Wolfe Block Archives - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Jasper Bloom

Jasper W. “Jap” Bloom was the proprietor of Bloom’s bookstore and Mount Vernon’s oldest businessman.

Wolfe Block Fire

Earliest picture as the fire becomes evident, roof flames. Date @1975

Wolfe Block Fire

Fire continues to spread in early evening; consuming east end of the structure. Date @1975

Fire Station

Fire Station (First Street West) about the time of the Wolfe Block Fire Date @1980’s

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Night Watch after the great burn Date @1975

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Night work — firemen clearing debris from hoses as building remains cool down Date @1975

Fire

Questionable identification with Wolfe Fire? Perhaps Schutt Apartments in 400 block of First Street SW … Read more …

Fire

Roof fire explodes – mid afternoon; Shows First St and Second Ave sides of the … Read more …

Theater After Being Burned Down

The Strand Theater and ruins Date @1975

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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 years ago

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

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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Wolfe Block

Jasper Bloom

Unidentified House on Fire

Wolfe Block Fire

Wolfe Block Fire

Fire Station

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Oil Heating Tank

Fire

Fire

Sun Newspaper Story

Theater After Being Burned Down

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