Menasha 1959

Here's a great aerial photo of Menasha's downtown, circa 1959.  Follow the route to downtown from the lower right corner where the Post Office sits on Racine Street.  Move left in the photograph towards the bridge and turn right on to Main Street. You can see the Menasha square (flagpole) in the left mid section of the photo, right in front of the older version of the Bank of Menasha.  If you know what you're looking for, you can spot other major landmarks like the First Congregational Church at Milwaukee and Broad Streets, the old public library on Mill Street, and the old city hall/fire department just past the Bank of Menasha. Today, a photo like this would be easy to take, what with drones armed with digital cameras.  This took an airplane or helicopter to get, so its rarity is valued and no doubt cost the city government a considerable sum, if they commissioned it.