January 22, 2013downtown, Mentz, Port Byron, Port Byron school

1938- The new Port Byron School

It is 1938 and the new school is complete. This photo gives us a real nice view of Port Byron. […]

January 20, 20131925, downtown, Miller's Store, Port Byron, Rochester Street, winter storm

Rochester St and Miller’s Store 1925

  There are a series of photographs taken of the big 1925 winter storm when about three feet of snow […]

December 7, 2012downtown, James M Hearn Grocery, Mentz, Park Hotel, Port Byron, Vaughan's Pharmacy

Downtown Walk-about, Part 2

Here is the second part of our downtown walk about. Vaughan’s Pharmacy is seen to the left of the photo, […]

December 3, 2012Cayuga County, Crane's Department Store, downtown, Interurban railroad, Port Byron, trolley

A Downtown Walk-About

(Click on the picture to see it in a larger size. This works with all the pictures on this blog.) […]

November 23, 2012downtown, Mentz, Port Byron, shopping

Need a last minute gift? 1922

Taken from a December 1922 Port Byron Chronicle. 

November 23, 2012downtown, Port Byron

Trolley Restaurant- Port Byron

If you are cold after shoveling all that snow, stop in at the Trolley Restaurant for a warm pick me […]

June 17, 2012Cayuga County, downtown, Port Byron, Rookers Store

Irv Rookers Store

Here is another Gallagher collection photo. The caption says; Looking east Utica St, Port Byron, in 1971. Extreme left is […]

April 6, 2012Cayuga County, Don Gallagher, downtown, history, Mincemeat, Port Byron

Old Mincemeat Factory – 1972

I found a bunch of photos that I will highlight here on the blog over the coming days. These two […]