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West Avenue Trolley Tracks
The Rochester, Lockport & Buffalo rail line operated as an interurban trolley from 1908 through 1931....
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A.E. Weirich & Daughter Mary
A.E. Weirich is shown with his daughter Mary in this 1931 photo taken on the family farm in Adams Basin....
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Southeast corner of Amity and Union Street, early 1900s.
Both sides of Union Street south of the canal developed into the commercial district of the village early...
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Aerial View of Spencerport
This early 1900’s aerial view of Spencerport was taken from the southeast end of what is now the Village...
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Town Pump General Store, corner of Washington and Whittier in south Ogden, early 1900s.
The general store has been a fixture in Town Pump for more than 150 years. George Howard sold the property...
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Old Stove Round Up
Milford & Foster Spencer are pictured here during a gas stove roundup promotion sponsored by Spencer’s...
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Shoe Store in Spencerport, circa 1930. The wooden benches in front of the chairs were used to measure feet.
The shoe industry in Spencerport and in the Rochester area in general enjoyed great success from the days...
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New York Central Railroad Station, 1905; left to right: Earl Austin, Station Master Edwin Austin, and John Payne
The first railroad line came through Spencerport in 1852 and solidified the village’s role as the center of...
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Elwood and Irving Parmele carving Jack O’ Lanterns on the family farm in Adams Basin in 1906.
Carving Jack O’ Lanterns is a Halloween custom that dates back to ancient Ireland. The first Jack O’...
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Irondequoit Melons
Bernard & Francis Schur inspect some fine Irondequoit melons grown on their farm in south Ogden. The...
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Interior of the Matheos Brothers Ice Cream and Confectionary, early 1900s.
James Matheos, a Turkish immigrant, bought a confectionary business from Peter Mirras and opened...
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Machine Shop
The industrial revolution that occurred across the United States in the latter half of the 1800s created...
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McCabe’s Lumberyard is shown here around 1910. The Village Plaza stands in this location today.
The lumber industry was a thriving one in 19th century Rochester and Monroe County. The heavily forested...
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John Leonard’s Protectives, 1898
left to right: Jack Riley, Jene Ladd, Henry Helfrich, George Helfrich, John Kedian, Lewis Wellman, Thomas...
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Labor Day in Spencerport around 1917.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. In 1884, the...
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Spencerport Union School No. 1, located on the corner of West Avenue and Church Street, early 1900s.
The first school was established in the Town of Ogden shortly after the first settlers arrived in the early...
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Grocery Store Interior
Hart’s and Red & White operated grocery stores in the same building at different times during the first...
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Garden Club Exhibit
The interior of the Genesee Valley Union Trust Company is shown here, decorated by the Spencerport Garden...
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Pathways to the Past, 2005
Pathways to the Past 2004
Pathways to the Past...
