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The Strange Story Of Solomon’s Temple On Lower State Street Built in 1879 by Solomon

1910 NY State Firemen’s Convention and Circus Firemen from all sections of the state gathered

The Jefferson County Savings Bank Building The Jefferson County Savings Bank building, later known as

The Boston/Watertown Colonial Beacon Lighthouse Gas Connection Back in 1919, the Colonial Beacon Oil Company

The Eleanor Restaurant Takes A Landmark’s Spot And Becomes A Landmark Itself Though it was

The Olympic Theater: largest seating capacity in Northern New York Opening on June 4th, 1917,

The J R Miller Co – A Watertown, N.Y. Shopping Landmark For 123 Years! One

Early History Of The Herring Mansion – Built Circa 1820-1824 Made of limestone from the

The Business Of Beebee Island Par Super Market 233 Mill St., Eames Vacuum Brake and

The City Opera House Brings Big-Time Entertainment To Watertown, NY. The City Opera House, later

Hotel Woodruff, Another Otis Wheelock Creation Post 1849 Great Fire Built by one of Watertown’s

Sacred Heart Church Dedicated May 31, 1906 The early 1900s were a period in which

John Adams Pool, aka North Side Pool/North Junior Pool The John Adams pool was originally

The Electric Building Was Originally Built As Hotel LeRay Construction on Hotel LeRay began in

The Frontenac Hotel History From 1878 – 1911 The Frontenac Hotel was originally conceived as

Shuler’s Restaurant: It All Began Way Back In 1936… Or Maybe 1944. On the city’s

The Brown Shanty’s Original Name: Wade’s Barbecue, Then Moran’s Barbecue For its first year of

Hyman G. Ellis And The Globe Store The Globe Store’s history began after the arrival

The KarmelKorn Shoppe Comes To The Paddock Arcade The KarmelKorn Shoppe is actually a national

Mohican Originally Known As The Smith Building Construction on the Mohican Building, originally known as

Adriel Ely, A Prominent Figure Of Early Watertown, N.Y. History In Joel R. Monroe’s Through

Masonic Temple Began Construction in 1914 In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Masonic temples

Watertown, New York’s Armory On Arsenal Street The State Armory on Arsenal Street, built in

5th Ward School Officially Becomes Sherman Street School Back in the 1920s, before the Sherman

Boys’ and Men’s Specialty Shop Opens On Arsenal St Ira Pellman, proprietor of the Boys’

The Town Theatre Once Was Wonderland, Then The Palace Theatre Constructed in 1907, The Electric

After 209 Years, The Gill House Poised For A Revival In 2022 There aren’t too

The Alpine Village Inn, 3003 Paradise Rd The Alpine Village Inn’s journey began back in

The 1988 PEPCON Explosion In Henderson, NV The PEPCON Explosion occurred Wednesday, May 4, 1988,

The Remington Mansion (Later The Remington Institute) One of the old, glorious mansions of Watertown

The Mint On Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas The Mint is another one of the

The Strange Case of the Landmark Hotel and Casino The strange case of the Landmark

From Ann’s Stand To Ann’s Restaurant: 67 . . . or 69 Years of Tradition.

The Court Street Bridges of Watertown, NY It’s said that the quickest way between two

Arsenal Street Fire Station No. 1 (1908 – 1992) The Arsenal Street fire station opened

The Little Book Shop On Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY For all but the Little Book

St. Patrick’s School, Arsenal Street Watertown, N.Y. Back in 1922, two parochial schools, St. Patrick’s

The A&P Supermarket Located On Arsenal Street The A&P Supermarket chain was also known as

The Silver Grill, 104 Sherman St., Watertown, N.Y. Opening in 1947, the Silver Grill restaurant

The Worlock Block and neighboring Van de Walker Block, Built at the Corner of Arsenal

Jerry’s Lounge, Arsenal Street, Watertown N.Y. Originally a bar/lounge, Jerry’s Lounge later became a popular

Albert Skinner Mansion, 256 Arsenal St.*, Watertown N.Y. The Albert Skinner Mansion, designed by local

House of the Woodruffs becomes the former Governor Flower Mansion The former Governor Flower mansion

Before The Mega-Resorts, There Was The Riviera Hotel and Casino The first high-rise hotel &

The July 3, 1975 Las Vegas Flood The 1975 Las Vegas Flood began when heavy

The Old Jefferson County Office Building Made Of Stone The new county office building in

The Old Jefferson County Courthouse On Arsenal Street  – Still There! Completed in 1862, the

The First Watertown Post Office Was Completed In 1892 The first Watertown Post Office would

Just like its predecessor, the second Watertown Post Office outgrows its space too soon The

The Flower Building on the corner of Arcade and Arsenal Streets Constructed on the corner

Before the Salmon Run Mall, JCPenney on Arsenal Street was part of a bustling downtown scene  In

The American Hotel on the corner of Arsenal and Arcade Streets Constructed in 1851 after

The Liberty Theater on Court Street The Liberty Theater was located on the corner of

S & B Diner Opened On Court Street, But Later Added A Factory Street Location

Montgomery Ward at 231 Court Street, Watertown, N.Y. The Montgomery Ward & Co. was a

The E. J. Hungerford Block, 228 Court Street Built during a time of tremendous new

The Crowner House, Another Otis Wheelock Creation In Watertown, N.Y. One individual who had his

Originally Built As The Adelphi Hotel, Later Renamed The City Hotel The City Hotel, also

The Kaiser Block, Home To The Green Lantern Restaurant Located on lower Court Street, some

Henry Barr, A Former Slave From Kentucky, Builds Barr Block On Court Street In 1895

Ever imagine what one of the earliest hotels In Watertown, N.Y., looked like?  Look no

Honk Your Horn For The Arch Street Tunnel! The Arch Street tunnel was constructed in

St. Patrick’s Children’s Home at 201 Coffeen St, Watertown, N.Y. The history of St. Patrick’s

The Jefferson County Jail at 300 Coffeen Street, 1910 – 1993 Built in an era

The Old Jefferson County Jail (c. 1850 – 1910) In the early days of settlement,

Was this really the first Watertown train depot?  And it’s still there?! Constructed in 1851,

The State Street Watertown High School originally started as the Black River Literary and Religious

State Street Grammar School Replaces Former Watertown High School On State & Mechanic Streets Construction

The Public Square Water Fountain, AKA “Cory’s Punch Bowl” The Public Square water fountain in

Watertown Baptist Church, Another Otis Wheelock Creation Along with building the Watertown Baptist Church, the

The current First Baptist Church is actually the third church to sit on the corner

Governor Roswell P. Flower Monument, An Augustus Saint-Gaudens Work Of Art Commissioned for $25,000 in 1900,

The Mill Street Bridges of Watertown, N.Y Note: Mill Street has two bridges, a larger

The Older Factory Street Bridge Was Once Covered The Factory Street Bridge, the first span

The Arsenal Street Bridges – 1901 to Present. Unlike the Court, Mill, Vanduzee, Eastern Blvd, and

All Souls Universalist Church on Washington Street The All Souls Universalist Church, which took several

Universalist Church on Public Square, Another Otis Wheelock Creation Like much a good portion of

Breaking New Ground – State Street Methodist Episcopal Church Until 1848, only one Methodist Episcopal

The Burrville Cider Mill, More Than Just A Local Haunt… Located just outside Watertown, between

The Cheese Store, formed as part of the Jefferson Bulk Milk Cooperative, now known as

The Original Thompson Park Pool Was Built In 1924 And Was One Of Three City

The Black River Monster Sightings In Watertown and Lyons Falls, NY Some things must be

The Black River Monster Sightings In Watertown and Lyons Falls, NY In 1911, a “sea

Return of the Fighting Ninth parade in Watertown, N.Y., 1902 The return of the Fighting

There’s Something Strange, In Your Neighborhood: The Thompson Park Vortex Officially recognized and dedicated by

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

The Watertown Train Stations 1851 – 1963. The first train to pull up to a

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

The Fairbanks  Building, aka The Flatiron, Downtown Watertown Interestingly enough, Watertown’s Fairbanks Building preceded the

Blizzard Of 1977 Hit Parts Of Western And Northern New York As Well As Southern

Watertown Neighborhood Grocery Stores – Gotham St Market The Gotham St Market, shown below, had

Watertown Neighborhood Grocery Stores – Aboud and Bahou on E. Main St Another Watertown neighborhood

Watertown Neighborhood Grocery Stores – Madill’s On W Main St A fair share of the