Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0045_405_091 |
Collection |
North End Neighborhood Collection |
Title |
Intersection of Wall and Russell Streets |
Date |
December 1970 |
Year Range from |
1965 |
Year Range to |
1973 |
Description |
Intersection of Wall and Russell streets, North End, Portsmouth, NH. Starting from the right is the following: 69 Russell, home of the Minichiello family; intersection of Wall Street; 45 Russell, orange building owned by the Zoffoli family; 43 Russell, tan building owned by Idella Cooper. Behind the Zoffoli and Cooper houses is13 Russell Alley, a brick building where the Geraci family lived. After urban renewal, this area became a parking lot for the nearby 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 |
Russell Street North End (Portsmouth, NH) North End Neighborhood (P0045) Sheraton Hotel Vaughan Street Urban Renewal Project Wall Street |
Subjects |
Urban renewal Demolition Streetscapes Stores & shops Brick Buildings Brick Houses |
People |
Zoffoli family Geraci family Cooper family Minichiello family |