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Model of Vermont State House at Toy Motor Court at the western edge of Montpelier on Route 2, c. 1930s.

A boy looks out of the cabin of this Montpelier and Wells River locomotive on the turntable in the railroad yard, c.1934. The turntable still exists on Stone Cutter Way.

In early years, Aja family members delivered meat around the area in their horse-drawn wagon. This photo shows Antonio "Tony" Aja, his daughter Angeles and his son Antonio, Jr., ready to make deliveries. the granite sheds in Pioneer Center can be…

The Aja Brothers Meat Market was located in the basement of the family homestead at 143 River Street.

Bing Marvin from the Marvin and Cooley Dairy went to houses to take orders for milk. Horse-drawn wagons delivered the milk to homes in glass bottles that were placed in small insulated boxes on the porches.

The Marvin and Cooley Dairy on Berlin Street in Montpelier processed milk for sale to the public.

Ernie’s Variety Store, originally the Ghiringhelli Brothers grocery, was located at the foot of Berlin St. Hill at the intersection of Berlin St. with River St. in Montpelier.

Garcia homestead was located at the corner of Phelps Street and US Route 2 (River Street), one of the main east-west roads across the state. The Garcias took in overnight guests during the warm part of the year.

Manuel Garcia worked for Excelsior Granite, which later became Montpelier Granite Works, during the 1940s and 1950s as a monumental designer and draftsman

Employees of Excelsior Granite Company inside their employer's shed on Granite Street, Montpelier. The gaunt man in the middle is Alec (Alexandro) Canas, owner of the company, who arrived in Montpelier in 1914 from the Province of Santander in…

On the east side of Granite Street was the Excelsior Granite plant, which later became the Montpelier Granite Works

Assunta (Susie) and Andrew Berganti built and operated the Alpine Motel at 285 River Street, at the far eastern end of Montpelier.