Historical Images, Barre-Montpelier Road

This collection is part of a larger collection documenting the development of US Route 302 between Barre and Montpelier, Vermont, known as the Barre-Montpelier Road. What was once a country road linking the two cities through the town of Berlin, Vermont, became a commercial strip during the mid- 20th century.

The collection also includes images of Barre's North Main Street and Montpelier's River Street, which are located at either end of Berlin's Barre-Montpelier Road. Historic images of these roads are paired with photographs taken in 2021 by intern Emma Norman.

The larger collection is divided into three parts: the 1975 black-and-white photographs of Kenneth Brown, postcards of motels and restaurants along the strip, and other historic images of the road.

This section of the collection features postcards from the collections of the Vermont Historical Society that show commercial enterprises, primarily motels, along the Barre-Montpelier Road.

This section of the collection includes various historic images -- and a few printed items -- from the Barre-Montpelier Road.

• Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641