by Old Mentz | Mar 4, 2013 | Brown and Martens, Cayuga County, Port Byron, Utica Street
These photos are in the collection of the Port Byron Library. They show the new Brown and Martens Auto Dealer. The following ran in the Port Byron Chronicle in August 14, 1947.By July 22, 1948, the building was complete and the following story ran in the PBC.
by Old Mentz | Dec 22, 2012 | Cayuga County, Erie Canal, Lock 52, Mentz, Port Byron
Here is a view of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 52, which was taken on a winters day when the canal. Compare this to the other photo of Lock 52.The wooden platform that the people are standing on was a strainer to keep floating debris out of the turbine / overflow culvert...
by Old Mentz | Dec 3, 2012 | Cayuga County, Crane's Department Store, downtown, Interurban railroad, Port Byron, trolley
(Click on the picture to see it in a larger size. This works with all the pictures on this blog.)Well, it is somewhere between June 1908 and 1931 in the downtown shopping area. We know this because of the trolley heading toward Auburn on the Auburn and Northern line....
by Old Mentz | Nov 26, 2012 | Cayuga County, Don Gallagher, Owasco Outlet, Port Byron, Rochester Street, St. John's Church
A view of St John’s that I have never seen before. Don Gallagher wrote;”Rochester Street in foreground. Left to right- Episcopal Church, St John’s R. Catholic Church, then Wellington (Bill) Bush home. Owasco Outlet on right side of picture. The...
by Old Mentz | Nov 18, 2012 | Cayuga County, GAR, Lockwood Post, Port Byron
This is another photo from the Donald Gallagher collection. The caption reads; “Lockwood Post G.A.R. Stillwell Camp S.O.V. May 30, 1914, Port Byron, NY.” This would have been taken on Memorial Day.
by Old Mentz | Sep 8, 2012 | Cayuga County, history, Port Byron
Here is our second mystery photo. It is another from the Bruce Carter files. Can you place this house? At first we were thinking it was the Catholic Church rectory, but the windows don’t match to photos we have of the church. Can you help?
