Main Street 1999, 1972

This is the first in a series of four pages showing current pictures of the Main Street area compared to similar photographs taken in the past. Here you see a photo from 1972. The next three pages contain shots taken in 1919, 1906 and 1898.

1972

Clyde Smith, who now lives in California, sent me this picture. Clyde lived in Corinna from 1941 to about 1953. He took this picture of Main Street on Jan 1, 1972. It shows downtown before the Turner Block burned in 1975. It's a bustling little commercial center. You can see the parking meters that used to line the street and steam from the mill stacks. Click on the picture for a larger view.

1999

This picture of Main Street, taken in November 1999, shows how much things have changed in 27 years. Click on the picture for a larger view.