Waverly's Changing Market Street (former name Emmitt Street)

page 2 update 9 May 2012

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Waverly Court House

Market Street in Waverly

Waverly Nort & Market Streets

Looking across canal bridge toward center of town..  At this time what is now Market street was called Emmitt Street.

 

1909 Waverly post card looking east down Market street from intersection with North Street.

 

1909 Waverly post card looking east down Market street from intersection with North Street.

 

Jessica's Attic 366

Jessica's Attic on corner

 

abt 1908 looking down Market street

Looking across canal bridge toward center of town about 1908.  At this time what is now Market street was called Emmitt Street.

 

Corner of Emmitt & Market St., Wave

Water street is now Rt. 23 (Emmitt Ave.) and Emmitt is now Market Street

 

Waverly downtown in 1950

Waverly looking down South Market Street in 1950. photo by Marcus Orr

 

Noel's Restaurant

1950's --Noel's Restaurant on Corner

 

Music Store-Prusah Valley 
Corner of Market & Emmitt Ave. 31 January 2008

Dean's Drug Store

Deans Drug Store

 

abt 1900 Vanmeter Grocery

Abt. 1900 Holleberg Brothers Jewelers & Optician on left and W. C. VanMeter Grocery on right.  This on N. Market across from the Emmitt House.

from Bill Hicks collection via Gary Cooper

 

Waverly Emmitt House murders

July 6, 1896

 

 

Waverly Emmitt House token
Emmitt House Bar

Emmitt House bar

from Gary Minor collection

 

1925 downtown Waverly, OH

1925 downtown Waverly.  Market Street looking toward Emmitt Ave. from 2nd St.  Note First National bank, Waverly State Bank and other business.

from Bill Hicks collection via Gary Cooper

 

 

Old Post Office

The Old Post Office

 

Waverly State Bank abt 1900

First floor was the Post Office and on the right the Waverly State Bank and on second floor Wallace Dentist.  In January 1921 attorney C. M. Caldwell moved his office out of the building to 206 E. Second Street.  Picture about 1900

 

Waverly PO inside in 1930's

Picture take by Frank Logan an employee of the Post office.  Time period in the 1930's

 

Dr. Mooney's Office

About 1900 Dr. Mooney's Office interior located above Post Office & Waverly State Bank

from Bill Hicks collection via Gary Cooper

 

 

Old Post Office Building as it now

View of the Old Post Office building at 115 N. Market St. Prior to current use it was occupied by a Christian book store and prior to that Waverly State Bank

photo by Tyrone Hemry 2008

Waverly Quick Lunch

Waverly Quick Lunch located between First National Bank and Helman's Barber shop

 

4th of July 1930 downtown Waverly

Around 1930 4th of July Parade. Left to right: Lunch counter, Helman's Barber Shop, Rexal Drug, Waverly State Bank and Post office

from Bill Hicks collection via Gary Cooper 

 

Waverly Market Street in 1947

Market Street in 1947 taken from roof of the courthouse by the late Kelly Wallace

 

 

Waverly abt 1910

Waverly abt 1910

 

 

Waverly July 1959

Waverly July 1959

 

 

28 Jan 1908 Waverly, Ohio

Waverly  looking west on Market Street
Pat Slagle photo via Jim Henry

 

Waverly Fair Clothing Mkt. & 2nd abt 1900

Fair Clothing about 1900 located in the present day Vallery Building

 

Emmitt Ave Waverly

Looking west down Emmitt (Market St. now)

 

Old German school location on Main

Location after removal of the Old German school behind the Court House along Main Street.

photo by Tyrone Hemry

 

Waverly Mkt. St. looking South abt 1910

Market Street looking South abt 1910.  Catholic Church is on left near 5th Street.

 

Waverly Landmark feed silos

Waverly Landmark Feed Silos

photo by Tyrone Hemry March 2012

 

 
Waverly N & W depot

Waverly N & W depot

from Gary Minor collection

 

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