Commercial activities at Broad and Appleton developed as a result of the boat landing and plank roads that led from that spot as a point of transshipment. With the completion of rail connections in 1861, this area declined in commercial significance leaving only a few reminders of its former importance.
This building west of the intersection of Broad and Appleton Streets dates back to 1884, when it was first used as a grocery store and saloon. By 1910, it was home to Emmet Lindau's photography studio and by 1920, it had been subdivided into apartments.
My family lived upstairs in this building when I was born.
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