Downtown, Looking West in 1908
Our correspondent Helen, in writing to her friend in
Mississippi, provides a nice festive view of Main Street, shown here in
1908. In the postcard illustration here, Menasha still has dirt
streets, the effects of which could be somewhat negated by a wagon periodically
"sprinkling" the streets with water to keep down the dust. In actuality, Main Street was paved with
cedar blocks; a thin layer of dirt on top provided an extra cushion, but made
the road muddy when it rained. Two years
later, in June of 1910, Main Street would be paved to help welcome a statewide
Elks Convention being held in the city.
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