You are looking at a picture of Humphrey & Holdridge Lumber, Coal and Grain, as it stood in 1896. The Lehigh Cement sign you are looking at was actually used on the building!
On your iPad, tap and hold to flip the cards.
Flip Card 1
Can you tell where this building was in our Village?
TRICK QUESTION! It still IS in our Village, at 26 Norton Street. Back then, Norton Street was named “Railroad Avenue.”
See it today!Flip Card 2
Why do you think a business would sell such an odd mix of items?
Because it was located along the railroad in Honeoye Falls, and these things arrived in our Village on trains in large quantities.
Discussion Topics
- What needs do people have that lumber, coal, and grain helped with back in 1896?
- How do we take care of those needs today?
