Supermarkets were still a
new-fangled idea whenOld advertising directories and atlases document, despite Omissions, not only the Slow growth of Beaver, but the changes in its life style An 1837 directory lists ten merchants, three' saddlers, six boot and shoe makers, three tailors, four carpenters, two plasterers, two coopers, four blacksmiths, two masons, three innkeepers, two editors, watchmaker, chandler, brewer, and hatter.
As other valley towns grew, its importance as a service center waned. There were a few more merchants in the 1876 Atlas, but the brewer, chandler, hatter, watchmaker, coopers, innkeepers, and saddlers were gone ' Offices of lawyers and physicians lined Third Street, and there were carriage makers, tanners and harness makers, a coal dealer, one bootmaker instead of six, a liveryman, tinner, and two contractors. A photographer, two drug stores, a millinery, and bookstore hint of a gentler life.
The changes in Third Street's main business section by 1921 reflected continued growth. There were more merchants and professional offices, including an architect, but gone were the bootmakers, coal dealer, tanner and harness makers, and carriage makers. In their places were two primitive gasoline stations, two garage and automobile show rooms, two florists, three restaurants, an electric shop, a plumber, poolroom, monument maker and a chinese laundry.
Supermarkets were still a
new-fangled idea when
neighborhood markets like the Snitger store on
Market Street flourished.
The Imbrie-McCabe house on
Harmar (Quay)
Square dates from 1850, has been beautifully
restored and continues to be an outstanding
example of early architecture.
Gas lights were the pride of the community
when this picture was
taken on Third Street at College Avenue in 1890
A once-familiar landmark
on Third Street
was the Beaver Academy, later the Beaver
House
Third Street as it appeared in 1975
Gone from the scene are the Fort McIntosh bank and nearby shops that looked like this in 1950.
A unique cycloramic photo taken at the intersection of Third and Market Streets just after the area was struck by a torando in 1924.
Market Street North - Third Street East - Market Street South - Third Street West