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Tower Avenue
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View from sidewalk looking across Tower Avenue. A theater is in the right foreground, a furniture store is located on the left side of the street and a shoe store is in the distance on the right. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis."
1920
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Superior Avenue
1905
Elevated view of Superior Avenue, with the Tomah Hardware store in the left foreground. A number of pedestrians and horse-drawn sleds and vehicles are in the road. Caption reads: "Superior Avenue, ...
Tower Avenue
1920
View of Tower Avenue at 13th Street. A furniture store and a hotel are along the left side of the street. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue at 13th Street, Superior, Wisconsin."
Tower Avenue
1900
Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis."
Gimbel Brothers' Store
1905
Building on street corner, taken from street level. A man is standing near a barber's pole in the right foreground. The store has eight levels with a water tower on the roof. Pedestrians are crossi...
West Wisconsin Avenue
June 1, 1923
Elevated view east from N. Plankinton Avenue, W. Wisconsin Avenue is bustling with automobiles, pedestrians, a cable car, and a double-decker bus. Landmarks right to left: Gimbels Department Store,...
Tower Avenue in Superior
1945
View of Tower Avenue, looking north. A drugstore is on the corner (right), as well as an auto parts store.
