This view of Staniford Road shows the completed stabilized pavement after the sand blotter had been spread and sprayed and the little tandem roller being used to compact the material before allowing light traffic to use the street during the curing period. Burlington Street Dept. stenciled on the... Show moreThis view of Staniford Road shows the completed stabilized pavement after the sand blotter had been spread and sprayed and the little tandem roller being used to compact the material before allowing light traffic to use the street during the curing period. Burlington Street Dept. stenciled on the back of the tandem roller. Undated but may be 1942. Show less
October 1, 1942. Photo No. 4. This view taken from a point near the intersection of North Ave. looking westerly shows the method of placing the bags of cement in rows spaced to provide for a definite amount of cement per sq. yard of pavement. Note that the spacing has been marked off near the... Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 4. This view taken from a point near the intersection of North Ave. looking westerly shows the method of placing the bags of cement in rows spaced to provide for a definite amount of cement per sq. yard of pavement. Note that the spacing has been marked off near the gutter by actual measurement by the man shown on the right. The loose cement which has already been dumped from the bags can bee seen on the left half of the pavement ready to be spread with the spike-tooth harrows. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept. Show less
October 1, 1942. Photo No. 8. This view of Staniford Road shows the process of dry mixing the cement with the soil to a depth of six inches (6") with the aid of the Killifer Cultivator hauled by a small Allis-Chalmers Caterpillar Tractor. This view is taken from the position as No. 5. Work done... Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 8. This view of Staniford Road shows the process of dry mixing the cement with the soil to a depth of six inches (6") with the aid of the Killifer Cultivator hauled by a small Allis-Chalmers Caterpillar Tractor. This view is taken from the position as No. 5. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept. Show less
May 25, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary... Show moreMay 25, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary to bring the center of the roadway up to the proper grade. The work on the northerly side of the street was completed in Nov. 1941. A special appropriation of $4100.00 was made for the construction, $500.00 of which was for street grading. Work done by Burlington Street Dept. Show less
This view of Staniford Road shows the method of placing the bags of cement so as to distribute the proper amount of cement per square yard to obtain the right percentage in the mixture. This view also shows the bags being cut open and emptied in piles for even distribution. The surface in the... Show moreThis view of Staniford Road shows the method of placing the bags of cement so as to distribute the proper amount of cement per square yard to obtain the right percentage in the mixture. This view also shows the bags being cut open and emptied in piles for even distribution. The surface in the foreground of this picture shows the completed pavement of the previous day with 6" X 6" timber header being removed. Work done by Burlington Street Dept. Undated but may be 1942. Show less
October 1, 1942. Photo No. 16. This view of Staniford Road shows the surface rolling with the ten ton (10T) Power Roller with the Spike-Tooth Harrow breaking up any surface compaction that may have taken place by the passing over the surface with trucks and tractors before final blading was done... Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 16. This view of Staniford Road shows the surface rolling with the ten ton (10T) Power Roller with the Spike-Tooth Harrow breaking up any surface compaction that may have taken place by the passing over the surface with trucks and tractors before final blading was done with the power grader prior to rolling. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept. Show less
This view of Staniford Road shows the completed pavement after a layer of washed sand had been spread over the surface for curing purposes. The small tandem roller in this picture was used for the roller ironing process with followed the initial surface rolling of the ten ton (10 T) tandem roller... Show moreThis view of Staniford Road shows the completed pavement after a layer of washed sand had been spread over the surface for curing purposes. The small tandem roller in this picture was used for the roller ironing process with followed the initial surface rolling of the ten ton (10 T) tandem roller. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept. Undated but may be 1942. Show less
October 1, 1942. Photo No. 12. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying water to the base after the base has been thoroughly dry mixed. This equipment is a Standard Kinney Jr. Asphalt Distributor of six hundred (600) gallon capacity. The water is being applied under maximum... Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 12. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying water to the base after the base has been thoroughly dry mixed. This equipment is a Standard Kinney Jr. Asphalt Distributor of six hundred (600) gallon capacity. The water is being applied under maximum pressure and followed immediately with the Killifer Spring-Tooth Cultivator and the twenty inch (20") disc harrow. Show less
Undated photo but may be 1930 trolley track removal road construction project by the Burlington Street Dept. View is along South Union Street looking south near the intersection of Maple Street. The old tracks have been dug up as they ran down the center of the street. Private homes and elm trees... Show moreUndated photo but may be 1930 trolley track removal road construction project by the Burlington Street Dept. View is along South Union Street looking south near the intersection of Maple Street. The old tracks have been dug up as they ran down the center of the street. Private homes and elm trees line both sides of the road. No. 253 South Union is seen to the right. To the left is the J. M. McGeary house at No. 266 South Union. See UVM's Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl Street photographs from 1930s 1940s. Show less
June 13, 1935. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project No. 2361. Sidewalk construction for University Place - Main Street. To the right is seen the Old Mill.
September 17, 1928. Road construction of curbs along University Place looking from Pearl Street. Ira Allen Chapel is to the left with Billings just beyond that. To the right is the main University of Vermont green.
June 13, 1935. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project 2361. Sidewalk construction for University Place at the corner of Main Street by workmen of the Burlington Street Dept. To the right is Morrill Hall on the University of Vermont campus.
October 29, 1940. This view shows the improvements at the intersection of Ledge Road and South Willard Street at the entrance to the Shell Gas Station where the new concrete radius sidewalk was installed connecting the northerly side of Ledge Road with the easterly side of South Willard Street.... Show moreOctober 29, 1940. This view shows the improvements at the intersection of Ledge Road and South Willard Street at the entrance to the Shell Gas Station where the new concrete radius sidewalk was installed connecting the northerly side of Ledge Road with the easterly side of South Willard Street. The old concrete ramp was resurfaced with plant mix asphalt as shown in the foreground. The concrete mixer and other equipment can be seen in the background. The small concrete island and sign post back of the $1.00 sign was also removed and the area surfaced with asphalt a few days later. This improvement provides a sidewalk for the school children in this are in going to and from the Adams School and Parochial School without crossing the entire width of this dangerous intersection, a cross walk being provided opposite All Saints' Chapel crossing Willard Street to the Texas Filling Station sidewalk shown in the background. Show less
October 19, 1931. North Williams Street looking south during paving. Description on photo reads "Mixed-In-Place - Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Ashphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney... Show moreOctober 19, 1931. North Williams Street looking south during paving. Description on photo reads "Mixed-In-Place - Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Ashphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributer and mixed with spring tooth farm harrow." Show less
December 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking north as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street. To the left up the street is the back of... Show moreDecember 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking north as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street. To the left up the street is the back of the Strong Theater. Show less
August 10, 1931. South Winooski Ave at the corner of Bank Street as indicated by the street sign stating Bank St. Piles of dirt are heaped onto the greenbelt (tree belt) as street dept crew do work. To the right can be seen the steeple and front columns of the Congo Church on So. Winooski Ave.
Undated photo of the intersection of So. Winooski Ave. at College Street during a street construction project with snow on the ground. To the left is the Fletcher Free Library at the corner of College St. and further down also to the left is the Central Fire Station at 132 So Winooski.
South Winooski Ave at the corner of Bank Street as indicated by the street sign stating Bank St. Piles of dirt are heaped onto the greenbelt (tree belt) as street dept crew do work. To the right can be seen the steeple and front columns of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave.
Undated but may be 1939 view of So. Winooski Ave. looking south at the intersection of Main Street. To the left men work on street construction project near the corner Herbert Auto Service at 204-206 So. Winooski selling Gulf. To the right is the Strong Theater building and Strong Hardware at 205... Show moreUndated but may be 1939 view of So. Winooski Ave. looking south at the intersection of Main Street. To the left men work on street construction project near the corner Herbert Auto Service at 204-206 So. Winooski selling Gulf. To the right is the Strong Theater building and Strong Hardware at 205-207 So. Winooski. A two story tall billboard structure is seen to the west side of the auto service store. Show less
