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West side of North Pleasant Street near Amity Street in Amherst
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…
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
Early view of Phoenix Row business blocks. Written on verso: "Before 1873-no gaslights; shows Charles Deuel store, Deuel's store in Amherst House Block by 1886 according to town directory."
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of upper Phoenix Row on Main Street in Amherst with awnings on some of the store fronts. Written on verso: "I work right where I made the two marks; gas lamps put in 1873, out by 1894."
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row with Cook's Block in the foreground. Horses and carriages are parked in front of Henry Adams Drugs and Medicines. There is an Aetna sign visible outside the building on the second floor.
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View shows west side of Phoenix Row with trees growing along the street.
View west on Main Street toward the Amherst House hotel
View up Main Street when it was a dirt road. The Amherst House hotel is visible in the background.
View west along Phoenix Row in Amherst
View west on Main Street from the end of the American House Block. Businesses seen in Phoenix Row at the time include Amherst Record, Sing Lee Chinese Laundry, G.M. Chamberlain Livery & Feeding Stable, M.N. Spear, and a harness and trunk shop.
View up the middle of Main Street in Amherst
View looking west up Main Street with the Amherst House in the background. At right is the American House Block (with pillars) and Hutchinson's harness store. At left is Palmer Block, now the site of the Town Hall. There are horses and wagons in the…
View north on North Pleasant Street in Amherst
Stately elms without foliage line the dirt street. There are houses on the left and a horse and wagon parked in front of the shop of Lee and Phillips. Frederick H. Hitchcock writes, in The Handbook of Amherst, "That portion of Pleasant Street which…
View north from the center of North Pleasant Street in Amherst
View showing businesses and houses on both sides of the street. a horse-drawn wagon is parked on the street and the business of Lee and Phillips is visible on the right. Written on the bottom of the photograph, "view of residence of Lewis J. Spear…
View from the Amherst House veranda
View showing Main Street (with a trolley car in the foreground), Town Hall, and the Town Common from the balcony of the Amherst House.
View east on Main Street in Amherst
View looking east down Main Street from the Amherst House. Phoenix Row is in the left and Town Hall is on the right. The clock is not installed in the Town Hall tower.
View east down Main Street in Amherst
View looking east down Main Street with Phoenix Row on the left and horses and wagons parked along the road. This photograph was taken before 1868 when Palmer Block was built.
South Pleasant Street in Amherst looking north
View looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchants' Row is on the left, Town Common is on the right, and horses with carriages are parked near the shops. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town Common.
South Pleasant Street in Amherst looking north
View looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchants' Row is on the left, Town Common is on the right, and horses with carriages are parked near the shops. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town Common and a trolley car can be seen in…