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Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Looking north on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) from State Street, at Delaware County Court House decorated for the festivities.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Media Centennial headquarters, in a building shared with Media Real Estate Company, on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square) behind the First National Bank.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Media Centennial headquarters, in a building shared with Media Real Estate Company, on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square) behind the First National Bank.

Media Centennial Celebration

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19185.jpg
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
State Street decorated for the festivities, with many automobiles in the view.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
State Street decorated for the festivities, with many automobiles in the view.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Decorations on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) and Delaware County Court House. Many parked automobiles, and awning of Plymouth Hall apartment also visible.

Media Centennial Celebration

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19051.jpg
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Media Centennial headquarters, in a building shared with Media Real Estate Company, on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square) behind the First National Bank.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
First National Bank of Media and adjacent buildings decorated for the festivities. Looking south on South Avenue (now Veterans Square), with several parked automobiles.

Media Centennial Celebration

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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.

056. Stream with factories, stores, and bridge

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Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Possibly Chester Creek in Chester, or Darby Creek in Darby.

007. Pilgrim Gardens shopping center and parking lot

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Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." Identified from Google Maps.

M12. View of east side of South Avenue.

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Date: 1950-1955
Shows office building at southeast corner of front St., and Delaware County Institute of Science.

M04. Looking northeast from Jackson St. and State St., Media, Pa.

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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.

587. Railroad. Pennsylvania railroad at Market St., Chester

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Date: 1955-08
Location based on newspaper research for The Hat Corner.

585. Commercial. Commission Row, 200 block Edgmont, Chester. To be redeveloped.

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Date: 1955-08
Edgmont and 2nd Street no longer intersect. Address is approximate.

584. Shopping. 300 block Market St., Chester

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Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1955-08
Market Street is now Avenue of the States. Third street no longer intersects this street. Location uncertain.

550. Highway. MacDade Boulevard, from Chester Pike, Darby.

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Date: 1955-08
The building that earlier housed the car dealership on the right still stands (as of 2020).

548. Main Street, Darby

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Date: 1955-08
Looking from above Powell Road (on right) toward 9th St.

545. Shopping. On West Chester Pike, Broomall.

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Date: 1955-06
Broomall Barber Shop and Tony's Shoe Store. Datestone in building reads: Isaac Lawrence, 1817. According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, Plate 30, this building stood on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Chester Pike and Sproul Road. See…

527. Shopping. Thornton

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Date: 1955-09
Sign reads: "Quaker Friendly Food Stores"