by Old Mentz | Mar 13, 2012 | Cayuga County, Erie Canal, history, Lock 52, NYS Thruway, Port Byron
It is 1951 and the State is building the New York State Thruway. Lock 52 of the old Enlarged Erie Canal sits off in the weeds as the excavator eats away at Guidone’s Hill.
by Old Mentz | Mar 4, 2012 | aqueduct, Cayuga County, Erie Canal, Owasco Outlet, Port Byron, Port Byron school
This photo was taken in 1957 by a Canal Society of New York State member who was photographing existing canal structures. But so much more can be seen. The auto garage on the banks of the Outlet next to St John’s; the old Creamery; the church next to the school;...
by Old Mentz | Feb 19, 2012 | Cayuga County, history, Interurban railroad, Port Byron, powerhouse, Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern, trolley
This brick building still stands on the west side of the village. It was built as the Rochester, Syracuse, and Eastern Railroad, a fast service interurban that carried passengers between the two cities from 1909 to 1931.The term powerhouse is a bit misleading. All the...
by Old Mentz | Feb 10, 2012 | 1947, Cayuga County, history, Port Byron, Route 31
It’s 1947 and the State is paving the highway between Port Byron and Weedsport. These photo’s were sent to me by Carol Ayers.Carol writes; “There pictures were taken from his home on 26 Rochester Street by Arthur Dixon who was a heating and plumber...
by Old Mentz | Jan 5, 2012 | Cayuga County, Port Byron, school teachers
Port Byron School Teachers pose for a group photo in 1947. I need to wonder if the lack of young men says something about the late war or just the nature of school teaching in the 40’s.
by Old Mentz | Dec 21, 2011 | Lock 52 Historical Society, Port Byron
The Masonic Building with the Port Byron Drug Store and Lowe Brothers Store. Below is an ad from the November 3, 1939 Chronicle.
by Old Mentz | Dec 15, 2011 | Clara Barrus, Port Byron
Clara Barrus was a Port Byron native who went onto to become an early woman physician and author. Wikipedia says;”In 1901, [John] Burroughs [the early naturalist] met an admirer, Clara Barrus (1864–1931). She was a physician with the state psychiatric hospital...
by Old Mentz | Dec 10, 2011 | Port Byron, school teachers
It is the spring of 1946 when the Port Byron teaching staff posed for this photo.I have the names, but see how many you can identify.
by Old Mentz | Dec 9, 2011 | Erie Canal, hours, winter
The weekly business hours have ended for the winter. We will be open again come April. Genealogy assistance available by appointment. Call Betty Smith 776-4035 or Chick Walker, 776-4027.This photo, taken a couple years ago, is looking west along the old Erie Canal...
by Old Mentz | Dec 9, 2011 | Henry Wells, Port Byron
Another Barben photo from 1968. The located is the northwest corner of the Rt 38 and 31 intersection, behind the Port Byron Diner.
