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[100 Block of South Abilene Street, Midland, 1890]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.
Date: 1890~
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[200 South Main Street, Midland]

Description: Photograph of a street scene on 200 Main Street in Midland, facing the southeast with several storefronts lining the sidewalks and an intersection in the foreground with a street light hanging above. The Basil Supply Co., a Firestone mechanic shop, the U&1 Cafe, and the Montgomery and Ward Order Office (from left to right) are several of the stores along South Main Street, and at the end of the street (far right) is the railroad depot. Cars are parked along the curb of Main Street, and three pe… more
Date: 1948
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[300 West 17th Street from Mechanic Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest from Mechanic Street toward a row of houses that are largely obscured by trees. The street signs for the cross streets are visible on the corner at right, in front of a two-story white house that is partially visible on the corner, which has an inset front porch on the left side of the building with wooden railings. Cars are parked on both sides of the street and a two story white building is visible on the opposite side of the street at left, as well as a taller … more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1100 South Market Street from 11th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest toward a block of Market Street with a two-story, cream-colored house on the corner, at left, that has a hipped roof and a front-facing gabled extension with cut-out corners and extended eaves as well as a smaller, single-story addition on the far left of the image. Part of the corner house and the majority of the other houses on the street are obscured by large trees and bushes. Several cars are parked along the curb and there is a utility pole on the street corn… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1200 South Market Street from 12th Street]

Description: Photograph looking west of a neighborhood on Market Street, with buildings that are largely obscured by trees on both sides of the street. Part of a two-story house painted white with dark-colored shutters is visible on the corner at the left side of the image. Cars are parked along the left curb and two unidentified people are walking down the center of the street.
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1200 South Market Street from 13th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest down a block of Market Street from the corner, including a utility pole near the center of the image next to a stop sign, a row of trees planted along the curb. Houses are partially visible along the right side of the image including a two-story dark blue or grey house with white trim that has a front door on the left side of the building under an entry porch with an extended gable roof; a white and a neighboring one-story side-gabled house with a full-length front… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1300 South Market Street from 13th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest down a block of a neighborhood, toward a row of houses that are largely obscured by shrubs and trees. A large, white, two-story building is partially visible on the corner at the left side of the building, and a blue car is parked at the curb next to it; other two-story houses are partially visible in the distance, near the center of the image, where traffic lights designate an intersection. On the right side of the image, a person is standing on the opposite side… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1300 South Market Street from 14th Street]

Description: Photograph of a row of houses along Market Street, partially visible among trees and shrubs, including a blue house with white trim on the corner that has a second-floor balcony over a front porch to the right of a front-facing pedimented gable end. The neighboring houses to the left include a two-story yellow house with brown trim and a hipped roof that has a full-length front porch with a balcony above; a two-story white house with a gabled roof and a covered two-floor balcony and porch with… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1400 North Mechanic Street from 14th Street]

Description: Photograph of the front of several houses along a block of Mechanic Street with part of an empty, grassy lot on the corner at the far right of the image and a station wagon parked on the curb near the intersection. The front of the first few houses are visible, including a blue house with white trim that has a steep staircase to the front porch with signs posted and flowering bushed in the yard; toward the center of the image, a neighboring two-story white house with a side-gabled roof is visi… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1400 North Mechanic Street from 15th Street]

Description: Photograph looking northeast on Mechanic Street including part of a one-story white house on the corner (far left) with decorative edging along the full-length porch and a neighboring white, two-story house with a side-gabled roof and a full-length porch and balcony with a flat roof. Other homes on the block are largely obscured by trees (near the center of the image) and several commercial buildings are visible in the background at the end of the street.
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1400 South Mechanic Street from 14th Street]

Description: Photograph looking west down Mechanic Street; the building on the corner is partially visible and houses farther down the block are largely obscured by trees and bushes. There is a multi-story building on the corner that has a partial front porch and second-story balcony, with a section in the center that has a front-facing gable end next to a steep conical roof. A two-story yellow house with a hipped roof is partially visible near the center of the image, on the other side of a parking lot. … more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1400 South Mechanic Street from 15th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southeast down Mechanic Street where the fronts of several houses are largely obscured by trees and bushes. There is a low wooden fence around the yard at the right side of the image, with a sign posted near the curb; yards for the neighboring houses at left are bordered by low brick boundary walls. Two steep conical roofs are visible on the building at the far end of the block, near the left side of the image, and cars are parked on both sides of the street.
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1500 North Mechanic Street from 15th Street]

Description: Photograph looking west down Mechanic Street, toward a row of houses and cars parked along the curb. On the right side of the image, there is a two-story blue house with white trim that has a front-facing gable over a second floor balcony and full-length front porch, as well as plants in the yard around the chain-link fence enclosure. The front of the neighboring house at left is a single-story blue house with gabled dormers over a full-length front porch; the third house is a large, two-stor… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1500 South Mechanic Street from 15th Street]

Description: Photograph looking west of houses along one side of Mechanic Street, largely obscured by large trees. Two houses at the end of the block are partially visible on the left side of the image, including a two-story white house with a partial front porch bordered by metal railings and a gray car parked in the drive below the porch at far left. The neighboring house is a light-colored two-story house with white trim, including white railings along the steps leading to the front door. Other cars a… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1500 South Mechanic Street from 16th Street]

Description: Photograph looking east down a block of Mechanic Street toward a row of houses that are almost entirely obscured by trees. The corner house is partially visible on the right side of the image, including part of a full-length front porch and covered second-floor balcony that has ramps to the first floor and plain wooden railings. The yard is enclosed by a white wooden fence with concrete edging and posts and there is a "Reserved Parking" sign posted near the curb in front of the house at the c… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1600 Block of Market Street from 16th Street]

Description: Photograph looking northwest down Market Street toward a commercial district, partially visible in the far distance at the center of the image. Cars are parked along both sides of the street, but the houses are largely obscured by trees and bushes. In the far left corner of the image, the is a utility pole and a traffic light, lit green; in the background at right, a tall commercial building is partially visible.
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1600 North Market Street from 17th Street]

Description: Photograph of a tree-lined street and a house in shadow at 1600 North Market Street. A wide street with several parked vehicles sits along the right side of the photograph. Large trees sit along a sidewalk on the right, covering the center of the photograph. A small, raised house sat behind a red and white fence and a wall of plants on the left edge of the photograph. A single sign facing away from the camera stands at the center of the photograph.
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1600 South Market Street from 16th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest down Market Street including part of a two-story white commercial building on the corner that has dark-colored tiles around the entryway and appears to be boarded up. Two unidentified people are on the sidewalk near the back of the building and the neighboring two-story house is partially visible near the center of the image; other buildings on the block are obstructed by trees and a large, multi-story commercial building is in the far distance. Two-story homes ar… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1700 South Mechanic Street from 17th Street]

Description: Photograph looking southwest down Mechanic Street toward a commercial district, including a multi-story white building in the center of the image. The side of a single-story white building is partially visible on the street corner at the left side of the image, including a bay window in the center of the building below a pedimented gable end. Other houses and buildings are partially visible along the opposite side of the street on the right side of the image and cars are parked along both cur… more
Date: 1994
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1800 North Avenue M 1/2 from 18th Street]

Description: Photograph looking toward the northwest corner of 18th Street and Avenue M 1/2, where the front and partial east side of the house on the corner is visible. It is a single-story house with a raised foundation painted blue with white trim and the front part of the house has a side-gabled roof with a front-facing gabled extension on the left side of the house that has an extended bay window with a slanted roof. There is a short flight of stairs at the center of the house, leading to the front d… more
Date: 1993
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1800 North Avenue M 1/2 from 19th Street]

Description: Photograph looking toward the north 1800 block of Avenue M 1/2. The house on the corner has a side-gabled roof and a full-length front porch with a flat roof and decorative edging along the frieze boards, as well as a full flight of stairs at the center, leading to the front door; it is painted white with a darker color used on the raised foundation. Neighboring houses are partially visible at right, including a two-story brick house with a front-facing gable; a two-story white house with a h… more
Date: 1993
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1800 South Avenue M 1/2 from 18th Street]

Description: Photograph looking toward the southwest corner of Avenue M 1/2 and 18th Street, where there is a white, two-story house with a hipped roof and an extension at the front on the right side with a pedimented gable end facing the street. It also has a front porch with a flat roof and spindled posts stretching from the extension to the left side of the house, with a staircase that has a quarter turn at the far left of the house leading up to the porch. The neighboring house is partially visible ne… more
Date: 1993
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services

[1800 South Avenue M 1/2 from 19th Street]

Description: Photograph looking toward the houses on the south block of 1800 Avenue M 1/2; the house on the corner and immediate neighboring houses to the left are partially visible and the other houses are largely obscured by trees near the center of the image. The corner house at the far right of the image is painted blue with white trim and has a raised foundation, a side-gabled roof, a partial porch with a full flight of stairs at the center of the front, and a bay window on the right side. Cars are p… more
Date: 1993
Partner: City of Galveston Development Services
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