Adams Street Photos


Hupmobile Parade on W. Adams St. Martin Radiator Shop in background.

Dry Cleaners Club at Blacks Laundry, NW corner of Adams & Division.

Homecoming on West Adams , 1912.

Jackson & Sherry Lumber Co. truck. The business was behind the camera at Adams & New York Ave.

New White Way Dairy Delivery Truck, Adams & Division.

Adams east of Division, 1924.

Clark's Place, 407 W. Adams*

Clark's Place-beavers 407 W. Adams*

Beavers Lunch, Bob Wichhart, 407 West Adams

Patt's Opera House and Hardware Store, corner of Adams & Oak

Patt Building & Summit House Hotel. Circa 1905

Summit House Lobby.

Summit House Cafe

Newcomb's Drugstore in the Summit House Hotel building.

Summit House, Hotel, Creston Hotel, Corner of Adams & Elm. 1910.


Charles Safris Shine & Hat Shop, NE corner of Adams & Elm.

Ernest Safris, 5¢ Coney Island Stand, 225 W. Adams.

Willard Theatre, 1920.

Adams Street Parade in front of the Uptown Theater. 1946.

Western Auto Store, 121 W. Adams.

Ted Worsted Coast to Coast Store, 207 W. Adams, 1955.

Blair & Brennen Drug Store, 1909.


Office of Richard Brown, attorney, 207 1/2 W. Adams.

Thomas Cheetham Optical , 205 W. Adams, about 1910-20.

1935 REO Firetruck in 1942 Parade. Francis Crigger is behind the driver.

Troop train at Depot June 24, 1916.

Passengers, waiting for the train.

Mother and daughter, waiting for the train.

First National Bank, before the 1911 remodel.

Interior of the 1st Natlonal Bank, 1911.

Adams Street looking west from Maple. 1939.

1st National Bank & World War Memorial Arch Adams & Maple.

World War Memorial Arch. Adams & Maple. About 1919.

12 hour snow storm. Adams & Maple. 1909.

Firemans Parade. Corner of Adams & Maple Streets. Circa 1905.

Adams & Maple, looking east, 1948.

New Fareway Grocery. Adams & Maple. 1959.

ADS Drug Store, Curry Clothing. Adams Street between Maple and Pine.

The Palms Cafe, 109 West Adams.

Looking west on Adams from Pine. The Palms Cafe, Bradleys, Drug store, 1940's.

Homecoming, 1912.

Adams Street looking east from the depot. Circa 1905.

Adams Street looking east from the depot. Circa 1905.

Fire engine at the corner of Adams & Pine Streets. 1906.

ALT Tire Service. Pine Street.

Zeke Roberts Auto Livery. Big snowstorm, 1921.

Sampson tractor display in front of Creston Auto Co. between Pine & Walnut.

Adams Street Parade.

Creston Auto Company. Big snowstorm January 1, 1942.

Adams Street east of Pine. January 1, 1942.

Smoke Stack Construction, Adams & Walnut.

Adams Street looking east from Pine at the electric plant.

New neon sign for Creston Auto Company. 1942.

Adams Street east of Pine.

Carl Waltersdorf Saloon. Adams & Walnut. About 1910.

Creston Bottling Company, Orange Crush Soda. Adams & Walnut, Circa 1925.

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