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Looking North

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Looking north along what remains of 1100 block along Main Street with large brick structure being the Mull Building. Look closely at the four buildings near left edge to see white-eyebrowed 1111 Main.


What's Left of 1100 Block of Main Street

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Looking South

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Postcard shows a little of 1000 block (Colvig Bldg at bottom left) south as far as the camera lens can see. Taken from top of Hawley Building (Mull Building) probably in late 1930s.


Lonely Remnants of 1100 Block

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Watch out for loose elephant at right.


1100 Main

Built 1950

1104 Main

Former Grahman's store which went out of business in 1939 and been empty since then. 
"little brown metal building between the Home Building and the former G.G. Murphy building"
City bought in 2008, planned for demolition. Windstorm in April 2011 blew piece of metal flashing off the top, no harm done.
Wheeling Intelligencer, Apr 23, 2011, p 17.

1111 Main

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1113 Main

Built 1900, offered for $150k in Aug 2009

1115-23 Main - Reichart Furniture Building

ca. 1890, three original building made into one as Reichart Company Department Store.
Incorporated in 1917, went out of business in xxxx.
Fidelity & Columbia Trust Company Building at some point.
Last incarnation as Heritage Port Business Center.
Demolished in 2011-12.
Fading Reichart https://www.flickr.com/photos/34878756@N04/3899168790/in/photostream/sign painted on top building.

1118 Main

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1125-27 Main Street - Unruh Building

1127 is Schneider Photography. 
ca. 1890, Victorian styling.

1126-30 Main

Franzheim Building
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Main & 12th - looking North on Main

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Postcard from about turn of century. Building on right corner is currently United Bank, on left corner was People's Bank.
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Looking N on Main at 12th St; Building on right corner is United Bank. Few other buildings survive from the era of the postcard above.


Main & 12th - People's Bank

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Long gone, replaced by low bank building visible in photo above.
Undated photo from Ohio County Public Library collection.
Seen also on postcard above.