Eric and I like to walk around downtown areas when we are traveling. Some, like Heritage Square in Phoenix, have become preserved, historic districts. The Stockade in Schenectady Some are listed on the National Register of Historic Places like The Stockade in Schenectady. Most are a mix of older buildings from the late 1800s to 1900s with modern, mid to 1900s buildings mixed in.
like most downtowns.
It's a mix of old &
newer buildings.
I don't know how old this building is.
There's no cornerstone with a date of
construction to provide information.
Store shows that it was originally
two buildings.
The left side of the building has cornice work made of bricks. The right side of the building's roofline is smooth. Brickwork has been used to decorate the upper portion of the building.
To the left of the Ace Store is the
Tin Ceiling Square.
It is one of the Quilts of Pender
the building's turret.
The building on the left may
The side of the Maryott McHirron
Building has this mural celebrating
the Village's 125th Anniversary.
have been built in the 1930s.
The building on the right has
minimal stone cornice work.
I wonder when it was built.
1891
The upper windows have been boarded up and the first floor has been reconfigured for a mix of businesses.
being renovated.
Pender's Veteran's Memorial
It currently houses the Nebraska
This is not the first renovation
the building has undergone.
& Time Capsule in front of
the Thurston County
Courthouse
The Peebles Building
1892
Compared to other buildings
of the late 1800s in Pender,
this one is modern looking.
More Pender murals...
This mural features the bridge
across the Logan Creek Dredge,
Pender's placement in Thurston
are celebrated in this mural.
Winter in 1920s Pender
The area's fertile farmlands
I'm glad to see so many older buildings are still standing in Pender. Most of the building facades have been changed to accommodate modern uses. Time does march on...
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