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Lincoln Highway

Aerial Photograph of Mount Vernon

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Aerial photograph in a series taken of the city on May 12th, 1975. One can … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Aerial, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon

Aerial Photograph of Downtown Mount Vernon

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Aerial photograph in a series taken of the city on May 12th, 1975. View from … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Aerial, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Downtown Mount Vernon

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Mayor Nicholas Berry promoted the planning of the Main Street trees. Date @1980

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Mural by Micky Woods

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Mural by Micky Woods (local artist) at corner of First St and highway #1. Created … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon

Unidentified Man In Front of a Shop

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Unidentified man in front of shop (possibly Bauman’s men’s clothing store). Date @1910

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?

Downtown Mount Vernon

photo of Downtown Mount Vernon

Metal cladding covering half of the merchant block. Original details on building to left COVERING … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon

Military Convoy Parade

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Speculation: Watching the Military Convoy passing through town – crossing the U.S. from Washinton DC … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

1st Street – Pre-Fire

photo of 100 block of 1st Street (Southside) before the fire in Pizza Palace that burned two stores.

100 block of 1st Street (Southside) before the fire in Pizza Palace that burned two … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

City Hall office @ 1916. Two identified as Charles Weiss and John Gaston. Date 1916

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags City Hall, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Bauman’s Men’s Big and Tall Clothing Store

Bauman's Men's Big and Tall Clothing Store

Bauman’s Men’s Big and Tall Clothing Store in the Commercial District. Built in 1906 – … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Intersection Highway IA #1 and First Street

Intersection Highway IA #1 and First Street

Intersection Highway IA #1 and First Street in the commercial district. Note: Mural by local … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Lora’s Women’s Shop and Kitchen Ware Shop

Lora's Women's Shop and Kitchen Ware Shop

Lora’s Women’s Shop (right) and Kitchen Ware Shop (left) in the commercial district. Picture taken … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age
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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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