This photo of Charles Dietel in the Hardware Store was taken 100 years ago, when he carried wood burning stoves. His father, John Dietel, built the Hardware Store in 1875. John died in 1920 and Charles inherited the business.
This photo of Charles Dietel in the Hardware Store was taken 100 years ago, when he carried wood burning stoves. His father, John Dietel, built the Hardware Store in 1875. John died in 1920 and Charles inherited the business.
This is the bridge over Sterling Creek on Old State Road just west of Center Road. Edna Williams took the first photo in 1913 from the northeast corner of the bridge, looking southwest.
The railroad track crossed Main Street just east of Giuseppe’s Pizza, heading north. The passenger depot was just north of Giuseppe’s.
These two photos were taken from the top of the railroad trestle looking northeast toward Sabin Point. Little Sodus Bay is in the foreground and Lake Ontario is at the top left. The first photo was probably take about 1905, well after the cottages had been built during the 1890s. The second photo was probably taken upon the announcement that the State Park would be removing all of these structures, about 1932.
The black and white image was taken by Edna Williams in 1913 from the bridge on Old State Road. The trees had been cleared from the hillside years earlier for use in building log cabins and keeping those cabins warm. The field was planted probably with corn. The autumn photo was taken in 2012 and shows the second growth trees, probably planed in the 1930s. The winter image was taken in 2020.
