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Title
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Westport Road Looking Southwest from near Baltimore Avenue
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Description
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View facing southwest along Westport Road from near its intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the Old Westport Residential District. Cars parked and traveling along Westport Road can be seen. The Harris-Kearney House, a Safeway grocery store and the Launderette laundromat are in view.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Plaza Laundry Company
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Description
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Photograph of the Plaza Laundry Company building at the corner of 42nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue circa 1980. The building was constructed as a laundry in 1925, and in 1982, a new owner began a renovation process to turn the structure into an office building dubbed 100 Westport Square.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3951-79 Main Street
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Description
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Photographs of stores and an apartment building on the 3900 block of Main Street in the early 1980s. The Old Westport Cash Saver grocery store, at 3967 Main, and the Montrose Apartment building, at the corner of 40th, Walnut, and Main Streets, are among the buildings pictured. The Montrose Apartments were demolished in early 1998 and the site was used for a parking lot.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street north of its intersection with 40th Street in Midtown. Several cars parked along the street can be seen. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building is in view. Signs for Ten-Forty Coin Laundry, Westport Cash Saver, A1 Sewing Machines, and 90 Min. Dry Cleaners can be seen. The photograph was taken from the lawn of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking east of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown east of its intersection with 40th Street. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for Clint's Comics, 90 Min. Dry Cleaners, A1 Sewing Machines, and Old Westport Cash Saver are in view. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Baltimore Avenue Looking North from South of 39th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Baltimore Avenue from south of 39th Street in the Old Westport Residential District. Houses, apartment buildings and cars parked along Baltimore Avenue can be seen. The Alcazar Hotel can be seen on the west side of the street. A sign for Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners and the Calvary Baptist Church are in view on the east side of the street.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pennsylvania Avenue Looking Southeast from Archibald Avenue
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Description
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View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing southeast from Archibald Avenue in Westport. A sign for Blake Sheet Metal Works and the Plaza Laundry Building are in view on the west side of the street. Several cars in a parking lot and parked along Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph