Kirchin046

KIRCHIN046LR.jpg

Title

Description

According to the label on the slide, this is a view of Gorham Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.  The slide was taken to record that the street was paved 7 grade and laid in 1912.

Sadly, most of the buildings that are in the view no longer exist.  Those include the St. Peter's (Roman Catholic) Church (built 1900/demolished 1996) and the entire block of buildings on the right.  The structures on the left have fared better.  Those include St. John's Episcopal Church in the foreground and Middlesex County Courthouse in the background.

A large advertisement on the side of a building to the right, which appears to be a pharmacy, promotes a 5 cent cure for fatigue - most assuredly Coca-Cola.

A website with some good history of St. Peter's Church can be found here.

Google Street View of the same location. 


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Date

1910-1930

Contributor

Cathy Kirchin

Rights

The materials in this collection are made available courtesy of Rowan Public Library for use in research and private study. Images and text may not be used without prior permission from Rowan Public Library, Edith M. Clark History Room.

Type

Still Image

Original Format

Glass Lantern Slide

Physical Dimensions

3-1/4" by 4"