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Title
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Southwell Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Southwell Building at the intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, in the late 1970s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929. A real estate sign hangs in the window of the storefront at 3935 Main, which was recently occupied by Howard E. Thruman Institutional Church, and a door to the second-floor Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill can be seen at the right of the image. Moten's Shoe Repair occupies the neighboring building to the north.
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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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3900 Block of Main
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Description
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Photograph of the eastern side of the 3900 block of Main Street, circa 1982, after the razing of the Werby Building at the north end of the block in 1979. The blue facade of a Salvation Army thriftstore can be seen at 3927 Main, located in the former Warwick Theater. The Southwell Building, at 3941 Main, is home to Harling's Upstairs bar and music venue. Clint's Comics, at 3943 Main, is surrounded by other shops and businesses. The Netherlands Hotel building, on the north side of 39th Street, can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Dorothy's Swap-Shop and Moten's Shoe Repair
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Description
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Photograph of Dorothy's Swap-Shop at 3931 Main, and Moten's Shoe Repair at 3933 Main, circa 1983. The facades of both buildings were altered from their original designs in 1946. A storefront church can be seen in the neighboring Southwell Building.
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Date
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1983~
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Object Type
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Photograph
