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Originally Posted by WS1911
For years I wondered what the two one-story buildings just north of the Byrne Building were originally. It never dawned on me that they might be the remains of the Boston Dry Goods and H. Newmark buildings, both built in the 1890s. Maybe someone can confirm this and if so, when were they reduced to one story. There was also a two-story building right next to the Byrne Building which is long gone.
Both above GSV
This is a composite of two photos showing both buildings.
Water and Power (left) Wikimedia (right)
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The best thing to do to understand the reduction would be to go down to DBS and pull their permit history. The City Assessor's website says the wedding chapel is 1895 and its neighbor the-former-Goodwill as 1899, so, original buildings.
Until you have all the details, here's a little something --
1958:
huntington
1965:
huntington