Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas

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Elevated view of Greenville Avenue, looking south, probably from Main Street. In the foreground, on the right is a church with Polk St. behind it. On the left is the First United Methodist Church, which was built in 1898. One car is on Greenville Ave. A sidewalk runs along the right/west, side of Greenville Ave. In the background is Philips Street, with the Mount Calvary Baptist Church on the SE corner of the intersection, completed in 1886. The Richardson School building, opened in 1914, is on the SW corner. Greenville Avenue curves to the left/east at Philips. Numerous residences are … continued below

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Creator: Unknown. May 5, 1927.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Richardson Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 5530 times, with 13 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Elevated view of Greenville Avenue, looking south, probably from Main Street.
In the foreground, on the right is a church with Polk St. behind it. On the left is the First United Methodist Church, which was built in 1898. One car is on Greenville Ave. A sidewalk runs along the right/west, side of Greenville Ave.
In the background is Philips Street, with the Mount Calvary Baptist Church on the SE corner of the intersection, completed in 1886. The Richardson School building, opened in 1914, is on the SW corner. Greenville Avenue curves to the left/east at Philips. Numerous residences are also shown, as are utility poles.

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Written on Front of Photograph: Richardson, Texas. May 5- 1927.
Photo likely taken on same day as: RPLv003g, Main Street, Elevated View.

User Feedback: "Methodist church is on left and church on the right is the Christian church. It is impossible in this photo to see the Presbyterian church on the right." "The Methodist church is the dark church and was located on the northeast corner of Greenville Avenue and Polk Street. The church was made of dark brown/red brick."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: RPLv005
  • Accession or Local Control No: Folder V 5
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth3067

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  • May 5, 1927

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  • May 10, 2005, 3:29 p.m.

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  • April 16, 2020, 5:06 p.m.

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Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas, photograph, May 5, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3067/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Richardson Public Library.

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