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Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
George W. Tipping, in front of J. H. Tipping, Paperhanging, at 132 S. Orange Street
Address: 132 South Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1942 (circa)
This building was demolished as part of Media's urban renewal project. J. H. stands for J. Harry. See also P-01045C. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Hardware store run by Isaac Johnson III, and Jefferis Drugs
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1925-07-04
Photograph, probably by E. V. Streeper, of the hardware store that occupied the Media Ledger building for more than 75 years. The store closed sometime between 2004 and 2008.
Henry C. Snowden, Jr. Hardware, window
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1909 (circa)
Advertising "Muresco for wall and ceiling decoration. Superior to Kalsomite or any other wall finish. Manufactured by Benjamin Moore & Co., New York and Chicago."
Home of Dr. Schoff, northeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Plum Street
Address: 7 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Before construction of the parking garage that now stands at Olive Street and Baltimore Avenue. Sign on building reads: Louis Bucklin, Photographer.
Jefferis Drugs, 4 W. State Street
Address: 4 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972
This building originally housed P. W. Ware Plumbing. See AP-5171-2. Frank Lees caption: "This building was built by Preston W. Ware in 1896 for his plumbing, beating, and tin smelting business. Mr. Ware started in business at the southwest corner of…
John Abernathy, owner, Media Terminal Market, southeast corner, State and Plum streets
Date: 1935-1945
The market stood at the southeast corner of State and Plum streets.
Looking east at the south side of State Street, from east of Olive Street to Jackson Street
Date: 1931-01
This photograph was taken by Edward V. Streeper Jr. in January 1931, and removed from one of his scrapbooks. A modern enlargement was made from his original negative, also enclosed, with a vintage print. Streeper's identifications of the buidligns…
Looking east on State Street at Olive Street, with trolley
Date: 1920 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: This shows the big red car of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company, headed towards Upper Darby. The store on the corner was a candy store. The store on the left is Major's Plumbing Shop. Copy of original photo;…
Looking east on State Street from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square)
Date: 1947
State Cut Rate Store and Snowden's are the first two buildings on the left (north) side of the street, and the First National Bank is the first building on the south side. The tall tower sits atop the old Media Borough Hall, at Jackson Street, which…
Looking east on State Street from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square).
Date: 1922 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "This view, dated about 1922, is a view looking east on State Street at South Avenue. Robinson & Crawford grocery store is on the corner, in the original store building built in Media in the early 1850s. Although Robinson and…
Looking west at northwest corner of State and Olive streets
Date: 1940 (circa)
View includes, from east to west, Media Drug Stores, Arcadia Restaurant, former Pastime Theater, State Grille Restaurant, Snowden's Hardware, and other stores beyond.
M04. Looking northeast from Jackson St. and State St., Media, Pa.
Address: 1. E. State St., Media, Pa.
Date: 1950-1955
The large openings in the corner building are for the Media Fire Company, which occupied the first floor of the Media Borough Hall.
M12. View of east side of South Avenue.
Date: 1950-1955
Shows office building at southeast corner of front St., and Delaware County Institute of Science.
Malin Building, Orange and Baker streets
Date: 1930-1940
A negative is included in this folder. Photography probably by Streeper.
Marie Chamberlain’s Grocery Store, Orange and Lincoln streets
Date: 1938
Probably a modern contact print made from old negative
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…
Media Borough Hall and Fire House
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.
Media Borough Hall and trolley
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1973 (circa)
This building was originally built in 1917-1919 to house the Media Post Office.
Media Centennial Celebration
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Borough Hall decorated for the festivities. Looking north on Monroe Street, with B. Gross store on right, and many parked automobiles.