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Forum: Albert Lea Photos Topic: Panoramic view of Broadway started by: Liberal Posted by Liberal on Feb. 06 2005,12:57 pm
Some person sells large prints of this one on ebay. Isn't there a company in town that prints those large wallpaper murals? I wonder if they could print this one? It's a very wide photo so you will probably need to save it to your computer or open it in it's own window. Posted by Replicant on Feb. 06 2005,9:31 pm
Church Offset prints large format stuff like this, don't know if they do wallpaper stock.This is the corner of William and Broadway looking east (straight ahead in the picture). The First National Bank building (now Shoff Chiropractic) is on the left corner. Behind it in the distance is the old post office building, located on the same corner as the present Post Office. Looking way down the left side (north end of Broadway) you can see the bell tower which was on the old city hall. Way down the other end of Broadway you can see the clock tower of the courthouse. On the far right edge of this picture is the building where Fisher's Jewelers is located. Note the balcony above, which still exists. Posted by Liberal on Feb. 07 2005,1:15 pm
I've noticed in these old photo's that everyone has a canvas awning and depending on the time of day the whole side of the street is either up to let light in or down to keep direct sunlight out.
Posted by Replicant on Feb. 07 2005,2:04 pm
Can't be having any of them canvas awnings anymore or an overhang, that's against city code. Never mind the energy efficiency, or that customers can walk under them and stay dry if it's raining. No more of them neat-looking neon signs either. (Ever seen the picture that Ken Wangen took looking down at the Rivoli sometime in the 50s? Really cool, film noir looking). Only signs allowed or encouraged are cheap plywood that the paint fades and flakes off of after a couple years, the wood starts warping and looks like h - e - double toothpicks. And then we wonder why our downtown just isn't what it used to be. Posted by communist cats go mao on Mar. 03 2005,7:16 pm
this is a beautiful picture
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