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Submitted by John Martin (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 12:10pm
It sure looks like the John O"Daniel Hosiery Mill without the clearstory on the roof. Even the topography looks the same. If it's not the same building, someone seems to have been copying the same plan.
Submitted by Gary (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 12:45pm
Does look somewhat like it, but it isn't. Wrong windows, no clerestory, no RR tracks.
GK
Submitted by Michael Bacon (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 3:28pm
I can't find anything that matches, but my guess as to why this one is tricky is because we're actually looking at the back of the building. There's a stepped facade line on the far end, which leads me to believe that that was the main street the building was meant to serve. For what it's worth, I also think the camera is facing somewhere between north and northeast in this shot, based on the few shadows I can find in the photo.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 4:02pm
windows similar to the Venable prizery, don't know if that helps to date it...
Submitted by skvidal (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 6:49pm
What does the back of golden belt look like?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 6:56pm
801 Gilbert Street? The crrent tax parcel photo could possibly be taken from the opposite direction of the post photo.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 7:55pm
403 Morris St Young Roofing Company?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 8:11pm
@skvidal - not golden belt, brick detailing is a definite mismatch, gb has concrete pieces mixed in
@anon1 - not 801 gilbert, 801 gilbert has arched window tops
@anon2 - not 403 morris, 403 morris has a flat roof w/ parapets along the sides...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 8:20pm
Could this be one of the old mill(?) buildings on Maple Street, just north of E Main St? What was there is long gone but this photo sure looks familiar...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2/25/2010 - 8:28pm
In addition to my previous post, the location I mentioned would have been the 100 block of N Maple, the building(s) were on the west side of the street....BR
Submitted by Gary (not verified) on Fri, 2/26/2010 - 1:20am
The Griffin Hosiery Mill (that stood on N. Maple) is a winner. We are actually looking at the front of the building, so that's N. Maple in the foreground.
GK
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