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- Street Address is exactly "E. State St. and S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)"
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Media Borough Hall
Date: 1893-1900
This building was torn down as part of an urban renewal project in Media, in the late 1960s. Media Fire Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 occupied the first floor of the building.
Media Borough Hall
Date: 1969
Frank Lees caption: "The Media Borough Hall from 1894 until 1969. This handsome building was built for the Media Borough Offices and the Media Fire Company, and was used until it was torn down in 1969. The house next to the Borough Hall was the…
Esther Bell with the New Bolton Center carriage display, at the Media Town Fair
Date: 1975
View is from just east of Jackson Street, looking northeast on State Street, from south side of street. Nanette Children's Shop in background.
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…
Chalfant’s Livery Stable, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets
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, shortly before demolition
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.
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.
Date: 1969 (circa)
View looking northeast from southwest corner of State and Jackson streets.
Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition.
Date: 1969 (circa)
View looking northeast from southwest corner of State and Jackson streets.
Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition.
Date: 1969 (circa)
View looking northeast from southwest corner of State and Jackson streets.
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 Council
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