvania Avenue from the millrace bridge during the flood of March 1913. None of the buildings in this view - including the large brick structure beyond the Conewango Creek Bridge - still stands.
Glade Bridge (1885)
Glade Bridge (1885)
Bridges, Rivers
The original wooden bridge at Glade, built in 1881. Shown here in 1885 during the Glade oil boom, it was replaced about 1900 with an iron span.
Hickory Street Bridge (1918)
Hickory Street Bridge (1918)
Monuments, Bridges
The Hickory Street bridge when new in 1918. At left the 1909 Soldier and Sailors monument and early stages of removal of the 1871 suspension bridge. Abutments for this bridge remain in 2004.
Hickory Street Looking Toward Warren (circa 1920)
Hickory Street Looking Toward Warren (circa 1920)
Illustrations, Rivers, Bridges
View of Warren and the Hickory Street bridge, ca 1920 or slightly later.
Pennsylvania Avenue Exchange Block (circa 1875)
Pennsylvania Avenue Exchange Block (circa 1875)
Buildings, Bridges, Carts and wagons, Streets, Churches
Western end of the Exchange block circa 1875. Beyond, to the west, are the suspension bridge cables and the Tanner store built in 1816. The brick tollbooth for the bridge is partly visible under the cables. Ames and Leonhart saddle and harness shop at center. Painting and furniture. Wendelbow and Johnston building at photo center.
Pennsylvania Avenue at Suspension Bridge (1873)
Pennsylvania Avenue at Suspension Bridge (1873)
Bridges, Suspension bridges
The suspension bridge from Pennsylvania Avenue, 1873, from the foot of Hickory Street. In the foreground, horse-car tracks of the Warren Street Railway.
Rafts at Suspension Bridge (circa 1890)
Rafts at Suspension Bridge (circa 1890)
Rafts, Suspension Bridges, Bridges
View to the south side from Pennsylvania Avenue at Hickory Street, circa 1890. The brick structure is the 1873 tollbooth for the bridge.
Railroad Bridge (circa 1886)
Railroad Bridge (circa 1886)
Bridges, Covered bridges, Rivers
View to the east on Pennsylvania Avenue from the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, circa 1886. At left, the Revere House hotel, and at right, the Warren County fair buildings on the south side. The wooden railroad bridge (originally roofed) was built in 1859/1860 and replaced in 1896. The present bridge on the site was erected in 1949.
South Side Looking North (circa 1916)
South Side Looking North (circa 1916)
Bridges
View north in 1916 or 1917 from the south side. The Hickory Street bridge is under construction at left. The lower end of The Island, Breeze Point, is at right.
Suspension Bridge (1873)
Suspension Bridge (1873)
Bridges, Winter view
Warren's suspension bridge in 1873 showing original tollbooth. The bridge was constructed in 1871.
Suspension Bridge Construction (1871)
Suspension Bridge Construction (1871)
Bridges, Suspension bridges, People
View to the south side in 1871 during construction of abutments and towers of the suspension bridge.
Swinging Bridge at Third Avenue (1877)
Swinging Bridge at Third Avenue (1877)
Bridges, Suspension bridges, Schools
The swinging footbridge at Third Avenue about 1900. It was replaced in 1904 with an iron auto bridge. At left rear is the original (1877) Jefferson Street School.
Tannery at Glade Run (circa 1910)
Tannery at Glade Run (circa 1910)
Bridges, Leather industry
View northwest from the south end of the Glade bridge towards the tannery at Glade Run, now (2004) the site of the United Refining Company. Photo by Charles Chase, circa 1910.
Tearing down the Suspension Bridge (1918)
Tearing down the Suspension Bridge (1918)
Suspension Bridges, Monuments, Bridges
Tearing down the 1871 suspension bridge on completion of new concrete bridge at Hickory Street, 1918. The Soldiers and Sailors monument was erected in 1909.