Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0057_0119 |
Collection |
Portsmouth Housing Authority |
Title |
Islington Street |
Date |
circa 1967 |
Year Range from |
1950 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Description |
View of a commercial lot occupied by the Taccetta Chevrolet dealership at 69 Albany (listed here as 588 Islington Street), Portsmouth, NH. The dealership later moved to Woodbury Avenue in Newington, NH. Image and report (see link) by Ralph S. Foster Co., Inc., as part of the original Sales Study (Original) for the Acquisition Appraisal for the Vaughan Street Project, Portsmouth Urban Renewal, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Each sale was selected for "the purpose of assisting in the determination of land value within the area of the taking." According to the report (Land Sale #11), Pearl Beemand & Guy C. Trueman sold the property to Vincent Taccetta on July 19, 1962. Taccetta was the owner of the auto dealership. On the typescript report under the comments section is the following: "Property purchased for land. Old building demol. Area pred. commercial. Mix. of old and new. Trend towards comm. dev. Lot at grade & level. Fringe commercial." |
Studio |
Ralph S. Foster & Sons, Fitchburg, MA |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
4.5" x 3.25" |
Multimedia Files |
Click here for the Acquisition Appraisal Sales Study on this property. |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Housing Authority Photograph Collection (P0057) Portsmouth Housing Authority Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Islington Street Albany Street Taccetta Chevrolet (Newington) Frank Jones Brewery (Islington Street) |
Subjects |
Urban renewal Surveys Commercial facilities Garages Automobile repair shops Parking lots Automobiles Automobile dealerships |
People |
Taccetta, Vincent "Buddy," dfl. 1940s Taccetta family Beemand family Beemand, Pearl, dfl. 1967 Trueman family Trueman, Guy C., dfl. 1967 |
Caption |
588 Islington Street |