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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Welcome to Barre

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View of the "Welcome to Barre, Granite Center of the World" sign on North Main St. / US Route 302 near what is now (2021) the Vermont Granite Museum. Across the road to the left is another sign that reads "Think," a Smokey the Bear Forest fire…

Go Right Anytime to Barre

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Sign in Montpelier, Vermont, near the intersection of US Routes 2 and 302, directing motorists easterly to Barre on Route 302. The photograph includes the road itself, a railroad bridge, and another sign reading "Go Right Any Time to Barre." A modern…

Montpelier Lane

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Three traffic signs on the Barre-Montpelier Road / US Route 302 in Berlin, Vermont. The signs are on one signpost with arrows all pointing in the same direction off to the right of the frame. The signs read: "Montpelier Lane, Keep Right, and One…

Barre Lane

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Traffic sign on the Barre-Montpelier Road / US Route 302 in Berlin, Vermont. The sign is in the foreground and reads "Barre Lane" with arrow pointing towards left lower corner of frame. Hanging behind the sign are four traffic control signals.

Wrong Way

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View of the Barre-Montpelier Road / US Route 302 looking west with six traffic signs in foreground, reading or depicting symbolically "Do Not Enter," "Wrong Way," "Left Turn Only," "No Left Turn" and "Straight and Right Lane Only." In the background,…

For Lease

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Storefront of closed retail building in Berlin, Vermont, with signs in the window to the right of the door reading "For Lease, Contact C.H. Julien, Northern Oil Co. Burl. 862-5724." There is a handwritten "Closed" sign on the door itself, and a sign…

S[A]LE

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View of a dilapidated retail storefront in the Vermont Shopping Center at 1400 US Route 302, Berlin, Vermont. In the window, there are the letters SLE with the "A" missing to spell "Sale." There is detritus in the street by the sidewalk in the…

Morse Family Shoe Stores

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View of the storefront of the former Morse Family Shoe Store on Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin, Vermont. There are two handwritten signs taped to the window reading "Metal Racks for Sale" and "Glass and Mirrors for Sale." There is a shadow of a…

Shopping Carts

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View of two rows of nestled shopping carts outside of a retail building in an unknown location, probably in Berlin, Vermont. A coin-op mechanical horse is visible in the upper left corner and a sign saying "Service Vehicles Only." The carts are…

Tower Restaurant

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View of the Tower Restaurant at 1028 US Route 302 in Berlin, Vermont. The restaurant was owned by Hallmatt, Inc. A free-standing sign states "Tower Resauran, Pizzas-Italian Dishes- Submarines" and below "Breakfast served 9AM-12AM." Another sign reads…

Venetian Restaurant

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View of the Venetian Restaurant signage, located at 435 N Main St. in Barre, Vermont. There is an oversized "V" shape, with the words "Venetian" and "Restaurant," are outfitted with neon. The signage looks weather-worn, and it is not clear from the…

Wayside Restaurant

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View of the Wayside Restaurant at 1873 US Route 302 in Montpelier, Vermont, and the residence on the hill above the restaurant. There are cars parked out front in the parking lot of the restaurant, two patrons entering, and an American flag is…