Media Historic Archives

The Black Building

Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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…

Chalfant’s Livery Stable, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1890-1900

Frank Lees dated this as 1915 (Circa), but it is probably older. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Media Borough Hall

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1907 (circa)

Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1969-03-18

Also in this view, looking north at the east side of Jackson Street, are the old Media Free Library, the new firehouse, and Fish Jewelers.

Media Borough Hall (rear) and Media Free Library, shortly before demolition.

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1969 (circa)

The former Media Free Library, at Jasper and Jackson streets, was then behind used as a temporary home for the borough government office. View is looking southeast from west side of Jackson Street.

Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition.

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1969 (circa)

View looking northeast from southwest corner of State and Jackson streets.

Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition.

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1969 (circa)

View looking northeast from southwest corner of State and Jackson streets.

Media Borough Hall and Fire House

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

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 Council

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Address: E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950 (circa)

Frank Lees caption, left to right: Gleave L. Baker, Ambrose Smedley, Bill Van Leer, President Gus Houtman, Secretary Paul Clark, Walter Strine, John Hoffman, _____ Boyer, Mayor Frank Wiltshire