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View of the Barre-Montpelier Road looking east toward Barre from the approximate location of today's Burger King at 1331 Barre-Montpelier Road. The stacked lumber is near where a large building that houses the Vermont Lottery Commission and Express…

View of the Barre-Montpelier Road looking toward Montpelier, 1990. Many traffic lights and directional signs hang overhead. Sings for McDonald's, Firestone, Harry's, Burger King, and a Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge dealer can be seen.

This photograph is of the damaged “Cement House” that was, along with the five cabins, the Traveler’s Rest Motel. The building was damaged by a large dynamite explosion in a state storage shed in 1932. Photos of the crater caused by the explosion…

Aerial photo of the Barre-Montpelier Road showing the old Twin City Drive-in Theater, ca 1948. A shopping center opened at the site of the drive-in in May of 1949. Across from the drive-in is Traveler's Rest Cabins with a big cement building in the…

The Barre-Montpelier Road in Vermont was and still is known for its numerous car dealerships. The Walker Volkswagen dealership is an usual example of an modern-style show room with large windows and a soaring roof line.

DeSoto Plymouth dealer, 265 River Street, Montpelier, Vermont. Texaco gasoline bought by Donald Walker in 1953.

Walker Motors was a Ford Dealership at 265 River Street in Montpelier, Vermont, from 1953 until 2009. This postcard shows the new 1957 Fords and a bright red Texaco star outside of the dealership

The Lobster Pot Restaurant, formerly located in downtown Montpelier, moved to the Barre-Montpelier Road in 1995 and took over the old Tower Restaurant building.

A monument to Daniel P. Thompson (1795-1868), author of The Green Mountain Boys and other works, was dedicated by the DAR on May 25, 1929. Dorman B.E. Kent (1875-1951), librarian of the Vermont Historical Society, gave an address and stands at the…

View of the Marvin Farm (barn and home) from directly across Route 302 in Montpelier, VT, taken in winter. The barn is to the left of the house, just off the road. A row of stone markers lines the edge of the property, separating it from the road.…

Black and white photograph which has yellowed with age, depicting the freshly hayed field at the Marvin Farm on Route 302 in Montpelier, Vermont. A man, young child, and dog stand amidst dozens of hay mounds. The child appears to be holding a rake…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. The vantage point faces…