Old Pics Of Hamilton

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by palace1

When I saw that photo of Kresge's on the Vintage Hamilton Facebook page I was also surprised to see that the ziggurat-shaped tiles above the windows had a pattern originally.

If you move around in the streetview, along Hughson, there is a worn pattern on the paneling that is there today but it's kind of mis-aligned and inconsistent... I doubt it was intentional though, probably something that was painted over when installed and it's weathered.

[palace1]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

there is a worn pattern on the paneling that is there today but it's kind of mis-aligned and inconsistent...

Those patterns are reflections of the Right House building across the street.

The tiles appear to be smooth in pictures from the 1960's so maybe the 1930 style was changed in 1949 when the back section of the store was constructed.

[CaptainKirk]

Crowd viewing a Spitfire - V.E. Day 1945

[palace1]

Originally Posted by CaptainKirk

Crowd viewing a Spitfire - V.E. Day 1945

The good old days when every store had awnings over the sidewalk...

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Awnings are wonderful. They also tend to end up covered in pigeon sh*t. It's a tough call.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by palace1

Those patterns are reflections of the Right House building across the street.

The tiles appear to be smooth in pictures from the 1960's so maybe the 1930 style was changed in 1949 when the back section of the store was constructed.

Oops... Good eye - they're reflections of the RH cornice! That's neat.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^That must have been, like, the best day ever. VE Day, that is. Way better than the VD Day I celebrated last year. Totes sucked, man.

[coalminecanary]

So... my dream came true. Google "Street view" with a historical date slider. Now lets get those old pix uploaded, date tagged and geocoded!!!

http://www.historypin.com/map/#!/geo:43....e_from:1840-01-01/date_to:1890-12-31/fs/