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Fayette Street: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 5:22pm.
Syracuse, New York, circa 1910. "Post Office, Fayette Street from Warren." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Dig we must
Submitted by steamghost on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 8:52pm.
Five guys working, three checking for traffic and two (apparently) supervising. Times were only slightly different then.
I take that back, there are two unattended bicycles confidently left by their owners. Try that nowadays!
A Warranty With Some Teeth In It
Submitted by beatles9091 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:21pm.
Above the smoke shop on the left:
"Painless Dentistry, 'All work guaranteed for 10 years."
I wonder if my dentist guarantees his work for 10 years?
Most Stoic Fella
Submitted by tterrace on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 3:23am.
Am I the only one to smoke out the wooden Indian standing on the corner?
What an intriguing neighborhood!
Submitted by loribl on Sat, 04/30/2011 - 3:08am.
I would love to live here. This reminds me of city scenes in Marx brothers' or Charlie Chaplin's movies.
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