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Main Street Overbrook

This selection of images from our digital collection feature scenes of Main Street Overbrook from the earliest days to modern times.

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This bandstand was built in the center of Main in 1902.

Awnings were added to most businesses on Main early on to keep out the sunlight.

The west side of Main as it looked in 1957.

The east side of Main in 1957.

A busy day on Main in 1902.

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A colorized version of Overbrook featured on an early postcard.

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City Hall as it looked in 2016.

A car approaches Main from the street between what is now City Hall and the library. Date unknown.

A very busy day on Main as citizens made the transition for horse-drawn conveyance to motorcars.

Early view of the East side of Main

People crowded onto the sidewalk on the West side of Main sometime in the 1970s to watch the fair parade.

A float moves along Main on route to the fairgrounds. 1970s

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