October 26, 2013downtown, Mentz, Port Byron, Port Byron Hotel

Downtown in the 1950’s

Again, I am not very good at dating cars, but I will guess that this view is from the late […]

October 23, 2013downtown, Mentz, Park Hotel, Port Byron

Downtown 1940’s?

I am not good with dating cars and trucks, so I know someone will be able to give me a […]

October 13, 2013downtown, Masonic Block, Mentz, Port Byron

Looking North from the Masonic Block

We don’t see many views of the buildings along Main Street north of the Masonic Block. This is a very […]

October 9, 2013church, Mentz, Port Byron, Rochester Street, St. John's Church, St. Pauls Church

St Pauls Episcopal Church

The real photo postcard gives us a good view of the P.E. Church (Protestant Episcopal) (also called St Paul’s) that […]

October 7, 2013Baptist Church, Cayuga County, church, Mentz, Port Byron

Baptist Church

 Two postcards of the Baptist Church. The real photo post card is from the collection that Hellen Davies donated to […]

October 6, 2013Beach's Mill, Hayden's Dam, Hayden's Mill, Mentz, Owasco Outlet, Port Byron

Haydens Dam- A Follow Up

 I had posted this view before, but two more views of this dam have come into the Society’s collection, so […]

October 5, 2013dam, Mentz, mill, mill pond, Owasco Outlet, Port Byron

Two Views of the Old Mill Pond

The Blog is going to feature a number of never before seen postcards and some that we have seen before. […]

August 31, 2013bridge, Cayuga County, Erie Canal, Port Byron, Utica Street

Utica Street bridge

Here is a view of the Utica Street bridge over the old Erie that I have never seen before. Thanks […]

August 3, 2013Erie Canal, Port Byron, Utica Street

Main Street Bridge

Here are two postcards of the same scene. Well, basically the same. The top photo was sent along by Bill […]

June 30, 2013Green Street, Mentz, Port Byron

Tract Housing?

These three houses use to catch my attention whenever I walked by as they are obviously the same house plan, […]