I forgot I had this entry nearly written a couple weeks ago - Someone asked to see the before and after pictures of Schwenksville, so I am happy to oblige them.
- William Bromer House - July 12, 1907
- William Bromer House - June 13, 2010
- J. Edwin Miller Garage - c. 1960s
- Miller Garage Building (current owner not known) - June 13, 2010
- Woodside Inn - c. 1930s
- Woodside Inn (Unoccupied and currently for sale) - June 13, 2010
- Farmer's then Bean's Hotel - c. 1900s
- Bean's Hotel (now apartments) - June 13, 2010As you can see, with the exception of the ornate porch on Bean's Hotel, likely removed in 1930s, some bushes in the front of the Bromer Home, and some of the brickwork in the upper fascade of J. Edwin Miller's garage, nothing seems to have changed all that much.
15 comments:
Great history in this post.
Not as great as your post but here's a little trip where I took a couple of fun images from historical downtown Guthrie Oklahoma....In case your interested.
http://seasonsofmymind.blogspot.com/2009/07/4-h-centennial-trip.html
the more things change the more they stay the same.
loved looking at the houses, Iggy. They remind me of houses I've seen built in that time frame. I included a link to the Carson House in Eureka and the Moss Mansion in Billings because the Boomer House reminded me of these two houses
http://www.eurekaheritage.org/the_carson_mansion.htm
http://www.mossmansion.com/
always enjoy your "visit the past" entries :)
I hope you have a delightful Fourth!
betty
The Woodside Inn really took a turn for the worst, but the rest of the buildings look wonderful! Especially the William Bromer House--gorgeous! Love the colors. This was really fun. Great job, as usual. :):)
It's nice seeing these old places remaining in almost the same appearance as they were so many years ago. Sometimes change isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Have a great weekend. *hugs*
The black and white photos add such an elegant, romantic feel to them...
Glad to see that the buildings are still standing, but alas...not quite as elegant OR romantic.
I'm amazed at how little things had changed with the exception of the hotel. I couldn't help thinking, "if those walls could talk..."
Huge hugs!
Older buildings are being fixed up here, because they are better built than the new ones!
Hi, I am visiting via Connie's blog. Wonderful photos and history you have provided today.
Hey! I used your Forgotten Old Photo today!
These photos and the bits of history are very interesting:)
I am so happy to see you won Parsley's giveaway with her Oklahoma theme. You deserve it. You are such a faithful blogger makign such wonderful comments for everyone. You always go the extra mile on your own blog. Your research and photography is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this post with us all today. Happy 4th of July! Aanne
That's good though. I mean, isn't it nice that after all this time the buildings are almost exactly the same?
I love the New Orleans style balconies on that hotel. Too bad they got rid of them.
The William Bromer house looks beautiful, too! Kinda reminds me of something out of "Meet Me in St. Louis"
The ornate porch taken away! darn!
Love the Bromer house! It's one of my favorites when we pass by. They certainly don't make them like they used to.
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