VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEWITT, NY
DeWitt was a rural community until about 1930, when farm land was sub-divided for housing lots. The post-WWII era was particularly marked by rapid residential and commercial development. The photos below show DeWitt landmarks during this period. They are from the collection of Willard B. Williams.
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DeWitt Volunteer Fire Department, 1955
Scibilia's market and Lawler's drug store, c1960
Moses-DeWitt elementary school, Jamesville Rd.
Howard-Johnson's restaurant, Genesee St., 1956
The DeWitt Building, which sat on the northeast corner of Genesee St., and Erie Blvd. contained
a restaurant, lounge, and bowling alley, as well
as offices for Dr. William F. Wein, DDS, Harold Hawley, commercial photogrpher, and John G. Humpleby, attorney and realtor, among others. The Pig Stand and its outdoor menu are at left.
The Orville Barbeque was a DeWitt institution for many years.
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Tom Muench submitted this photo of Walter White's Tavern. The 172 year old building on Genesee St. burned on the night of 2-6-1979, and this photo was taken the next day.
