Downtown

"Gone but not forgotten"

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Then and Now

Early 1950's....Downtown Altoona at the corner of 11th Ave. and 14th Street, with the Capitol Theater on the left. (#?) June 14, 1997....Downtown Altoona at the corner of 11th Ave. and 14th Street, with the Streetscape project near completion. (#?) Pre-1950's....WWII...Canteen in downtown Altoona, Pa.(#?) 1939-40....(This is one of Altoona Archives' earliest gems.)A night shot of the Cetlin-Wilson Show held on Gamble Hill, in Altoona,Pa. Circa...1950's....Montgomery Wards on 11th Ave.
Circa...1948....The Cathedral dome with the gun turret on Gospel Hill in the foreground.
Oct. 7,1954....Blatchford's Furniture Anniversary Sale in downtown Altoona,giving away a new Buick.(#?) 1953...The Amoco gas station At 11th. Str. and Chestnut Ave. This place is still there today.(#) 1952...Al's Sporting Goods on 11th Street between 12th Ave. and Green Ave. in the Masonic Temple, with the Young Men's Shop behind the truck. .(#?) Dec. 20,1956...11th. Ave. between 15th. and 16th. Streets with Stover's Restaurant, The Altoona Leather Store, The New Idea Store, and Wolf's Furniture Store on the corner.(#561223) Oct. 29,1948...The intersection of 7th.Ave. and 7th. Str. looking east.Masterson's Drug Store is on the left, which is the present-day site of The Uniform Gallery. On the right is Don's Esso Station.(#481029) Circa...1946...."Guess who's coming to dinner?"
Circa...1946....Meet "Thor", he was a regular at the United Cigar Store at 11th Ave. and 12th Str.
(He used to go downtown by taking the trolley, from the Fairview section of Altoona. Seriously.)

Jun.3,1949...AltoLunch 1602-11th Ave.
June 3,1953....Looking east on 11th. Ave. towards the gas company,
from 12th. street.(#536143)
May. 1953...A slice of the downtown scene in 1953.
Nov. 15,1957...11th.Ave and 11th.Str. looking west.
Apr. 20, 1956..Chestnut Ave. and 7th. Str. Corner Market with '55 Chevy.
Jul. 1949... The Logan Theater on 11th. Ave.

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Altoona, PA 16603
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