400 Block of State Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

400 Block of State Street

400 Block of State Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 400 block of State Street. Businesses include: Chocolate House, College Boot Shop, Wee-Wash-It, Schwartz Jewelers, Electric Shaver Service and Pen Shop, Tony and Len's Barber Shop, Beecher's Stereo Components and Tape Recorders, Wisconsin Typewriter Co., Army Surplus Store, Harper Method Beauty School, Badger Sporting Goods, Patti Music, Remington-Rand Electric Shavers, Capitol Hearing Aid Center, and Badger Liquor. There is a vacant lot between Wee-Wash-It and Schwartz Jewelers that would become Lisa Link Peace Park. Heavily graffitied barricades surround the lot. Et Cetera Gifts can be seen around the corner on Gilman Street. Pedestrians and automobiles are also visible along the street.
DESCRIPTION
Composite panoramic view of the north side of the 400 block of State Street. Businesses include: Chocolate House, College Boot Shop, Wee-Wash-It, Schwartz Jewelers, Electric Shaver Service and Pen Shop, Tony and Len's Barber Shop, Beecher's Stereo Components and Tape Recorders, Wisconsin Typewriter Co., Army Surplus Store, Harper Method Beauty School, Badger Sporting Goods, Patti Music, Remington-Rand Electric Shavers, Capitol Hearing Aid Center, and Badger Liquor. There is a vacant lot between Wee-Wash-It and Schwartz Jewelers that would become Lisa Link Peace Park. Heavily graffitied barricades surround the lot. Et Cetera Gifts can be seen around the corner on Gilman Street. Pedestrians and automobiles are also visible along the street.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:83903
Creation Date: 06 1967
Creator Name:Custer, Frank
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Frank Custer local history research files, 1850-1960
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M2001-157.391
Original Dimensions:41 x 3.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Image consists of ten separate photographs taped together to create a panorama.
SUBJECTS
Barbershops
Beauty shops
Restaurants
Graffiti
Signs and signboards
Automobile parking
Automobiles
Pedestrians
Streets
Facades
Trees
Apartments
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Sidewalks
Dry cleaning industry
Outdoor photography
Storefronts

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