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State Street looking west from Orange Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01195.jpg
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 trolley

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01035.jpg
Date: 1973 (circa)
This building was originally built in 1917-1919 to house the Media Post Office.

No. 73 Trolley Car

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04036A.jpg
Date: 1973-06
Frank Lees caption: "Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (Red Arrow) Trolley No. 73 at State and Monroe Sts. in Media. The jewelry store on the corner is Wiltshire's Jewelry, now (1979 circa) occupied by Royal Jewelers. These center door trolleys…

Uneeda Biscuit sign uncovered, northwest corner Front and Jackson streets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01285.jpg
Date: 1989-08
Frank Lees caption reads in part: Sweeney's Market once occupied [this corner]. When Bill Battey's Sporting Goods remodeled the building they uncovered this advertisement on the side of the building. After the photograph was taken, they covered the…