View source for Saranac Lake Village, c. 1885



This wonderfully clear photograph of Saranac Lake in about 1885 was made by [[George%20Baldwin|George Baldwin]].  Note that the old [[Harrietstown%20Town%20Hall|Harrietstown Town Hall]], built in 1886, is not present.  Also missing are the [[Adirondack%20Cottage%20Sanitarium|Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium]] (only [[Little%20Red|Little Red]], built in 1884, existed), and the original [[Saranac%20Lake%20High%20School|Saranac Lake High School]] (1890) on [[Main%20Street|Main Street]].  [[Broadway|Broadway]] is a well-wooded lane, there is no sign of [[St.%20Bernard%20Street|St. Bernard Street]], or [[Park%20Avenue|Park Avenue]], and [[Helen%20Hill|Helen Hill]] is bare.  The railroad would arrive the following year. It is Saranac Lake on the cusp of explosive growth! 

[[File:Saranac%20Lake%20Village%20c.%201885%20index.jpg|left|]]</img>[[File:Saranac%20Lake%20Village%20c.%201885%20index.jpg|left|thumb||Saranac Lake, c. 1885, cropped from the photograph below ]] <h3>

[[File:Saranac%20Lake%20Village%20c.%201880.jpg|right|]]</img>[[File:Saranac%20Lake%20Village%20c.%201880.jpg|right|thumb||Saranac Lake, c. 1885, by [[George%20Baldwin|George Baldwin]]|. (from www.antiquephotographics.com) ]] {|
<tbody>|-\n|1||[[Blood%27s%20Hotel|Blood's Hotel]], later the [[Riverside%20Inn|Riverside Inn]]|\n|-\n|2||[[Spaulding%20Block|Spaulding Block]]|\n|-\n|3||[[Seaver%20A.%20Miller%20Cottage|Seaver A. Miller Cottage]]|\n|-\n|4||St. Nicholas Hotel (later the [[Empire%20Hotel|Empire Hotel]])|\n|-\n|5||35/37 Main Street, [[National%20Express%20Office|National Express Office]], later [[Kendall%27s%20Grocery|Kendall's Grocery]] |\n|-\n|6||43 Main Street, a grocery (now the [[Waterhole|Waterhole]])? |\n|-\n|7||[[Linwood%20Cottage|Linwood Cottage]]|\n|-\n|8|| |\n|-\n|9|| |\n|-\n|10||48 Main Street ([[Little%20Joe%27s|Little Joe's]]) |\n|-\n|11||[[Mrs.%20Lucius%20Evans%20Cottage|Mrs. Lucius Evans Cottage]] ?|\n|-\n|12||[[Frederick%20A.%20Isham|Frederick A. Isham]]|\n|-\n|13||[[Berkeley%20House|Berkeley House]]|\n|-\n|14||The Academy for which [[Academy%20Street|Academy Street]] is named|\n|-\n|15||[[Methodist%20Church|Methodist Church]]|\n|-\n|16||[[Guild%20House|Guild House]] |\n|-\n|17||[[Lawrason%20Brown%20Office%20and%20Residence|Lawrason Brown Office and Residence]] (before Brown came to town)|\n|-\n|18||[[Ensine%20Miller|Ensine Miller]]'s house, [[Sunnyside|Sunnyside]], where the William Morris playground is today|\n|-\n|19||The first [[Edward%20Livingston%20Trudeau%20house%20and%20office|Edward Livingston Trudeau house and office]] had just been built; it would burn (and be rebuilt) in 1894|\n|-\n|20||[[St.%20Luke%27s%20Church|St. Luke's Church]]|\n|-\n|21||Future site of the [[Baldwin%20House|Baldwin House]]|\n|-\n|22||[[Charles%20M.%20Lea%20House|Charles M. Lea House]]|\n|-\n|23||[[Helen%20Hill|Helen Hill]]|\n|-\n|24||Future site of the [[Adirondack%20Cottage%20Sanatorium|Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium]]|\n|-\n|25||Future site of [[Park%20Avenue|Park Avenue]]|\n|-\n|26||[[Adirondack%20Bottling%20Works|Adirondack Bottling Works]]|\n|-\n|27||[[Pliny%20Miller%27s%20Sawmill%20and%20Gristmill|Pliny Miller's Sawmill and Gristmill]]|\n|-\n|28||Future site of [[Harrietstown%20Town%20Hall|Harrietstown Town Hall]]|\n|-\n|29||[[Fowler%27s%20Livery|Fowler's Livery]]|\n</tbody>
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'''''The following [[Sanborn%20Maps|Sanborn Maps]] of the village are dated 1895, about ten years later than the photograph.  They are the earliest available. Note that today's Broadway was named Depot Street at the time, for the New York Central Depot located across the tracks from today's Kinney Drugs.''''' [[File:Sanborn%20map%20Bloomingdale%20Av.jpg|left|]]</img>[[File:Sanborn%20map%20Bloomingdale%20Av.jpg|left|thumb||The earliest [[Sanborn%20Map|Sanborn Map]]| of Saranac Lake, [[Broadway|Broadway]]| and [[Bloomingdale%20Avenue|Bloomingdale Avenue]]|, 1895 ]] [[File:Sanborn%20map%20Broadway.jpg|left|]]</img>[[File:Sanborn%20map%20Broadway.jpg|left|thumb||The earliest [[Sanborn%20Map|Sanborn Map]]| of Saranac Lake, south [[Broadway|Broadway]]|, 1895 ]] </h3><h3>

'''''Note: The orientation of the following two maps does not match the ones above.''''' North is approximately at top, above, to the right on the map immediately below, and as indicated on the last map. [[File:Sanborn%20map%20Berkeley.jpg|left|]]</img>[[File:Sanborn%20map%20Berkeley.jpg|left|thumb||The earliest [[Sanborn%20Map|Sanborn Map]]| of Saranac Lake, [[Main%20Street|Main Street]]| and [[Broadway|Broadway]]|, 1895 ]] [[File:Sanborn%20map%20Main%20St.jpg|left|]]</img>[[File:Sanborn%20map%20Main%20St.jpg|left|thumb||The earliest [[Sanborn%20Map|Sanborn Map]]| of Saranac Lake's southern [[Main%20Street|Main Street]]|, 1895 ]] </h3>