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North Pleasant Street, Roberts Block area
Looking north on North Pleasant Street with a view of CVS, Roberts Block and St. Brigid's Catholic Church.…
Night view of Plumbley's Restaurant
Plumbley's Restaurant, illuminated at night, from across and down Main Street.…
Night view up Main Street
View up Main Street toward Town Hall and the central business district at night.…
Amherst center
Turn of the century view of the center of town looking west from the north end of the Town Common.…
Paige's Garage and crew
Owners and employees of Paige's Garage standing before the gas pumps. This was a Socony station. Socony was a shortened name for Standard Oil Company of New York. The horse Pegasus, the oil company logo, is visible on the pumps and on the building.…
Louis Foods and Roberts Block area
Louis Foods grocery store and the Roberts Block after the moving and remodelling of Elm Tree Inn. Louis Foods stood about where the CVS store was constructed in 1997. The Elm Tree Inn building is still visible as part of the reconstructed Roberts…
North Pleasant Street, Roberts Block area
The large building next to Louis Foods was the Elm Tree Inn. It was purchased by Everett Roberts in 1948 from the owner, Louis Pappas. It was subsequently moved back and to the right and remodeled to form the Roberts…
Kiely Brothers Ford and the Whipple House
Keily Brothers Ford Sales and Service is on the left and the Jones Library, when it was in operation in the Whipple House, is on the right. Next to the Jones Library is the delicatessen of Louis Pappas, and next to that is the house in which Pappas…
Ruins of the Amherst House after the 1926 fire
Corner of Amity and South Pleasant Streets after the fire of December 9, 1926. The ruins of the Amherst House are visible, as well as the east side of the Amherst Cinema building. The Jones Library was operating on the second floor of the Amherst…
Kellogg House, North Pleasant Street
Kellogg House on the corner of North Pleasant and Kellogg Avenue, which is the site of the present Post Office. It was owned by William Kellogg who owned the Kellogg Block that burned in 1923. Written on back: "Sign on house says Dr. Barrett. Dr.…
Aerial view, North Pleasant Street, west side
Aerial view of the west side of North Pleasant Street south to Amity Street. The building which was the Elm Tree Inn, and which housed the Amherst Tavern, was the first house at the center of the photograph. The top of the Amherst House is visible in…
Aerial view, North Pleasant Street, Boltwood Walk area
Aerial view of the east side of North Pleasant Street south to Main Street, including the area that is now Boltwood Walk. Shows the location of the old Amherst Boys' Club building and the old High School and Junior High School on Lessey Street as…
West side of North Pleasant St. near Amity St.
The west side of North Pleasant Street, just north of Amity Street. Buildings (left to right) are: Variety Market; W. A. Wiley, Livery and Saddle Horses; the old Amherst Fire House; Kiely Brothers Ford sales and service; a private residence; and the…
Whipple House and Jones Library
Photograph taken from in front of the Whipple House on North Pleasant Street. The Jones Library operations moved into this house two days after the disastrous fire that destroyed the Amherst House in December of 1926. (The Library had been located…
Phoenix Row in 1867
East end of Phoenix Row showing the building which housed the studio of J. L. Lovell on the right. There is a horse and wagon in the street and a clock outside one of the…