Elm St. looking north from London St. (now University Ave.), 1913
Elm St. looking north from University Ave., 2006.
It looks like the old street car tracks are still under Elm Street too…
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wow cool picture Andrew!!!!! Just wondering if you can find a picture of Oak and London st facing wyandotte, kitty corner grace hospital and london st . that would be cool!
My house would be in that picture. I know a women who lives on Elm and her house is in that picture she will just love to see it! thanks you to again your the best!!!! I love that picture wow!!! 1913 cool!!!! thanks so much!!
Vinyl Siding….ugg.
Very cool comparison picture.
Why do they stick up vinyl siding? What’s wrong with the brick?
Alot of the old homes were not made of brick but an imitation of sort. I remember this because our house had this when I was a kid. During the early 70’s the in thing was to get vinyl siding. I guess it was easier to install as well as more economically priced.
The faux brick was made of the same type of material used for roofing. We used to break it off the wall as kids, it was bendable and easy to break off.
I believe it was/is called Insulbrick. And it’s right below vinyl siding as far as I’m concerned (although Andrew might say it’s on par with stucco, hehe)
You mean this “insulbrick” is still on the market??? Yikes!!
No I dont think you can still buy insulbrick. And I dont think you can get a mortgage on a house with it either. I had a friend who bought one several years ago and It had to be resided. I believe insulbrick has asbestos in the material underneath the faux brick.
Mara mentions breaking it off as a kid. I grew up in a wartime house on Janette with asbestos shingles. We used to toss a ball against the house and sometimes a corner might break off a shingle. The things we didnt know then about asbestos….