August 8, 2014Erie Canal, Erie House, Lock 52, Mentz, Port Byron

Enlarged Lock 52 From Maiden Lane

Back in the days before the Thruway was constructed, Maiden Lane use to leave the village and continue out into […]

April 16, 2014Alice L Crosby, Harvey C Ware, Mentz, Port Byron

Harvey Ware Sr.

Do you know this man? Unlikely that you will as he died in 1926. This is Harvey C. Ware the […]

March 30, 2014Mack House, Main Street, Peck, Port Byron, William Warren Mack, WW Mack

WIlliam Warren Mack House

If you enjoy looking at post cards of local scenes, you may have seen this one, or some much like […]

March 16, 2014Harvey C Ware, Historical Society of Port Byron, Main Street Garage, Port Byron, Port Byron Historical Society

Main Street Garage

The caption for this photo says; “Harvey C. Ware, Main Street, PB”. Below, the ad is from 1915. Checking the […]

February 21, 2014firemen, Mentz, parade, Port Byron

The Red Devil

This photo was taken during a parade that was held as part of a Fireman’s Convention that was held in […]

January 24, 2014Port Byron, Port Byron Telephone Company, Weston

CW Weston and the Port Byron Telephone Co.

Here we have two versions of the same photo. The number on the calendar is the same, so likely this […]

January 9, 2014downtown, Port Byron, Port Byron Hotel, world war

Peace Day Celebration

Two photos found it the Port Byron Telephone collection. These are of the gathering following the news that the great […]

January 6, 2014Crane's Department Store, downtown, Port Byron, snow

Snow and then some 1919 & 1920

I found this in the collection the Society received from the PB Telephone Company. The store on the right side […]

January 5, 2014bridge, Port Byron, Rochester Street, school students

Homeward Bound

When I first posted this photo, I didn’t know where this bridge was located. However, since then, I and others, […]

November 17, 2013birdseye, Erie Canal, Port Byron, Syracuse and Eastern, trolley

Birdseye Views, Part One

Bill Hecht sent along the early “birdseye” looking west along the Enlarged Erie. It should be called a “hillseye” as […]