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Historic Pictures of Austin, Mn

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#39-D. First Diesel in Austin

100 block of Bridge St. W (2nd Ave. NW) looking northeast. The big building in the foreground sat where U.S. Bank is now.

100 Block Main Street

1870 Looking towards the NE from the High School

1870

1885-1892

1903 flood

1900 Austin Bottling Works (located on E. Maple St. by the Cedar River.)

1903 flood pic

1903 Water st bridge that was moved to S. Main st. at Lafayette Park, and then again later to S. Railway

1903_4thAveDam

1907 Near Lafayette Park

1930s AHS

1963-65

Andyville

1908 Austin article - September 19th

1908 flood Peerless Mill

Looking South from Water St Bridge Austin Mn

1910 Central Park Mill Pond

1910 Tryon & Mull Druggist bottle dug

1910 Water Street Bridge

Post Office Austin, Mn

Sterling Mall Austin, Mn

Sterling Motel Austin, Mn

1911 Austin Bottling Works article - August 26th

1913 Ramsey Mill Pond

1920s Big 4 Bottling Co

1926 Hormel Plant

1927 Photo (Will Kelner, Archie Kelner, Ernie Anderson, Claude Enright)

1927 old Main Street Bridge

1928 Tornado Austin, Mn

Main Street Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

1928 Tornado Damage - 4 (Utility Plant)

1928 Tornado Damage - 6 (Mill St.)

1928 Tornado Damage - 7 (hit original St. Olaf Lutheran Church. Steeple is ready to fall over after being hit)

1928 Tornado Damage - 9 (house on Railway St.)

1928 Tornado Damage - 23 (Park Theater - stood where the Paramount Theater stands today)

Episcopalian Church Austin, Mn

Milwaukee Road Austin, Mn

Milwaukee Road Austin, Mn

1928 Tornado Damage

1928 Tornado Damage

1929 Austin Button Co. and Interstate Power Co. (130 W. Mill St.)

1930 N. Main St. and Maple St. ( looking north)

1931 Dalagar Grocery float

1935 Mill Pond

Main Street Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

Terp Ballroom Austin, Mn

1937 Creating East Side Lake

1937 2nd Ave NE Bridge Riverside Arena

1938 Cedar River Mill Pond

1940s Old Piggly Wiggly location

1941 East Side Lake

1947 Body Water

Austin, Mn

First National Bank Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

1953 1928 Tornado article - August 8th

1953 Cedar Unsanitary

1955 Lansing Corners

1956 4th of July Boat Racing on East Side Lake article - July 5th

1957 Engine 1004

1958 Piggly Wiggly article - January 20th

Austin High School Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

Post Office Austin, Mn

1960 Red Cedar Inn ad - November 15th

1964- Austin's newest restaurant the Oakleaf

1966 Court House

1967 Old Flour Sack article - February 4th

1967 Stardust Supper Club, Plaza Restaurant, Lansing Corners article - June 17th

Lincoln School Austin, Mn

Court House Square Austin, Mn

Sterling Motel Austin, Mn

1967 Court House being torn down

1970 Decker Building Demolished

1971 Main Street Austin

1971 Stardust Supper Club Fire article - Sept. 18th

1972 Gopher Distributing Co. article - May 30th

1973 New Arena Construction article - June 14th

Lansing Ave Austin, Mn

Country Club Austin, Mn

19040s Oasis Ballroom

Swimming East Side Lake

Hormel Plant

Water Street Bridge

Alderson Mill Water Street

Central Park

Public Library Austin, Mn

Bridge Street Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

Mill Pond, North Main Street

Municipal Swimming Pool - Austin MN

Bathing Beach Austin Mn

Cedar River Austin Mn

South Main Bridge Lafayette Park Austin Mn

flood

Main Street Austin, Mn

M. E. Church Austin, Mn

High School Austin, Mn

1874 Map Austin MN

Park View, Austin MN

Horace State Park, Austin Mn

A Pretty Spot in Todd Park, Austin, Mn

1930's Volberg Boat Cedar River, Austin Mn

Hormel Packing Co., Plant, Austin, Mn

Methodist Church Austin, Mn

City Park Austin, Mn

Library Austin, Mn

A & W (year unknown)

A & W article (yr. unknown)

Anderson Mill (1864 - 1881) Burned down and replace with the Campbell Mill

Andrew Hauge driving the Dalagar Grocery float with Mr. and Mrs. Dalagar riding down Austin's Main Street (1930)

Arial 1965 - looking towards the NE

N Main Street Austin, Mn

St Olaf Church Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

1938 Arial Ramsey Recreation Area

Austin Cash Store - Ryjor Bike now

Austin Clay Works early 1900s NE of old railroad yards

Austin Daily Herald newspaper carriers (yr. unknown)

Austin Floral Shop (yr. unknown)

Austin Lake Beach

Austin, Mn

Country Club Austin, Mn

Austin Milwaukee Road Turntable - 1889

Austin Post Office construction.

Austin Utilities truck - 1920's

1932 Austin, MN

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

Austin Greenhouses Austin, Mn

Swimming Pool Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

Austin, Mn

Austin Library Austin, Mn

Mill Pond Austin, Mn

1914 Austin National Bank Austin, Mn

Swimming Pool Austin, Mn

Water Street Bridge Austin, Mn

Whittier School Austin, Mn

Motel Austin, Mn

City Park Austin, Mn

Main Street Austin, Mn

East Water Street Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

North Main Austin, Mn

1905 Washington School Austin, Mn

Austin National Bank Austin, Mn

1910 Hirsh Keenans

Churches of Austin, Mn

Elk Hotel Austin, Mn

1920's Cedar River

St Olav Hospital Austin, Mn

1914 Court House Square Austin, Mn

City Water and Light Plant Austin, Mn

University of Southern Minnesota Main Building Austin, Mn

1916 Fire Station and Armory

Geo. A. Hormel Packing Company Austin, Mn

Library Austin, Mn

Church Austin, Mn

Main Street Austin, Mn

Bathing Beach Austin, Mn

1920 Jail Austin, Mn

Post Office Austin, Mn

1920 Horace State Park Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

1940's High School Stadium

CA Pooler Austin, Mn

Depot Hotel

Fireman Austin, Mn

St. Olaf Lutheran Church Austin, Mn

1940's Swimming School Austin, Mn

1924 City Park Austin, Mn

First Baptist Church Austin, Mn

First Baptist Church Austin, Mn

Main Street Looking North Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel Austin, Mn

1843 Map Austin, Mn

Geo. A. Hormel Packing Plant Austin, Mn

Underpass on Highway 218 Austin, Mn

Mower County Court House Austin, Mn

Greetings from Austin, Mn Swine Capital of the World

Fire Station and Armory Austin, Mn

Horace Austin State Park Austin, Mn

Klagge's Austin, Mn

Millpond Austin, Mn

Ramsey Mills Austin, Mn

Queen of Angels Church Austin, Mn

Hormel Packing Plant Austin, Mn

West Bridge Street Austin, Mn

High School Building Austin, Mn

Electric Light and Pumping Station Austin, Mn

Horace Austin State Park Austin, Mn

Ramsey Mills Austin, Mn

Shaw Gym Austin, Mn

Todd Park Austin, Mn

Lafayette Springs Austin, Mn

1st Baptist Church Austin, Mn

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Austin, Mn

R. Earl Furniture Co. Austin, Mn

1950's Sterling Shopping Center Austin, Mn

Aug 20 1928 Tornado Austin, Mn

TheSaints

Wold's Drug

Jail - 1920

Banfield House (then and now)

Bathing Beach Austin, Mn

Beach Cedar River Austin, Mn

Vollorg's Belle of Austin article - December 24, 1953 Austin, Mn

Vollorg's Belle Of Austin Austin, Mn

Vollorg's Belle Of Austin Cedar River Austin, Mn

robbys

Ben Franklin at Sterling Austin, Mn

1914 Birds Eye Austin, Mn

Block by Old B&E Cafe Austin, Mn

Boat on Cedar River Austin, Mn

Layfayette Bridge Austin, Mn

Bridge Street & Main Austin, Mn

1914 Bridge Street & Main Austin, Mn

1960 Bridge south of town Austin, Mn

Bridge south of town Austin, Mn

1964 Bridge Ramsey Austin, Mn

Brown Derby - 1950's Austin, Mn

Brownsdale MN 1905

Building the Milwaukee Railroad Depot (410 N. Railway) Austin, Mn

Building the Milwaukee Railroad Depot Austin, Mn

By Old Mil Cedar River Austin, Mn

By Old Mil Cedar River Austin, Mn

Cambell Mill Austin, Mn

Camp Lansing article - July 15, 1958 Austin, Mn

Campbell Mill Austin, Mn

1910 Camping Near Austin, Mn

St Olaf Hospital Austin, Mn

Cashway Lumber Store - 1963 Austin, Mn

Cedar River (looking south towards the Bridge St. bridge from the Water St. bridge) Austin, Mn

1909 Layfayette Park Cedar River Austin, Mn

The Beautiful Cedar River looking North Ramsey Austin, Mn

1910 Cedar River Austin, Mn

Cedar River Looking North Austin, Mn

1900 Cedar River Austin, Mn

Central Presbyterian (burned in 1953 - located at 1st St. & 4th Ave N.W.) Austin, Mn

Central Park Austin, Mn

Chicago Great Western Depot Austin, Mn

1914 Methodist Church Austin, Mn

Circus coming to town...heading south on the 300 blk. of Main St. (unknown year) Austin, Mn

City dump when it was located at the fairgrounds Austin, Mn

City Park - 1909 Austin, Mn

City Park - 1930 (was located on the property of the present day downtown Austin Utilities plant) Austin, Mn

Clark Gas Station (located on S. Main St. and 1st Ave. S.E.) Austin, Mn

Clyde Beatty Circus (1968) Austin, Mn

Coffee 15 cents in 1966 Austin, Mn

Constructing the airport hangar addition - 1940 Austin, Mn

Cottage Inn Austin, Mn

Country Club 1930's Austin, Mn

Court House Dome (when it was located at the Fair Grounds) Austin, Mn

Court House Austin, Mn

Court House Austin, Mn

1957 Court House Austin, Mn

Crane Lumber 1935 Austin, Mn

Damage the Franklin School sustained from the 1928 tornado. Austin, Mn

Decker Building Austin, Mn

Decker Building Austin, Mn

Dels Roller Rink Bus -Austin, Mn

Drive In Theater - Austin, Mn

E. Water St. Bridge (looking east) Austin, Mn

E. Water St. Bridge and Campbell Mill Austin, Mn

East Side Mall Austin, Mn

East Underpass Gone Austin, Mn

East Side Lake Austin, Mn

Elegant Houses Article Austin, Mn

Entrance Ramsey Recreation Cedar River Austin, Mn

Fairgrounds Austin, Mn

Fairgrounds Grandstand Austin, Mn

Federal Bakery, Smith Shoe Co., and Miller's Ready To Wear (located at 317, 319, 323 N. Main St.) Austin, Mn

Firestation Austin, Mn

Fire station1940's Austin, Mn

Flood 1908 Austin, Mn

1908 Flood Bridge Street Austin, Mn

Former Mayor and Senator Charles (Baldy) Hansen place where he sold Maytag Appliances (located at 105 1st St. N.W.) Austin, Mn

Fox Hotel carriages Austin, Mn

Galloway Park article (yr. unknown) Austin, Mn

George A. Hormel Home - 1959 Austin, Mn

Goodbye Austin Truck and Auto Plaza. Always loved me some Watt's Cookin' too. Austin, Mn

Good Ole days Fishing Austin, Mn

Gopher Bottling Company - 1955 Austin, Mn

Grandstand in the 1950's Austin, Mn

Harvesting ice from the Cedar River by Hormel employees. Austin, Mn

Hastings Shoes 1971 Austin, Mn

Headquarters Building being moved in 1947 to the Fairgrounds Austin, Mn

Location of Horace Austin State Park Austin, Mn

High School (early 1900's) Austin, Mn

Hirsh's Clothing Store (later named Keenan's) Austin, Mn

1955 Historic Cedar River Austin, Mn

Horace Austin State Park during flood - (monkey cage on the left) Austin, Mn

Horace Austin Austin, Mn

Horace State Park Austin, Mn

Horace Austin State Park 1925 Austin, Mn

Hormel house (before and after renovation)

Hormel Milling Austin, Mn

Hormel Co 1914 Austin, Mn

Hormel Residence 1914 Austin, Mn

Ice fishing 1953 Austin, Mn

J.H. Aultfather - 1947 Austin, Mn

Jack's Drive-In ad - July 19th, 1957 Austin, Mn

James M Sterling and his family at their farm which later became the site of The Sterling Shopping Center Austin, Mn

JF Cook residence (later became George Hormel's home) Austin, Mn

Kenwood Inn article 1940's Austin, Mn

Kenwood Ave Austin, Mn

Klagge's 1954 Austin, Mn

Knobby's Liquor Store before the 1978 flood Austin, Mn

Kozy Nook ad January 17th 1959 Austin, Mn

Kuhn's Bar (aka Cottage Inn) torn down in 2009. This bar was located across from the south entry into Todd Park. Austin, Mn

L M Finkelstein Austin Minn saloon beer qt size Austin, Mn

Lafayette Park - 1900 Austin, Mn

Lafayette Park 1913 Austin, Mn

Lagoon and Skinners Hill area (looking towards the SW - notice Maple Daves Nursery is located right to the south of Skinners Hill) Austin, Mn

Lansing Corners - 1956 Austin, Mn

Lansing Township 1896 Austin, Mn

Lansing School 72-73

Lansing School 1974

Laying creosote wooden blocks in 1913 on Maple Street (1st Ave. N.W.) - (removed in 1953 for new paving) Austin, Mn

Ramsey Mill Cedar River Austin, Mn

Locomotive gift - April 13, 1957 Austin, Mn

Locomotive gift article - April 13, 1957 Austin, Mn

Locomotive Fairgrounds Austin, Mn

Looking across the Train Yards towards the NW - 1874 Austin, Mn

Looking north on Main St. - 1940's Austin, Mn

Lyle Whiskey Austin, Mn

Mac's Liquor Store (was located at 405 N. Chatham St. - 1st St. N.E.) Austin, Mn

Main St. (looking north) - 1877 Austin, Mn

Main St. (looking south - yr. unknown) Austin, Mn

Main St. (looking south - yr. unknown Austin, Mn

Main St. (looking south) - 1923 Austin, Mn

Main St. (looking towards the NW - 300 blk) - 1930 Austin, Mn

Main Street (looking north from Oakland Ave. - 1940's) Austin, Mn

Main Street, looking south from where 1st Drive intersects. Lots of things you don't see anymore, like Model T's and the Shaw Gym for Boys Austin, Mn

1914 Main Street North Austin, Mn

Main Street Views Austin, Mn

Marcusen Park (aerial) - yr. unknown Austin, Mn

Marigold and in front of Austin, Mn

Medical Building (located at 605 N. Main St.) - yr. unknown Austin, Mn

Mill Pond Swimming Beach Austin, Mn

Millinery (located over G. W. Buck & Son) Austin, Mn

Millpond about 1930 Austin, Mn

Milwaukee Yard (looking towards the SW) Austin, Mn

Montgomery Ward - yr. unknown Austin, Mn

Motorcycle race - 1915 Austin, Mn

Mower County Jail and Sheriff's house - 1920 Austin, Mn

N. Main St. (100 Blk) Austin, Mn

N. Main St. and Water St. (looking towards the SE)

Nelson's Super Market & Grill burned on Jan. 7th 1969 Austin, Mn

New Court House article - April 13, 1957 Austin, Mn

Normal College Austin, Mn

North Star Truck Stop (yr. unknown) Austin, Mn

Northwestern Bell Telephone Building - 1940 Austin, Mn

Nov 1966 Oldest Building Austin, Mn

Oakland Ave Bridge Austin, Mn

Old Ramsey Bridge Cedar River Austin, Mn

Old Mill Cedar River Austin, Mn

Old Power Plant Austin, Mn

Roundhouse and Roundhouse workers, Austin MN

Peddycoart Errets 1914 Austin, Mn

Old Mill Cedar River Austin, Mn

Piggly Wiggly Austin, Mn

Pure Oil station on the other end of Main, Oakland Ave n Main, a corner station Austin, Mn

Ramsey Recreational Park with boat (Volborg) Austin, Mn

Ramsey Cedar River Aerial View 1951

Ramsey Recreation Area Cedar River Austin, Mn

Ramsey Recreational Park Cedar River Austin, Mn

Ramsey Dam Boat Cedar River Austin, Mn

Red Cedar Inn Holiday Inn Austin, Mn

Register newspaper was established in 1863 in the Headquarter's Building. Austin, Mn

Old Mill Cedar River Austin, Mn

Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to Austin in July 1948 Austin, Mn

Cedar River Austin, Mn

Roundhouse 1950's Austin, Mn

Roundhouse article(Sept. 14th 1955) Austin, Mn

Several homes were demolished or moved away to make way for the Red Cedar Inn - 1960 Austin, Mn

Shaw Gym 50's Austin, Mn

Shaw House Austin, Mn

Shopping ad - December 22, 1950 Austin, Mn

Skelly Station (N. Main St.) Austin, Mn

Southern Minnesota Normal College (was located on the south side of Galloway Park) Austin, Mn

South Main St Bridge 1948 Austin, Mn

St Olaf Hospital Ashley Austin, Mn

St Olaf Hospital Ashley Austin, Mn

Sterling Shopping Center and Sterling Addition Austin, Mn

Swimming at East Side Lake (this was on the NW side of the lake) Austin, Mn

Swimming at Mill Pond Austin, Mn

Swimming Race Mill Pond1938-39 Austin, Mn

Swinging Bridge Lafayette Park Austin, Mn

Taken from top of old courthouse late 1800 - early 1900s' Austin, Mn

Tendermaid Austin, Mn

Tendermaid Austin, Mn

The Austin Foundry Company Austin, Mn

The Grand Hotel (located just east of the present day Paramount Theater) 1905 Austin, Mn

The Grand Hotel (located just east of the present day Paramount Theater) burned down 1958

The newly completed Izaak Walton building - 1935 (Todd Park) Austin, Mn

This building was located at the present site of the Austin Daily Herald Austin, Mn

Train Crossing Ramsey Trestle picture - year unknown Austin, Mn

Underpass (just completed and just ready to tear down) Austin, Mn

West side of Fox Hotel where Red Owl Grocery & Owllette Cafe were located. Austin, Mn

Whittier School and Tile company - 1963 Austin, Mn

1289 Thrill Saints

1895 Hack License article - November 9th, 1966

1921 Columbus School

1936 Schmidt Beer Article

1936 Schmit Beer

1957 Austin Boat Club article - April 30th

1957 Feb 11 The Saints

1959MapofAustin

1970 Apollo article - July 31st

Aug 1978 Flood

Big 4 Bottling 2

Big 4 Bottling

Durben's Service and McCormick Farm Equipment Store

Ellis Pool article - May 27th, 1971

Fox Hotel (year unknown)

Kolb's Bakery (located at 1017 E. Bridge St. - 2nd Ave. N.E.)

M.S. Fisch Department Store - early 1900's (located at 421 N. Main St.)

Oakland Ave. and 12th St. NW, where the Muffler Clinic is now located

Property For Sale ad - April 15th, 1905

Saints Ted Mack

Singer Manufacturing Co. - 1904 (located at 215 E. Bridge St. - 2nd Ave. N.E.)

Skelly Station (located on N. Main St.)

The Dixielanders in the basement of the Eagles. Gary Bailey, Barry Rush, Jim Rush, Dwaine Kime, Ben Bednar, Bill Myre

The Dixielanders

The Railway Eating House - late 1800's (located at 1027 E. Water St. - 4th Ave. N.E. - later became the Hotel Harrington in the early 1900's - now the site of the Ace Hotel)

W.C. Horrobin - late 1890's - early 1900's (located at 223 N. Main St.)

Watkins Motor Sales - early 1950's (located at 105 E. Oakland Ave.)

Western Union, Rose Room Cafe, Bob's Beauty Shop, & Paramount Theater - 1950's (Looking towards the east from N. Main St. and E. Water St. - N. Main St. and 4th Ave. N.E.)

Williams Cigars and News with newspaper carriers in front of it - 1921

Austin High School - around 1920 (looking towards the NE corner)

Austin Theater - 1940's

E. Water St. (4th Ave. N.E.) - (looking west from N. Railway St. (10th St. N.E.) - Eagle Roxy Theater is on the right of the pic

Geordi Hormel and Leslie Caron picture - September 24th, 1951

Leslie Caron Movie ad - December 7th, 1951

Whittier School - 1928

Woolworth's lunch counter

Working in a garage - 1927 (Will Kellner - Archie Kellner - Ernie Anderson - Claude Enright)

N. Railway St. - 10th St. N.E. (looking towards the NW)

N. Railway St. and E. Water St. (10th St. N.E. & 4th Ave. N.E. - looking towards the NW)

1938 aerial pic Skating Lagoon

1951 aerial pic Skating Lagoon just before it was dredged out

A Gallant Act article - June 28th, 1897

Apold Music and Austin Optical (located at 313 and 315 4th Ave. N.E.)

Austin High in 1930's.

austin high ladies

Austin's first bus picking up passengers on East Side - 1915 (looking towards the NW from the intersection of E. Water St. and N. Railway St. - 4th Ave. N.E. and 10th St. N.E.)

Basford's Brick Block Building article - October 7th, 1950

Bath House - 1940

Chandler Groceries - 1876 (located at E. Mill St. - 3rd Ave. N.E.)

Clean Towel Service (located at 301 4th Ave. N.E.)

Co. G 2nd Inf. Minnesota National Guard - 1917

Columbus School Being Torn Down article - July 31st, 1957

Conversion list 1

Cottage Hotel article

Cover photo is NY City parade 1947 SPAM post 570 leads their drum and bugle corps

Crew of Big 4 Bottling (marked on back of photo)

Dobbins Creek new dam and lake ready to fill up - 1937

E. Bridge St. - 1908 (100 Blk. - looking towards the west)

E. Mill St. (3rd Ave. N.E.) - 1950's (looking towards the SE from N. Main St.)

E. Water St. - 4th Ave. N.E. (looking towards the west from N. Railway St. - 10th St. N.E.)

F.W. Woolworth Co. (located at 325 N. Main St.)

First truck in Austin. Campbell's Mill (located at 4th Ave. N.E.)

Grand Hotel - 1910 (located on 4th Ave. N.E. - would be on the west side of where the Paramount Theater is today)

Hirsch Building fire - 1928. (only part of the building that was saved is what is there today)

Hotel Harrington (far right of pic ) - early 1900's (used to be the Railway Eating House in the late 1880's) - located where the Ace Hotel is today

House on Mill St. article - March 29th, 1957

Imperial Tailors Cleaners article - March 30, 1974

Library article - March 31st, 1964

Log Cabin article - October 26th, 1963

Map of street names

My Great Uncle Willis Edwards is one of the younger men in the photo above

N. Main St. - 1932 (looking south)

N. Main St. (300 Blk. - looking towards the NE)

N. Main St. and E. Bridge St. (2nd Ave. N.W.) - 1914 (looking towards the NE)

New Court House article - April 23rd, 1966

Oasis Ballroom Building article - June 16th, 1960

Popcorn Wagon article - August 6th, 1968

Railway Hotel - late 1880's (located at 427 N. Railway St. - 10th St. N.E. - Later known as the Clay Hotel and then the Avery Hotel in the 1920's)

RUSH INN and Rush's house corner of Oakland Ave. and 12th St. NW, where the Muffler Clinic is now

Shaw Gym Cornerstone article - April 17th, 1956

Skating Lagoon article - May 17th, 1951

Spring Zinger article - March 28th, 1973

The F.H. McCulloch Printing Co. - 1905 (located on Bridge St..)

The F.H. McCulloch Printing Co. - 1910. (located at 200-202 N. Chatham St. - 1st St. N.E.)

This use also use to be the Davidson House

Usem Garage - 1944 (located at 215-221 E. Bridge St. - 2nd Ave NE)

Utilities Office article - February 1st, 1961

Looking over Wescott Field (towards the west) - 1948

1907 pic of the boat livery northeast side of the 4th St. S.E. bridge (Roosevelt Bridge)

1907 pic of the boat livery that used to operate from the northeast side of the 4th St. S.E. bridge (Roosevelt Bridge)

1908, when the 2nd Ave NE bridge near present-day Riverside Arena

1909 at Austin's Lafayette Park (one near Marcusen Park baseball stadium) along the Cedar River.

1910 pic of the old Water Street Bridge (present-day 4th Ave NE)

1910 picture postcard showing the Cedar River at the 4th Ave NE (old Water Street) dam. Notice the old greenhouse situated on the present-day site of Riverside Arena's parking lot

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