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Burlington Streets: Institute Road

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Date Created: 1946
Description: April 11, 1946 Institute Road - Rock Excavation Street Widening Project. This view taken from the intersection of the road leading to Bishop Hopkins Hall looking easterly toward North Ave. shows the appearance of Institute Road after all rock excavation and widening had been completed ready for the earth fill to be placed on the shoulders.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Institute Road

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Date Created: 1946
Description: June 29, 1946 Institute Road - Rock Excavation Street Widening Project. This view shows the westerly end of Institute Road as it appeared on June 29, after the earth fill had been placed for the sidewalk base and the concrete sidewalk for this section has been completed.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)

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Description: May 9, 1938 view of Main Street from South Union Street to South Willard Street, WPA Project No. 465-12-1-16. This view shows the completed pavement after a binder course of hot mix stone-filled-sheet asphalt had been constructed on the penetration crushed stone base which is partially shown in the view showing previous construction. Through the elm trees, a corner of the Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) can be seen on the far right. Earlier and later models of automobiles are parked on both sides of the street.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)

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Date Created: undated
Description: Winter view of Main Street after a heavy snow fall looking northeast and city street dept crew with tractor with spiked wheels pulling truck with attached snowplowing equipment. On the left is 278 Main Street, a Greek revival home. Elm trees line the road. Undated (1920s?)
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)

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Description: Oct. 29, 1940 dated photo. This view shows the intersection of St. Paul Street and Main Street looking south from a point opposite the Central Terminal. This new asphalt pavement was constructed by the Street Department from regular and special funds with the aid of a small appropriation available from the State Highway Department for "Back Roads". This project continues from this point south to the south side of the intersection of Spruce Street including all intersecting streets within these limits comprising a total of 11,100 square yards. On the left is the Hotel Vermont. Across the street is the building that once held the Van Ness House, a hotel.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)

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Description: May 5, 1943. Trolley track Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vermont by crew members of the city street dept. This view shows the rails being removed from Main St. in front of the U.S. Post Office where a hot-mix asphalt pavement had been constructed over the top of the rails to a depth of 2 to 3 inches. Note the narrow width of channel being broken each side of the rail and the method employed in pulling the rails with "A" frame attached to the end of the boom on a 7 ton Universal Truck mounted Crane. To the left is 167 - 169 Main Street location of the Alps Coffee Shop and Alps Cafe and Sea Grill. Hotel Vermont is further down the street as seen by its high rise sign. Directly across the street on the right is seen a corner of City Hall.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)

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Description: Repaving of lower Main Street seemingly near the Ferry docks. The overhead trolley cable wires are still seen. City street dept crew and vehicles on site applying what looks like asphalt on a corner. Sign on the side of a building advertises the Ferry to Ausable Chasm across Lake Champlain on the New York side. Undated photo but may be late 1920s or early 1930s.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Main Street (4X5's)

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Description: Undated of Main Street of what appears to be near the University of Vermont campus looking west. To the right in the distance may be Morrill Hall and to the far right is the peak of the cupola of Old Mill. To the extreme right is the Johnson House.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Burlington Streets: Manhattan Drive

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Burlington Streets: North Ave

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Description: Photograph dated Aug. 4, 1931, showing a work crew removing debris during the project when the hill side north of Institute Road on North Avenue was scaled back.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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