The Flickr Eastmainstreet Image Generatr

I love historic buildings for their oldtimey look!

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In downtown Lowell, Michigan, on April 14th, 2024, was a datestone at Lowell City Hall at the northeast corner of East Main Street (Highway M-21) and North Monroe Street, a "contributing property" in the Downtown Lowell Historic District, 99001539 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Brick walls (sh85016796)
• City halls—Michigan (sh2002007800)

Why be so weird? Oh well.

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In downtown Bellevue, Ohio, on June 15th, 2024, was a datestone at the Bellevue Public Library on the south side of East Main Street (U.S. Route 20 and Ohio State Route 18) between South Sandusky Street and Memorial Way.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Public buildings—Ohio (sh90002414)

828 East Main Street
Madison, WI 53703

Not half bad for a hundred year old building.

A big part of what makes the blind venetian is how messed up it is — like Venice!

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a door at a commercial building (built in 1965) at the northeast corner of South Market Street and East Main Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Hi, we are journalists. May we interview your paint color decider?

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the rear wall of 107 E Main St (built no later than 1885, per its appearance on this fire insurance map) as viewed in an alley east of South Court Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Come by after dark, I'll let you see it with the light on ;)

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the back door of a commercial building on the north side of East Main Street, as viewed in an alley east of South Court Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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I did a little dance and made fluttering hand gestures at the Impala, but I don't know if the driver saw me.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a view to the west on East Main Street, from the northeast corner of its intersection with South Jefferson Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a view to the west on East Main Street, from the northeast corner of its intersection with South College Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Street names (sh85128591)

I liked this backalley so much, why, I found I did not want to leave it.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was an alley between East Main Street and East 2nd Street, as viewed from the west side of South Green Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Brick walls (sh85016796)
• Concrete masonry (sh85030722)

I guess none of these Iowan smalltowners trust one another. High-tech busybodies, watch me take pictures!

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the abandoned Fidelity Savings Bank building, originally the First National Bank, built in 1915 or possibly 1916, 95000970 on the National Register of Historic Places, at the northwest corner of East Main Street and South Market Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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This was in the fall of '20. According to Google Street View, the banner was hung no later than 2013, at which time the brick wall had either not yet been built or was not yet visible. By November 2022, the building had been demolished.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the backside of 307 E Main St, as viewed in an alley east of South Green Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Brick walls (sh85016796)

In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the backside of 317 E Main St, the former McCarroll Brothers hardware store, as viewed in an alley between South Green Street and South Jefferson Street.

According to an article in the Ottumwa Courier ("Five buildings snatched up by downtown developer," Nov 16, 2017) the building was occupied by an adult movie theater for a time after the hardware store closed.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Theaters—Iowa (sh2016002511)

20th century is just an educated guess.

Sometime I might like to reside in a house that looks like this, in a location similar to this.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was an addition to the backside of 319 E Main St, as viewed in an alley west of South Jefferson Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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I doubt it will win the pageant but I hope you'll agree it was worth a quick look.

Jesus that Chevy Silverado from model years 2003-2006 is huge isn't it? My gosh!

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, were Nancy's Pawnshop and Sunshine Motors, at 509 E Main St (built in 1949; identified in the 1951 Ottumwa city directory as an A&P Supermarket) on the north side of East Main Street, east of South College Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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"Diamond 'G' Soap," reads a faded ad.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a commercial building at 602 E Main St, at the southeast corner of East Main Street and South Union Street.

The building was built no later than 1885, for it appears on this fire insurance map from that year.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
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"Is this supposed to be an end table," declared the occupant of a nearby recliner.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a storefront window on the north side of East Main Street, east of South Court Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Modern shoe rebuilding, a classic neon sign, still lit up, a mood brightener, how wonderful, these are the good old days even yet.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a vacant storefront on the south side of East Main Street, west of South Jefferson Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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Go on in, it's time to change your life.

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a commercial building (built in 1977) at the southwest corner of East Main Street and South Green Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was a commercial building at 610 E Main St on the south side of East Main Street, east of South Union Street.

According to Ottumwa city directories at ancestrylibrary.com, the building was built sometime between 1924 and 1927. It is identified in the 1927 directory as the L.B. Price Mercantile Company.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ottumwa (2035410)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Brick walls (sh85016796)
• Urban plants (sh85141312)
• Weeds (sh85145920)