Main & Chestnut Streets

 

View Northwest on Main & Chestnut Streets, ca.1925. Note that there are no traffic control signals on this busy intersection. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library.

View Northwest on Main & Chestnut Streets, ca.1925. Note that there are no traffic control signals on this busy intersection. This photo is from the John Runk Collection, courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library.

 
 
This is a "Time Tunnel" photo that takes you from 2016 to ca.1925. The photo is at the same location and is morphed between the two time periods. Historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. The 2016 photo is credite…

This is a "Time Tunnel" photo that takes you from 2016 to ca.1925. The photo is at the same location and is morphed between the two time periods. Historical photo is from the John Runk Collection, Stillwater Public Library. The 2016 photo is credited to T. Wieland and R. Molenda.

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This animation shows the time tunnel from 2017 to 1878. The location viewpoint is Main Street near Chestnut. You can view the Court House, Central School Building on the hillside and the Steeple of St. Michael's Catholic Church is also in the photo.…

This animation shows the time tunnel from 2017 to 1878. The location viewpoint is Main Street near Chestnut. You can view the Court House, Central School Building on the hillside and the Steeple of St. Michael's Catholic Church is also in the photo. To the left, you can see the wooden stairway and the early buildings of the Joseph Wolf Brewing Complex. The streets were dirt and there was a lot of horse traffic in the early downtown area. The historical photo is from the John Runk Collection courtesy of the Stillwater Public Library.


 

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