Larry Michaels

1 week ago | thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels

Larry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerCroghan Street circa 1900Horse-drawn wagons, a bicycle and trolley tracks are seen on Croghan Street, looking northwest from near the corner of Front Street about 1900. This rare photo gives a close-up view of the buildings on the north side of Croghan between Front & Arch streets, which are all gone. The block is now occupied by the Huntington Bank main office and parking lots.

3 weeks ago | thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels

History Spotlight: The 1959 floodLarry Michaels and Krista Michaels)Special to The News-MessengerParamount Theater, 1959This photo of the Paramount Theater was taken by Ray Dymond during the 1959 flood. Spencer Tracy would be appearing in "The Last Hurrah" if the high water receded in time. The view is NE across Birchard Avenue toward the Sohio station and the top of the old Jackson Underwear factory behind it. Photo courtesy of Maggie Myers. (Submitted by Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)

1 month ago | thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels

Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)Special to The News-MessengerDay's Nursery, Cleveland Avenue, 1952This rare photo of Day's Nursery on Cleveland Avenue in Fremont just south of Buckland was taken by Dorothy Hasselbach in 1952 when her husband Jack was constructing the building next to their home that later became a Lennox dealership. The view looks south along Cleveland Avenue where only one house stood then at the right.

1 month ago | thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels

Churches were located within blocks of each otherLarry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerAerial View of ChurchesSeveral Fremont churches dominate this aerial view looking northwest above Garrison and Park Avenue in about 1970. First Presbyterian appears in the foreground with its old steeple still intact before the 1977 tornado; St. Joseph's Catholic Church is seen at the upper left; and St. John's Lutheran at the upper right.

1 month ago | portclintonnewsherald.com | Larry Michaels

Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)Special to The News-MessengerEast State Street, 1904Not many pictures were taken of the 1904 flood, but this unusual photograph shows how high the water had risen on East State Street, as seen from near the intersection of Water Street. The old buildings on the north side of the street include the Bingman and Munch Grocery and the Stieff Billman Company.