History of the NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets - Part II
BeeLines - April 16, 2015
By Marybelle Beigh, Westfield Historian
History of the NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets - Part II
A later BeeLines will tell the story of the disastrous 1884 fire that destroyed the famous Westfield House hotel and stables on the NW corner of Main and Portage, along with the north end of the McClurg Block on the SW corner. Sanborn maps from 1886, 1891, 1896, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1923, and overlays on the 1923 map through 1954 were first sources used to determine the progression of structures in the devastated area.
History of the NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets - Part III
More about NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets
Buzzings from BeeLines - April 23, 2015
By Marybelle Beigh, Westfield Historian
More about NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets
At the end of BeeLines History of the NW Corner of Main and Portage Streets - Part II, a 1907 advertisement for The Cosy [sic] Café at the corner of North Portage and Main was mentioned, assuming it might have been the same restaurant as the 1912 diner at that corner.
History of 42 North Portage…Now Known as Portage Pie!
History Highlights of the Spencer Block from 1870-1950
Remembering Westfield’s Drive-In Theater
Putting “Tew and Tew” Together…to Solve another History Mystery!
A Diner Story that Keeps Growing and Getting Better and Better…
Trolleys, Trains, Railways, Street Cars, Cable Cars, Traction Cars…
BeeLines - September 8, 2016
By Marybelle Beigh, Westfield Historian
Trolleys, Trains, Railways, Street Cars, Cable Cars, Traction Cars…
“But the JW & NW Trolley started way back in 1880’s!” exclaimed the Westfield Historian during a spirited discussion with another presenter at the recent Second Chautauqua History Fair of August 13th and 14th, 2016.