I found this historical photo of Mission Street looking north from Virginia Street recently. The photo was unattributed and undated, but judging from the cars on the street, it looks as if it was taken sometime during the mid-1920s.
I particularly like this, because it illustrates two themes we’ve discussed recently on Bernalwood: To the left we see the former Lyceum movie theater (which is now part of the Taoist Safeway parking lot), and the big brick building on the right is the former Market Street Railway Car House (which later became our bowling alley, and then today’s Big Lots).
And here’s how the same scene looks today:
PHOTO: 2011, by Telstar Logistics
Bernalwood 
the road was better maintained back then!!!!!
Thanks. Not sure our buildings are any improvement over what was there before but it’s nice to have most of the wires underground.
Rebuild the Lyceum!
I second the motion!
I love on Virginia! And oh how I wish the pizza hut corner and Safeway parking lot looked more like they did in the ’20s.
oops. meant to say I live on Virginia. But, of course, I do love on it, too 🙂
I’m always amazed by how much the SAME these pictures look. Very fun.
Well, Seems like 90 years haven’t improved anything…if anything, it looks a bit worse today: no theater and no streetcars!