December 15, 1928. View of the Winooski Bridge over the Winooski River. To the far left is the Champlain Mill and to the right is the Chace Mill factories.
November 26, 1928. New Winooski Bridge taken from corner of Barrett St. and Colchester Ave. Overhead trolley lines and trolley tracks in the pavement can be seen.
View of the Winooski River and a heavily damaged building to the left (near the Johnson Grain Company?) after the November flood of 1927. In the distance is Colchester Ave.
View of a lot of debris including dislodged tracks created by the 1927 flood looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. Building to the right that may have been the Johnson Grain Company mill (Pillsbury's Best slogan seen near top). A sign designating the Winooski town line seen to the left.
View of a heavily damaged building (Johnson Grain Co. mill?) to the left done during the 1927 flood. View extends into the distance with buildings along Colchester Ave seen to the right. Also running off to the right is Lower Winooski Road or later known as Riverside Ave.
1927. Foot traffic alone was allowed on this temporary pontoon Winooski Bridge following the November 1927 flood of the Winooski River. Bridge was built and maintained with the help of troops from Fort Ethan Allen. Permanent bridge built in 1928. Champlain Mill in the background.
1927 view of the Winooski River from the Burlington side. Seen is the old mill that was a branch of the American Woolen Company (later converted to Forest Hills Factory Outlet) and the pontoon bridge after the November 1927 flood. Building to the left may be of the heavily damaged Johnson Grain Co.
View of the pontoon bridge constructed after the November 1927 flood. Only foot traffic was allowed. Mill buildings seen to the left and far right. The Brunswick Hotel at 21 Main Street 2nd building from right.
August 4, 1928. Official opening of the Winooski Bridge between Burlington and Winooski, Vermont. Rebuilt after the 1927 flood. Seen is a marching band parading across the bridge. Flags and banners are strung overhead. Spectators, both adults and children, watch from the sidelines.
