Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building

Electric Shaver Service, Schwartz Jewelers and H. Halperin Building | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View across State Street towards two buildings. On the far left is the back of a large billboard next to the side of the brick building which has two businesses on the ground floor, Electric Shaver Service and Schwartz Jewelers. Schwartz Jewelers has a large electric or neon sign, including the shape of a diamond, above the door. Potted plants are inside the window on the second floor. The building on the right is the H. Halperin Building, with two businesses on the ground floor. On the right is The Consignment Shop. The awning above the store reads "Undertaking" which was the name of the health food store that had been in business at that location the year before. The business on the right is The Medium, with faded lettering on the awning which reads: "The Black Market." The proprietor of The Medium specializes in tarot, palmistry, and horoscopes.
DESCRIPTION
View across State Street towards two buildings. On the far left is the back of a large billboard next to the side of the brick building which has two businesses on the ground floor, Electric Shaver Service and Schwartz Jewelers. Schwartz Jewelers has a large electric or neon sign, including the shape of a diamond, above the door. Potted plants are inside the window on the second floor. The building on the right is the H. Halperin Building, with two businesses on the ground floor. On the right is The Consignment Shop. The awning above the store reads "Undertaking" which was the name of the health food store that had been in business at that location the year before. The business on the right is The Medium, with faded lettering on the awning which reads: "The Black Market." The proprietor of The Medium specializes in tarot, palmistry, and horoscopes.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:137896
Creation Date:circa 1973
Creator Name:Garner, Bruce
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Bruce Garner photographs of State Street area, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1973
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:M2017-072.18.7.1
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
444-434 State Street. 3/2018 Businesses on the ground floor are currently (from left to right): Rell'ia, B-Side Records, and Freedom Skate Shop.
SUBJECTS
Decoration and ornament
Facades
Display of merchandise
Secondhand trade
Brickwork
Commercial buildings
Outdoor photography
Occultism
Spiritualism
Sidewalks
Billboards
Central business districts
Jewelry
Electric signs
Automobile parking
Automobiles
Streets
Stores, Retail
Plants
Storefronts
Stone buildings

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