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Wellsville (Town/Village)

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This Picture Gallery is started 6/19/04 and will be updated as additional pictures are submitted by viewers.  To contribute pictures of Wellsville YesterYears, email:>RON TAYLOR, Webmaster

 

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KERR TURBINE - Wellsville

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams copyrightŠ2004 Don Adams

June 1922

 

KERR TURBINE - Wellsville

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams copyrightŠ2004 Don Adams

June 1922

WELLSVILLE VILLAGE HALL

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams -copyrightŠ2004 Don Adams

Down Madison Street; Burned April 1, 1952. 3rd Floor had basketball court/dance floor. WLSV Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps practiced there.

ALHAMAR MOTEL c.1951

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams

Formerly located where Steuben Trust Company Bank is located(2004). Named after ALda, HArry and MARion Jacobs.

(Date of Photo & Mrs. Jacob's name corrected by email from Marion Jacobs Brook.)

FORMER HIGH SCHOOL - WELLSVILLE c.1924

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams-An Original Post Card.

Taken soon after fire Nov 25, 1924 (1:30am). Per Shirley Engle (Thelma Rogers Genealogical & Historical Society) Originally built in 1891, partially burned in 1909 & rebuilt to be totalled in 1924. Located on Main Street at present spot of David A. Howe Public Library.

SHAME ON US!!!

Built in 1911, Old Erie Depot sits & rots. What a great site for site it would make for the Thelma Rogers Genealogical & Historical Society. On the National Registry of Historical Buildings.

Photo by Ron Taylor - 6/26/2004

WELLSVILLE'S PINK HOUSE

A privately owned dwelling. The ownership has stayed in one family since it was built.

Photo by Ron Taylor 6/26/2004

Frontal VIEW OF PINK HOUSE

Entrance from W. State Street. Circular Flower Bed with Shrub is where Fountain was originally.

Photo by Ron Taylor - 6/26/2004

April 1, 1954

Early on, at the start of the fire.

Photos loaned by long-time friend, Howard Palmer formerly of Allentown and California resident over 30 years.

"City Hall" burns!

The Brown & Stout building withstood the fire as did the old Loblaws building.

Photo by Howard Palmer

"Height of the Fire"

April 1, 1954

Photo by Howard Palmer

Fire 50 years ago paves way for today's "GATEWAY"

Main St. Parade

Probably July 14-15, 1909; thanks to Jane Pinney; 14th Annual 7-County Firemen's Convention at Wellsville,NY

FORMER HIGH SCHOOL - WELLSVILLE c.1924

From Photo Collection of Donald Adams-An Original Post Card.

Taken soon after fire Nov 25, 1924 (1:30am). Per Shirley Engle (Thelma Rogers Genealogical & Historical Society) Originally built in 1891, partially burned in 1909 & rebuilt to be totalled in 1924. Located on Main Street at present spot of David A. Howe Public Library.

Main Street Wellsville c.1920's

email submittal by Lynda Clear

Wellsville Sanitarium

1919 Version of Wellsville Sanitarium. Later became Hotel and was torn down. Trinity Luthern Church now stands on these grounds on North Main Street.

National Aluminum Works

Stood where Memorial Park now stands; Triangle of Stevens/West Pearl & Brooklyn Avenue.

Per Martha Howe's 1963 "History of Wellsville", "It burned in 1914. The ruins were bought by the village and aluminum salvaged from it paid to restore the lot. The boulder & plaque honoring the WWI vets was undertaken by the Wellsville Civic League and dedicated Oct. 1, 1919."

Photo of Postcard taken by Mary Rhodes; original at David A. Howe Library, Wellsville.

1938 Veterans Parade - Wellsville

Note the Hotel Fassett at left;

Submitted by William A."Bubba" Greene

Hotel Wellsville

c.1930's

Picture from Archives of David A. Howe Public Library

Simon Dornow Family; 1st Settlers on Dornow Road 1857

First Row - left to right - Emmalina Dornow Meyer, Grandma and Grandpa Dornow, (Simon and Wilhelmia) Mary Dornow Freemann. Second row - Herman, Gottlieb, Fred, Louis and William Dornow. Submitted by Joan Ball

Stocking the Pond at Wellsville Rod & Gun Club

Gypsy Lane- Harold Dash & Clair Erickson

c.1950s

 

 

 

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