by Old Mentz | Oct 23, 2013 | downtown, Mentz, Park Hotel, Port Byron
I am not good with dating cars and trucks, so I know someone will be able to give me a better date. This is from the Port Byron Telephone Company collection. A nice look at the downtown area in an era we don’t see often.
by Old Mentz | Oct 13, 2013 | downtown, Masonic Block, Mentz, Port Byron
We don’t see many views of the buildings along Main Street north of the Masonic Block. This is a very clear photo that contains many details. I like the open drains along the street. No trolley tracks but a gas pump, so we can say maybe circa 1910.
by Old Mentz | Jun 1, 2013 | downtown, H.J. Fosters, Mentz, Port Byron
This ad was taken from the Port Byron Chronicle, November 27, 1915. I certainly hope that this was not Foster’s store, but rather a nice place for a sign.This photo is looking at the southwest corner of Routes 38 and 31, or where the Pit Stop is today.
by Old Mentz | May 12, 2013 | downtown, Mentz, Port Byron, Port Byron Telephone Company
We are going to start featuring some photos given to the Society by the phone company. These were from the days of the Port Byron Telephone Co. and show many scenes around the town and village. Our first shows the scene of an accident at the corner of 31 and 38. What...
by Old Mentz | Jan 22, 2013 | downtown, Mentz, Port Byron, Port Byron school
It is 1938 and the new school is complete. This photo gives us a real nice view of Port Byron. See what you can find. The Warren Mill, with the millpond in the upper right corner, the churches on Church Street, the lumber and coal yard, the route of the old Erie Canal...
by Old Mentz | Jan 20, 2013 | 1925, downtown, Miller's Store, Port Byron, Rochester Street, winter storm
There are a series of photographs taken of the big 1925 winter storm when about three feet of snow fell on Port Byron and the region. Here is one that is seldom seen.Miller’s Store was in the second building from the corner. It is also listed as a grocery,...
