Creator |
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 |
Title |
In Busy Dock Street |
Date |
ca. 1922 |
Description |
Reproduction of a drawing depicting a busy day on Dock Street. Shows the Merchant Exchange Building on the left, with a row
of commercial buildings with awnings in the background. In the foreground there are pedestrians, automobiles, and a streetcar.
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Notes |
When this sketch was drawn in 1924, the old provision stores and warehouses facing the upper reach of Dock Street are awaiting
removal to make room for a more modern structure devoted to the welfare of seamen when in port. This improvement, in the heart
of the city's most picturesque section, probably indicates the general displacement of other time-worn buildings to meet the
requirements of this centre of traffic in our food supplies. The building at the left of the row, No. 227, was once the home
of the poet, Edgar Allan Poe.
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Taylor Catalog Number: 358 |
Is part of |
Frank H. Taylor Collection |
Identifier |
Taylor - Case 11-14 [2717.F] |