Main Street Chester, New York

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Main Street Chester, New York: This photo postcard showcases Main Street in downtown Chester, New York, from a row of two and three-story brick commercial buildings lining both sides of the street. Alongside the sidewalk, 1940s-1950s vintage automobiles are parked. Prominent on one of the buildings is a "Rexall" drugstore sign, familiarizing this scene with a time when locally owned businesses were commonplace in small American towns.
Main Street Chester, New York

This photo postcard showcases Main Street in downtown Chester, New York, from a row of two and three-story brick commercial buildings lining both sides of the street. Alongside the sidewalk, 1940s-1950s vintage automobiles are parked. Prominent on one of the buildings is a "Rexall" drugstore sign, familiarizing this scene with a time when locally owned businesses were commonplace in small American towns.

Name/Title

Main Street Chester, New York

Entry/Object ID

chs-001030

Tags

Chester, Downtown

Description

This photo postcard showcases Main Street in downtown Chester, New York, from a row of two and three-story brick commercial buildings lining both sides of the street. Alongside the sidewalk, 1940s-1950s vintage automobiles are parked. Prominent on one of the buildings is a "Rexall" drugstore sign, familiarizing this scene with a time when locally owned businesses were commonplace in small American towns.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Acquisition

Notes

8/1/2001 Gift from Amy Lawlor

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Chester Views

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

Chester Pharmacy

Date Published

circa 1950

Sender

Photo by Haddon Hall Printed by Dexter Press

Transcription

Transcription

Main Street Chester, New York [verso] This view shows part of Main Street at Chester, New York. Located in Orange County – in the famous “Greycourt Meadow” or “Black-Dirt Area” – Chester is noted for its famous trotting horse, Hambletonian No. 10, its vegetable farming, dairy farming and as a home center.

Transcriber

Clifton Patrick

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

13.8 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

August 11, 2024