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Plumstead Inn and Tancreed's, State Street at Plum Street, south side
Date: 1968-07
Frank Lees caption: In July 1968 the Plumstead Inn and Tancreed's Dress Store were about to be torn down, for the relocation of Plum Street and the building of the First Keystone Federal Savings Bank. The building that house Tancreed's had earlier…
State Street looking west from Orange Street
Date: 1968 (circa)
This is probably an original print from a 35 mm slide. Frank Lees caption: All the buildings in this photograph were soon after torn down as part of Media's Urban Redevelopment Plan. The old Economy Market is on the corner, next is Kaiser Taxi, an…
Media Borough Hall and Fire House
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…
Co-operative Store, northeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Olive Street
Date: 1967
Demolished for construction of municipal parking garage.
View looking east on Baltimore Avenue from west of Olive Street
Date: 1967
View shows Co-operative Store, gas station, Charles A. Limburg [Auto and Trucks] Sales and Service, Scotthaven Tourists, and various vintage automobiles parked and driving on the road.
Media High School Band: Memorial Day 1966
Date: 1966/05/30
This was the last time the MHS band marched down state street. Shortly after, the high school was closed, with the students transferred to the new Penncrest High School in Middletown Township. This photograph is probably a print made from a slide,…
North side of Baltimore Avenue looking west from Orange Street after a snowfall
Date: 1966-12
Frank Lees caption: "From right to left are: the building once occupied by Ellis Pharmacy, the building once occupied by Broadbelt Stables, Pierson's Garage, and Trimm Glass Company, which burned down in 1975. Below that was Pierson's auto showroom;…
Baltimore Avenue looking east from Orange Street after a snowfall
Date: 1966-12
View includes Storey's Unpainted [Furniture] and Media Republican Club on right or south side, and the modern Delaware County National Bank building and Sunoco Station on the north side.
West side of Orange Street between Baker Street and Baltimore Avenue
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1966 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "This row of stores, and others like them, were all torn down about 1968 as part of the Media's urban renewal project. These were among the first stores built in Media and were over 100 years old when destroyed." This print was…
Economy Market and Schwartz Department Store, southwest corner State and Orange streets
Date: 1965 (circa)
The buildings are fronting on Orange Street.
Winter view of State Street with the Plumstead Inn and other stores on south side, between Plum and Olive streets
Date: 1960 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Nighttime on State Street, looking west from Jackson Street
Date: 1960 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
459. Highway. In East Lansdowne, looking east on Baltimore Pike
Date: 1955-08
View is from railroad bridge that once crossed Baltimore Avenue just west of Hirst Avenue. Lansdowne Ice & Coal Company, on the right side of the photo, was at 500 E. Baltimore Avenue, opposite Melrose Avenue. Address is approximate.
460. Delaware County Highway. Baltimore Pike, at Lansdowne Ave., looking east
Date: 1955-08
Looking east on Baltimore Avenue from Lansdowne Avenue. Of all the buildings on the left side of the photo, only the church is still standing.
461. Shopping Center. On Baltimore Pike at Gladstone
Date: 1955-08
463. Highway. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Clifton Heights
Date: 1955-08
The firehouse of the Clifton Heights Fire Protective Association No. 1 is on the left.
464. Supermarket. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
The address is of the Food Fair supermarket
465. Roadside. Looking west on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
Stony Creek East Shopping Center is on the left. The address is for this group of stores.
466. Shopping center. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
This group of stores still stands as of 2020.
515. Roadside. On Baltimore Pike west of Chester Heights
Location: Chester Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1955-08
Exact location uncertain. Besides selling various vegetables, one sign offers sales of breeding stock of chinchillas.