Intersection of Main and 2nd Streets

Title

Intersection of Main and 2nd Streets

Description

Black and white image of a city street with cars parked along the sides and in the street itself. To the right is a sign for Commercial National Bank and to the left is a Piggly Wiggly grocery store. A truck parked in front of the store has a sign that reads 'Morehouse Glass Co.' on it. In the distance can be seen the Venetian Theater, Perfection Bakery, the offices of the Argus newspaper, the First National Bank, Kramien's and Delta Rexall's drug stores, and a number of other businesses, ranging from drug stores to card rooms and billiards and a malt shop.

[back] [pencil] Main at 2nd looking east. Hillsboro, 1948.

Identifier

WCMpic_013195

Subject

Cities and towns

Streets

Advertising

Neon signs

Card games

Drugstores

Bank buildings

Grocery trade

Antique and classic automobiles

Gambling

Economic History

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1948

Date

1948

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum