Corner of Main and Foster Street. Bugbee & Barrett Grocers 484 Main Street, Frank E. Coyle Hardware 490 Main Street, Jesse A. Dill (caterer) 494 Main Street.
View of the corner of the west side of Main and West Foster Street. Businesses pictured: Haslam Pharmacy, Blomerth Jewelers, Melrose Army-Navy, Brighams and Shawmut Bank in the 1970s.
View of the corner of Main and West Foster Street. Stores Pictured: Haslam's Drug Store, Belair's Fine Food s and the the edge of Melrose Army and Navy Store.
Panoramic view of Main Street "taken from Wyoming Heights and the large house in the near right-center was the Houghton house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Mt. Vernon Street. Photograph donated from Dorothy Nash on May 31, 1982."
Text written on back: "H.J. Perry Hardware, 524 Main Street, Frank Fazio Fruit Co., 528 Main Street, A.D. MacLachlan, Boots & Shoes, 530 Main Street. Picture of Pres. McKinley."
Text written on back: "Frost & Hawes' Boston Branch grocers, 542, 544,546 Main Street (corner Essex), Melrose Journal, 536 Main St. (over), Brock Brothers (plumbing & heating & bicycles), 538-540 Main St."
Text written on back: "Fred Clement (dry goods), 537 Main St., Justus Geist, florist, 535 Main St., HM & LW Cross Apothecaries, 531 Main St., Miss NA Hamor Milliner, 529 Main St., W.A. Smith Jewelers & Optician, 529 Main St."
Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Morse, 482 Main St. (Corner of W. Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. Information given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house and sold it to bank."
Text written on back: "Burrell & Swett's Block, east side of Main St., looking south, 523 Main St. to 487 Main St., Melrose Club 517 Main St., Melrose Hardware 509 Main St."
Text written on back: "S.W. Sing Laundry, 487 Main St., Chandler & Hills (small paper, picture framing, stationary) 489 Main St., YMCA (top floor), Melrose Public Library and Bank looking north from Foster St."
Text written on back: "YMCA decorated for 50th Ann. of Melrose 1900 and Melrose Public Library. YMCA on on top story, Trust Co. & Savings Bank on each side of door."
Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street around the holidays. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
Historic house located on 482 Main Street on the corner of Main and Foster Street. Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. Morse, 482 Main St, (corner to Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. - info given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house." Stamped: Richard Merrill, photographer, 109 Water Street, Saugus, Mass. 01906.