Aerial view looking northeast of Cold Spring Granite Company production plant, quarry and Clark hotel. This plant and quarry were bought from the John Clark Granite Company during the early 1940s.
St. Germain Street was converted to a pedestrian mall. Workers putting finishing touches to downtown mall as shoppers and onlookers walk by. Woolworth's store can be seen in background.
Exterior view of Fandel's Department Store. Granite and glass block were added to the outside of the building. Marking its 65th anniversary, the Fandel company continues to undergo a modernization building program.
Crowds of gawkers gathered behind barriers set up by police on the north side of First Street to observe the fire at Gambles shopping center. The fire started on July 31, 1962.
Onlookers, mostly children, standing in the rear of Gambles to to watch St. Cloud firefighters combat the fire at Gambles shopping center. The fire started on July 31, 1962.
Interior view of Gambles shopping center after a fire. A man (fire inspector?) uses a flashligh to inspect the damage. The fire started on July 31, 1962.
Exterior view of the Gambles shopping center after a fire. The fire started on July 31, 1962. Several young men are moving large boxes of trash away from the back of the store.
Exterior view of the Gambles shopping center after a fire. The fire started on July 31, 1962. Several young men are moving large boxes of trash away from the back of the store.
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Frontal view. The building is at full blaze with flames and smoke rising from roof and top windows. Crowd looks on from across the street.
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Fire department on the scene with truck and ladder going up adjacent building. Crowd looks on from across the street. Foley water tower appears in background.
$125,000 fire destroys Hall's Store in Foley. Fire department on the scene with truck and ladder going up adjacent building. There are people moving furniture and store products out of the adjacent Chiemlewski building. Crowd looks on from across the street. Foley water tower appears in background.