Downtown Looking West

I like this view of Main Street, looking west in the 1940s which shows the commercial aspects of town very nicely.  From Druck’s in the foreground at the right, all down the line to include a dentist’s office, ice cream parlor, etc.   Then across the street, the shoe repair, paint store, and various drinking establishments.  That the bulk of Main Street is devoid of cars, shows a fortunate happenstance for the photographer or was it posed this way to show off the new paving job?  Is that why the policeman doesn’t seem to have a care about the jaywalking going on?    

Many thanks to all of you who came out to the Menasha Public Library last night for my presentation.  I had a great time meeting all of you and I hope you enjoyed the program.