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North Pleasant Street in Amherst
View looking north from the junction of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. Horses and carts are parked in front of businesses and the streets are unpaved.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst looking north
View looking north on North Pleasant Street showing business blocks, horses pulling wagons, and with elm trees lining the street.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst, Roberts Block area
The large building next to Louis Foods was the Elm Tree Inn. It was purchased by Everett Roberts in 1948 from the owner, Louis Pappas. It was subsequently moved back and to the right and remodeled to form the Roberts Block.
Paige's Garage and crew in Amherst
Photograph of the owners and employees of Paige's Garage standing before the gas pumps. This was a Socony station. Socony was a shortened name for Standard Oil Company of New York. The horse Pegasus, the oil company logo, is visible on the pumps and…
Paige's Livery Stable in Amherst
View of Paige's Livery Stable, next to the Amity Street School, with horses, employees, and the Amherst House stagecoach with driver. This building became the Amherst Theater. Stated in The Village of Amherst, a Landmark of Light, by Frank Prentice …
Palmer Block and Main Street in Amherst
View of the block which stood on the site where Town Hall now stands. It burned to the ground during the Blizzard of 1888. It was often referred to as the "Opera House" due to the large hall on the third floor which was the venue for concerts and…
Palmer Block in Amherst
View of the block which stood on the site where Town Hall now stands. It burned to the ground during the Blizzard of 1888. It was often referred to as the "Opera House" due to the large hall on the third floor which was the venue for concerts and…
Palmer Block in Amherst
View of the block which stood on the site where Town Hall now stands. It burned to the ground during the Blizzard of 1888. It was often referred to as the "Opera House" due to the large hall on the third floor which was the venue for concerts and…
Palmer Block in Amherst
This business block is called Palmer Block and is where Emily Dickinson's father and brother operated their law firm. Written on verso: "C.J.W. from Mother Dec. 25, 1875."
Phoenix Row and Main Street in Amherst, 1840
Reproduction of a lithograph of the original Phoenix Row building looking east down Main Street. Building signs include Phoenix Hall Straw Works and D. Mack Jr. and Son. Horse and carts cluster near the buildings, while people stroll the street. On…
Phoenix Row from Gunn's Hotel
Photograph taken from the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. A stairway from the building on this corner is visible. Image shows Cook's Block before the fire of April 4, 1881. R. W. Stratton, boots & shoes sign is visible. Horses and wagons…
Phoenix Row in 1867
East end of Phoenix Row on Main Street in Amherst showing the building which housed the studio of John L. Lovell on the right. There is a horse and wagon in the street and a clock outside one of the shops.
Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row seen from the corner of Amity and South Pleasant Streets. Cook's Block, the brick building on the left, was built about 1840. The upper floors were partially rebuilt after a fire in 1881. Other business blocks (from left to right)…
Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row on Main Street showing the Marsh Block, the Holland Block (known as Campion Block at one time), and Cook's Block. A horse and wagon belonging to E.D. Marsh furniture store are parked outside the store, and two people are standing…
Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row on Main Street lined with horses, carriages and wagons. Visible business signs include R. W. Stratton, a drug store, and a fire and life insurance agency. Two dogs stand in the middle of the road.