Burlington Streets: Church Street

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Date Created: 1943
Description: Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vt. Date on photo June 25, 1943. This view shows the process of removing the trolley car tracks on Church Street where they were embedded in reinforced concrete. An auxiliary air tank was used to supply additional compressed air for operating the paving breakers in loosening the cement around the rails. This picture was taken on the last day of this project. Construction workers seen. To the left is Burlington City Hall; just beyond is the Fire Station. On the right are retail stores that include Ellsworth jewelry, Star Restaurant American and Chinese (144 Church St.)
Subject: Street-railroad tracks.
Street photography.
Stores, Retail.
Construction workers.
Construction projects.
Burlington (Vt.).
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photographs
black-and-white photographs
Extent: 1 image
Source Document Location: University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.
Shelf Location: Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A4, Folder 04, Item 10
Note [Digital Version]: 2007-10-19, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Identifier (local): mcalA04F04i10
Digital Format: image/tiff