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New stores under construction, Jackson Street between State and Jasper streets, built on site of original Borough Hall.
Address: 2 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972 (circa)
Signs read: "Leasing stores studios shoppes offices. Media Real Estate Co., 205 N. Monroe St. LO6-1924. Construction and permanent financing by First Pennsylvania Bank."
View of State Street, west from Jackson Street, at night
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Looking west on State Street from tower of old Media Borough Hall. Copy of original photo; source not noted
200 block of West State Street, looking west from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square)
Date: 1948 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
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…
Staff of Childs Grocery, Branch Store No. 110, southwest corner of State and Orange streets
Date: 1910 (circa)
Caption on reverse reads: "Miss Anna Blair, Childs Grocery Co., Media, cashier." Economy Market later occupied this building
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.
Southwest corner of Baltimore Avenue and Plum Street
Address: 24 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption: Built and occupied by R. Buckley. Building as standing in 1880. Sign reads: Rita's House of Beauty. Beauty Salon. Building demolished.
Packard’s Dry Goods Store, Orange Street north of Front Street, west side.
Location: N. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1880-1900
Frank Lees caption: "Mark Packard established what was known as 'Mark Packard's Church,' the Methodist Episcopal Church, on Manchester Avenue in Wallingford." Copy of original photo; source not noted
Northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Quinby & Co. Groceries, northwest corner, Jackson Street and Front Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
The Black Building
Date: 1900
Frank Lees caption: “This building stands on the northeast corner of State Street and South Avenue, This lot was purchased by Mr. Beatty in 1850 when the County was auctioning off lots. Mr. Beatty built this building in 1850 and it became Media's…
The Black Building
Date: 1900
Frank Lees wrote this long description of this building in 1976: Northeast corner of State St. and South Ave. (Veterans Square). Built by John C. Beatty in 1850. Building construction began in 1849, completed before Media became a Borough. Was once…
Marie Chamberlain’s Grocery Store, Orange and Lincoln streets
Date: 1938
Probably a modern contact print made from old negative
State Street, looking west from Olive Street
Date: 1900
View includes Snowden's, Kirschnek Jewelers, and the First National Bank. Copy of original photo; source not noted
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.
The home of Dr. Mary I. Hough, 331 W. State Street.
Address: 331-339 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-09
Frank Lees caption: "These five houses (331-339 W. State Street) ,on the north side of the street, are part of a row that includes some of the oldest homes in Media. Next to Dr. Hough's home is Kastenbaum's Book Store."