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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 20, 1931. Photo # 1. View looking south toward Pearl Street during street construction project by the city street dept. showing Mixed In Place Asphalt Macadam - Showing surface after flush coat had been applied and a light carpet of sand to aid in rolling and to render surface more dense....
Show moreOctober 20, 1931. Photo # 1. View looking south toward Pearl Street during street construction project by the city street dept. showing Mixed In Place Asphalt Macadam - Showing surface after flush coat had been applied and a light carpet of sand to aid in rolling and to render surface more dense. Dwellings seen on both sides of the street.
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- Road Construction
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July 12, 1933. View of a residential street in Burlington.
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- Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
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Undated but may be late 1920s or early 1930s near the intersection of Pearl Street and Elmwood Ave. looking north along Elmwood. City street dept crew repaves the road. To the right is the iron fence surrounding the green near the Unitarian Church located at the head of Church Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Union St.
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Undated photo of So. Union Street showing the trolley tracks removed and the empty trenches where they once were. Dwellings line the street many with sloping lawns.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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November 20, 1928 dated photo of Pearl Street looking east up the hill from Willard Street showing the completed pavement 6" concrete base with 2" asphalt top. Trolley tracks run up the center of the street. To the extreme right of the photo is 327 Pearl Street built around 1815. See UVM's...
Show moreNovember 20, 1928 dated photo of Pearl Street looking east up the hill from Willard Street showing the completed pavement 6" concrete base with 2" asphalt top. Trolley tracks run up the center of the street. To the extreme right of the photo is 327 Pearl Street built around 1815. See UVM's Historic Burlington 1830 for more information.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 20, 1931. Photo # 2. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Here a steam roller smooths the road surface. Caption reads "Same as #1 after rolling."
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed in Place Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with...
Show moreOctober 19, 1931. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed in Place Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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April 23, 1931. View of Riverside Ave during resurfacing of the street by the city street dept. Homes line both sides of the street. A lone road construction lantern (flare) rests by the rest of the road.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street (4X5's)
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November 14, 1931. View of So. Prospect Street looking north. On the right is Slade Hall, a Colonial/Georgian Revival styled dormitory built in 1928 for the University of Vermont. On the left from the foreground backward is 443 So. Prospect, No. 433 and then No. 429. One of many photos taken by...
Show moreNovember 14, 1931. View of So. Prospect Street looking north. On the right is Slade Hall, a Colonial/Georgian Revival styled dormitory built in 1928 for the University of Vermont. On the left from the foreground backward is 443 So. Prospect, No. 433 and then No. 429. One of many photos taken by McAllister for the Burlington Street Dept showing repaved street. More information on this photo can be found on the web site UVM Historic Burlington Project / South of Pearl Street photographs.
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- Burlington Streets: Union St.
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November 20, 1928. View is South Union looking north from Main Street showing the finished pavement of 2" black base with 2" asphalt top constructed on old telford base done by the Burlington Street Dept. Memorial Auditorium is to the left at the northwest corner of South Union and Main Streets....
Show moreNovember 20, 1928. View is South Union looking north from Main Street showing the finished pavement of 2" black base with 2" asphalt top constructed on old telford base done by the Burlington Street Dept. Memorial Auditorium is to the left at the northwest corner of South Union and Main Streets. On the same side of the street just to the north is the College Street Congregational Church. On the right are residences no longer in existence. See UVM's Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl Street photographs from 1930s 1940s for more information.
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- Burlington Streets: Union St.
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October 10, 1938. Intersection of Pearl Street and North Union (to the right of the photo) and South Union (leading to the left). Street Dept. crew works near the street sign post at the corner of No. Union (extreme right). To the left across Pearl Street is No. 233 Pearl (built in 1814).
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- Sewer Projects
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April 24, 1931. View of long dry narrow trench as it stretches across a residential area at a sewer project site. Homes can be seen in the background.
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- Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
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October 10, 1938. Intersection of So. Union (at the left), Pearl St (running left to right across the photo) and No. Union (on the right). The building to the left at the corner of Pearl and So Union is 233 Pearl St. Homes and American elm trees line the street. City street dept work at the...
Show moreOctober 10, 1938. Intersection of So. Union (at the left), Pearl St (running left to right across the photo) and No. Union (on the right). The building to the left at the corner of Pearl and So Union is 233 Pearl St. Homes and American elm trees line the street. City street dept work at the corner of Pearl and No. Union.
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- Sewer Projects
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October 7, 1946. Members of a crew work in a large trench at a sewer project site. The home of a resident is seen to the left.
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- Burlington Streets: North Bend Street
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October 19, 1938. City street dept crew work on resurfacing the road.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street looking south toward Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed-in-Place-Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the...
Show moreOctober 19, 1931. View of Williams Street looking south toward Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed-in-Place-Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
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- Burlington Streets: North Street
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August 26, 1930. City street dept resurfacing project covering over the now unused trolley streetcar tracks. View of North St and Park St open to traffic 3PM. A Burlington Rapid Transit bus seen at center. Behind is 78 North Street, that in 1930 was a barber shop run by Thomas M. Khoury.
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- Burlington Streets: North Bend Street
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August 15, 1939 PWA Project No. Vt. 1097-F This view shows the completed pavement at the intersection of North Bend Street and Ward Street. The old road bed was scarified, reshaped and treated with stabilizing emulsion late in the fall of 1938 and a base course of asphalt penetration was...
Show moreAugust 15, 1939 PWA Project No. Vt. 1097-F This view shows the completed pavement at the intersection of North Bend Street and Ward Street. The old road bed was scarified, reshaped and treated with stabilizing emulsion late in the fall of 1938 and a base course of asphalt penetration was constructed with one application of 85-100 penetration asphalt binder. A wearing surface of two inches of Plant-Max asphalt using tempering fluid was constructed during the early summer of 1939.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams...
Show moreOctober 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams Street and to the extreme right is No. 380 Pearl.
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- Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
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Undated but may be late 1920s or early 1930s looking south toward So. Union at the intersection of Pearl Street and South Union Street. To the right is 233 Pearl St. and to the left is 235 Pearl. City street dept. workmen do maintenance at the corner.