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Cooper Street Schools (1858 – 1978)
Three Different Schoolhouses Bore The Name Cooper Street School. Oops, Better Make That Four. It’s always fascinating to learn something you didn’t know, such as...
The Taggart Block (1873 – 1919)
Originally Built As The Winslow Block, The Taggart Block Was Lost In A Fire Built as the Winslow Block in 1873, what was to eventually...
Mullin Street School – Naval Reserve Center (1890 – Present)
Saved By The Bell: The Old Mullin Street School The original Mullin Street School was one of the older schools in the village, later city,...
The Balloon Flights of the mid 1800s and John Haddock’s Amazing 1859 Journey
The Experimental Balloon Flights of the Mid 19th Century In Watertown, N.Y. Balloon flights in the modern era of billionaires touring the lower reaches of...
Sterling Book Store – Established 1848
The Sterling Book Store Was Once The Longest Operating Store In Watertown John C. Sterling, the only son of early Watertown Pioneer Micah Sterling of...
Thompson Park Pinnacle (1902 – Present)
A View To The North And East: Thompson Park Pinnacle By 1900, clearing had already begun on what would become Thompson Park Pinnacle, only a...
Cleveland Building (1908 – Present)
The Cleveland Building On Arcade St Was Originally The City’s First Post Office… On Arsenal St. The Cleveland Building on the corner of Arcade...
Thompson Park Circle (1901 – Present)
The Thompson Park Circle: Entrance to the Park Early in its design phase, John C. Thompson, President of the New York Air Brake, must have...
Knights Templar Convention Watertown NY (1911)
The Knights Templar Convention brought 2,000 members to Watertown, NY (1911) Following the 1910 State Firemen’s Convention, the Knights Templar Convention wasted little time lining...
Winthrop Flats (1898 – 1941)
The Winthrop Flats Apartment Building, Corner of State and Winthrop Streets The Winthrop Flats was the four story “Gothic-styled” apartment complex built on the corner...
