Canal Street - Old Chesapeake City

Photos of Old Chesapeake City, Pt 23

Canal Street houses, L to R: Toy property, Krastel apartments (Birdy Battersby was born in the right side), Schrader property, Wharton’s, Reynolds’ – circa 1964. Photo courtesy of Lee Collins.

Another view of Canal Street from a painting – L to R: Toy house, Krastel’s, Schrader’s, Wharton’s, Reynold’s.

East End of Canal Street – L to R: Thornton house, Double house (Getchow, Dixon and Au tKate Lloyd), Snyder apartments, Birdy Battersby’s family house. Looking East, circa 1945. Photo courtesy of Lewis Collins, Sr.

Photos of Old Chesapeake City, Pt 21

Photos of Old Chesapeake City, Pt 21

Taggard apartments and Archie Crawford’s Texaco service station in the background - Biddle Street, circa 1960.

Archie Crawford’s service station – note firemen in parade uniforms and the 1924 American La France fire truck, circa 1955. (courtesy of Lewis Collins, Jr.)

Fire at Taggard’s Apartments – note Archie’s Texaco Station at right, circa 1977.

Photos of North Chesapeake City, part 20

Historic Photos of North Chesapeake City, part 20

  

Lift Bridge tender, Edgar Rhoades, circa 1932 – note required uniform. He’s holding daughter, Fay Rhoades. Photo from his son, Freddy. 

Our wonderful teacher, Helen Titter, on the Lift Bridge, circa 1939. She taught me in 6^th grade in the Chesapeake City Elementary School. At that time (1948) the high school was on the 2^nd floor of the same building. She played the piano for us and had us sing along, but I hated those Friday spelling tests! Of coarse, I did learn to spell corectly because of them!

The Girls’ Basketball team, 1948 - Chesapeake City High School, Jeanette Sheridan with ball, Gertrude Sykes at far left and Janet Krastel at far right. Can you name any of the other girls?