Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the week!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)

Photo 1: Old Corning Department of Public Works Truck & Building:

In our first photo for this week we see an old truck that clearly belonged to the City of Corning, Department of Public Works. And I’m assuming the building was an old DPW building located inside the city limits. However, the building must be long gone as I don’t recall ever having seen it in the forty odd years I’ve been living in Corning.

If you know where the building was let us know! We’re curious!

Photo 2: Postcard Third Street Looking East:

Our second photo of the week is of a post card showing Third Street from the vantage point of someone standing near the corner of Walnut and East Third Street on the same side of the street as what was then Corning Free Academy and is now Academy Place.

Having attended C.F.A. when it was a middle school I recognize the College Center of the Finger Lakes house, which I believe at one time was owned by one of the Houghtons, and in the background, the old and very large Sinclair House. I do wonder when the built the wall that currently borders the front of the CCFL building…

Have a good holiday weekend everyone!

Linda, SSCL

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:

At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

And…

And if you find any old photos of the Corning area that you don’t know what to do with – you can always donate them to the library!

We’re happy to add new photos to our Photo Archive!