A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Is thay some kind of chimney on top? It's a litle blurry.

Yes - seems to be a rather large joint central array unlike any I've seen in the past. Not sure this house still stands in Upton.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Farm where this monument still stands was recently up for sale....



Pretty sure that only maybe some remnants of this remain.

[rogruth]

Railroad shops?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Railroad shops?

No. Manufacturing something 100 years ago.....but the rail line did pass through town and by the one side here and a siding did run back up into town to service this area. That's gone now.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[HONDO74]

Bill's place is very interesting to me. Always enjoy seeing pictures of gas stations. Added it to my collection of old gas station pictures. I have never seen that many pumps lined up like that before.

Do you know if it was also a place to eat of maybe a general store...

[rogruth]

I think I see 9 pumps in the top photo and 10 on the postcard. Different grades/octanes/brands?
My guess is they have some food and other stuff. An early convenience store maybe.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Bill's place is very interesting to me. Always enjoy seeing pictures of gas stations. Added it to my collection of old gas station pictures. I have never seen that many pumps lined up like that before. ...

Man, you really have a good eye, HONDO. I especially enjoyed the black-n-white photo very much and saved it, but somehow had not taken notice of the number of pumps. Thanks!
Both of you!
Murph

[healey36]

Almost before-and-after photos, the black and white taken before the launch of Bill's improvement program, the results of which are seen in the colorized postcard. Has me wanting to drive out Rte. 30.

[rogruth]

I should have asked sooner but what is the building in the back used for?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I should have asked sooner but what is the building in the back used for?

Maybe a scrap / junkyard that's fenced in as in the real photo which is a slightly older view; colorized one is a distinctly different scene.

All gone now, but there is at the top The Mountain House Restaurant which looks to be across Rt. 30 from where Bill's was located.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rogruth]

Don't miss the loco and dump car in the lower part of the photo.
Is that structure being erected or taken down? It doesn't seem complete.