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Medina
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Medina traces the history of a community that came to life with the building of the Erie Canal. Located at a bend in the canal, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, Medina became a regular stop for barge traffic. The famous Medina culvertthe only tunnel road that goes under the canalis here, as are the falls and Medina sandstone, quarried and used not only in local buildings but also across the state and even at Buckingham Palace.
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BUSY STREETS
MAIN STREET LOOKING SOUTH. This is the east side of Main Street around 1970. The sign on the pharmacy tells Medina’s story—”Roots in the Past, Eyes on the Future.” (Courtesy of Richard Nellist.)
ENTERING TOWN. The Medina Journal Register newspaper office is at the left as one crosses the bridge and enters town from the south. Although this scene is from the 1970s, one can see that the buildings still reflect a century of history. (Courtesy of Bill Henderson.)
OUTSIDE THE DRY GOODS STORE. A solitary horse and driver prepare to park in front of the dry goods store on Main Street around 1901. (Courtesy of Bill Henderson.)
MAIN STREET LOOKING NORTH, C. 1907. Horses and buggies line the streets on the south end of Main Street looking toward the Erie Canal. (Courtesy of Frank Berger.)
MAIN STREET LOOKING NORTH, C. 1951. Cars replace horses in the same view as above, but, almost 50 years later, the storefronts look the same. (Courtesy of Frank Berger.)
MAIN STREET, 1882. Folks line up in their finery for a day’s shopping on Main Street. (Courtesy of Frank Berger.)
MAIN STREET FROM THE SOUTH. This photograph was taken from the south end of Main Street around 1901. The streets were wide, allowing room for horses and carriages to turn around if they needed to. (Courtesy of Bill Henderson.)
BENT’S OPERA HOUSE. This is a lovely sketch of the opera house, which had its glory years in the late 19th century. (Courtesy of Frank Berger.)
DRY GOODS, DRUGS, AND MEDICINES. This early painting, done around 1900, shows a block of stores in one building: the H. S. Parker store, S. C. Bowen, and Swan Ives and Whaler. (Courtesy of Frank Berger.)
BEFORE THE FIRE. These quaint buildings stood on the west side of Main Street where the Cook building stands today. When a fire broke out in 1909 destroying the entire block, it was decreed that any future building on Main Street would be of brick and/or mortar, with no more wooden buildings offering a fire hazard. (Courtesy of Richard Nellist.)
ANOTHER VIEW. This view shows the Cook block prior to 1909. Al...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- One - BEGINNINGS
- Two - AGRICULTURE
- Three - WATERWAYS
- Four - BUSY STREETS
- Five - MAJESTIC BUILDINGS
- Six - OUTSKIRTS AND LATER YEARS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS