Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0045_405_114 |
Collection |
North End Neighborhood Collection |
Title |
Russell Alley |
Date |
August 1969 |
Year Range from |
1965 |
Year Range to |
1973 |
Description |
Looking from a vacant lot on Russell toward the homes on Russell Alley, North End, Portsmouth, NH. From the left is the barn of 35 Russell Street, owned by the Fiandaca family; 19 Russell Alley is the tan shingled house; 13 Russell Alley, home of the Geraci family, is the brick building; the ell of 35 Russell is visible on the right. To the left and just out of the photograph is the train tracks. This area became the parking lot for the Sheraton Hotel, built in the 1980s. This is one of 327 images attributed to Thomas Minichiello who documented the destruction of the North End from c. 1968-1972. The neighborhood was demolished as part of the Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project, c. 1968. |
Photographer |
Minichiello, Thomas Jr., 1948-2007 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
3.5" x 3.5" |
Search Terms |
North End (Portsmouth, NH) North End Neighborhood (P0045) Sheraton Hotel Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Russell Alley Russell Street |
Subjects |
Urban renewal Demolition Brick Buildings Brick Houses |
People |
Geraci family |