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Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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    • Date Created: 1929-09-01
    • Description: September 1, 1929 dated photo. Main Street looking west from the easterly side of South Winooski Ave. just before resurfacing with stone filled sheet asphalt paving. Note the old trolley (cable) car tracks and overhead wires which have been abandoned, also note the irregular and worn condition of the old brick pavement. Strong Theatre, Post Office and mansard roofed building (167-169 Main) that once was a place of worship for the First Baptist Church on the left. Retail businesses on the right. Automobiles parked on both sides of the street. In the far right foreground a man leans against a street light pole.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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      • Description: Undated (may be 1920s) view of lower Main Street with the Van Ness House, on the right, a hotel that once occupied the southwest corner of Main and St. Paul Street. Up the street also on the right is seen the corner of the Hotel Vermont. Used Truck sign also on the right in foreground. Trolley (cable) car tracks run the center of the street with cable wires seen overhead. Socony gas station sign on the left.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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        • Date Created: 1943-05-05
        • Description: May, 5, 1943. Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vermont. This view shows 3 stages of the project on Main St. in front of the U.S. Post Office (on the left). In the foreground can be seen the concrete base which is just being poured in the trench on the right and the sub-base ready to receive the concrete in the trench on the left, also 6 inch header at point of switch. The trench on the right beyond the header is ready for the rail to be removed. The rail is being removed in the background from the trench on the left by aid of the "A" frame and derrick. 2 inch hot asphalt plant mix will be constructed on top of the concrete base to finish the pavement. Also on the left center is the mansard roofed building that once was a place of worship for the First Baptist Church. Across the street from that building is seen a corner of the City Hall. On the right are businesses including the Federal Savings and Loan.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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          • Date Created: 1943-05-05
          • Description: May, 5, 1943. Rail Removal Project. Burlington, Vermont by the city street dept. This view shows the construction of the "A" Frame and the method of attaching the frame to the end of the 26 foot boom of the Universal Truck Crane. The chain falls attached to the end of the frame and the boom were used for raising the frame when moving or when rough or uneven surface would not allow the frame to slide over the pavement without digging into the surface. Behind to the left is 174 Main, location of the Burlington Mutual Fire Insurance Company and on the right is 184 Main location of Gove, the Florist.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Burlington Streets: Maple Street
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            • Description: Undated photograph of Maple Street showing its unpaved surface.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Burlington Streets: Shelburne Road.
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              • Description: Undated photograph. Original caption reads: A view of the Rotary Traffic Circle at the intersection of Shelburne Street, Ledge Road and Willard Street as seen from a point in Shelburne Street south of the circle.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Burlington Streets: Shelburne Road.
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                • Date Created: 1935-10-09
                • Description: Photograph dated Oct. 9, 1935. Original caption reads: Intersection of Shelburne Street, Ledge Road, and South Willard Street looking south. Note men raising manhole structures for receiving resurfacing asphalt wearing surface; also relocation of Silent Policeman with underground electrical connection for flasher; Adnun Asphalt Spreading and Finishing machine in right foreground.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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                  • Date Created: 1942-06-30
                  • Description: June 30, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary to bring the center of the roadway up to the proper grade. The work on the northerly side of the street was completed in Nov. 1941. A special appropriation of $4100.00 was made for the construction, $500.00 of which was for street grading. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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                    • Date Created: 1942-10-01
                    • Description: October 1, 1942. Photo No. 7. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of distributing the dry cement evenly over the entire surface after the bags have been broken open and dumped in piles as shown in No. 4. The header placed at the end of the first day's work can be seen in the foreground. The tractor power used for hauling the spike-tooth harrows is an Allis-Chalmers IB Tractor normally used for the plowing of snow on the sidewalks during the winter months. The preparation of the base for the following day's work can be seen in progress in the background of the picture. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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                      • Date Created: 1934-11-03
                      • Description: November 3, 1942. This view of Staniford Road shows the surface of the Soil-Cement pavement approximately one month after its construction during the process of applying an asphalt emulsion tack-coat with a cover of washed sand as a protective coat for the winter.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs