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Allegheny River at Hickory Street (circa 1910)
Allegheny River at Hickory Street (circa 1910)
Rivers, Lock up, Suspension bridges, Buildings
Looking west on the Allegheny River at Hickory Street ca 1910. The stone building in the foreground is Warren's second city lock-up, replacing an earlier frame building on the other side of the suspension bridge. The 1918 concrete Hickory Street bridge crossed the river at the site of the stone jail.
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.
Rafts at Warren Eddy During Flood of 1873 (1873)
Rafts at Warren Eddy During Flood of 1873 (1873)
Suspension bridges, bridges, Rivers
North end of the 1871 suspension bridge, and the original tollbooth, during the flood of 1873. A full-size Allegheny lumber raft stands ready at right for departure down-river.
Crescent Park (circa 1895)
Crescent Park (circa 1895)
Suspension bridges, Lock up, Toll roads
View from Crescent Park about 1895 showing the 1871 suspension bridge and on the riverbank, a boathouse. On the opposite riverbank, the three small buildings are the stone lock-up, the A. Tanner store building erected in 1816, and the bridge tollbooth
Cutting Suspension Bridge Cables (1918)
Cutting Suspension Bridge Cables (1918)
Suspension bridges, Construction
Cutting one of the suspension bridge cable sets on the south side in 1918. Cables were fastened to ""deadmen"" underground, passing through large stone structures on the surface. (These structures were not used on Pennsylvania Avenue, on the north end of the 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.
Lockup at the Suspension Bridge (circa 1900)
Lockup at the Suspension Bridge (circa 1900)
People, Buildings, Suspension bridges
The second city lockup on the riverbank below Pennsylvania Avenue circa 1900. The 1918 concrete Hickory Street bridge abutment was erected on this site. Behind the lockup are the 1871 suspension bridge and brick tollbooth. Men are unknown.
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.
South Side Looking Downtown (circa 1900)
South Side Looking Downtown (circa 1900)
Suspension bridges, Buildings
View of downtown Warren from the south side about 1900. The Carver House hotel, Citizens Bank (across Hickory Street) and the 1871 suspension bridge are prominent.
Suspension Bridge (circa 1890)
Suspension Bridge (circa 1890)
Suspension bridges, bridges, Churches, Hotels
A view of Warren's 1871 suspension bridge from the south side in the late 1890s. At far left of the 400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue is the new Episcopal Church, built in 1897, and at the far right is the Carver House hotel.
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.
Suspension Bridge, Lockup and Tollbooth (circa 1875)
Suspension Bridge, Lockup and Tollbooth (circa 1875)
Suspension bridges, bridges, Toll bridges, Winter view
The 1871 Warren suspension bridge in 1875. At left is the frame city lockup. The brick building on the bridge approach is the tollbooth (the second, replacing a Victorian gothic original in 1873).
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.
Warren Suspension Bridge Looking North (circa 1905)
Warren Suspension Bridge Looking North (circa 1905)
People, Dogs, Suspension bridges, Bridges
View north across the Warren suspension bridge about 1905. Buildings lost to fires include the Carver House hotel in 1956 at left, the center section of the east side of Hickory Street in 1933 (the site of New Process Company), and the Exchange Hotel at far right in 1986.