Where Could It Have Gone?

August 24, 1951, Appleton Post-Crescent

In this Bridge Week edition, another "what if" story.  And it involves not just where the bridge could have gone but it entails a ten year delay due to World War II.  I cannot envision the bridge moving from Appleton Street to Cleveland Street.  The whole dynamic of the town would have shifted in time, I'd bet.  Imagine the hubbub surrounding Smith Park with all that traffic going by.  Also, I love the congratulatory messages that local businesses felt the urge to publish.  Keep in mind that these ads cost these businesses to put out and due to their sizes, it could not have been that inexpensive.  It must have felt like a civic duty to join in with the "huzzahs" echoing throughout the community to congratulate everyone involved.