Snapshots

Time has a way of softening the edges, but Erie remembers. In the faded corners of old photographs, you’ll find ghostly glimpses of a city that once was — streetcars rattling down vanished tracks, storefronts long since shuttered, faces frozen in sepia. These images whisper from the past, inviting you to stand in the same spot and see what remains. Side by side, yesterday and today speak to each other in quiet tones, revealing how much has changed… and how much still lingers.

BLOCK HOUSE

Soldiers & Sailors Home


BOSTON STORE

716-728 State St


C.H. STRONG’S RESIDENCE

6th & Peach


COURT HOUSE

140 West 6th St


DICKSON TAVERN

201 French St


DOWNING MAUSOLEUM

Erie Cemetery


EBEN BREWER MONUMENT

Griswold Plaza (statue originally in Perry Sq)


ENTRANCE TO ERIE CEMETERY

2116 Chestnut St


ERIE BUSINESS SCHOOL

220 West 9th


ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

134-160 E6th St


ERIE SILK MILLS

Cascade & 26th


ERIE TRUST COMPANY BUILDING

1001 State St


FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN

State St & 12th St


FORD HOTEL

515 State St


GLENWOOD ZOO

423 West 38th St


LAND LIGHTHOUSE

2 Lighthouse St


LIGHT HOUSE AND INLET TO ERIE BAY

Presque Isle State Park


LINCOLN MARKET BUILDING

1215 Parade St


MAPLE LODGE MOTEL

5512 W Lake Rd


PALACE HARDWARE COMPANY

913 State St


PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT HOUSE

Presque Isle State Park


PUBLIC LIBRARY

S Park Row at French


PUBLIC LIBRARY (INTERIOR)

Now Blasco Main Library; formerly S Park Row and French


SCOTT MAUSOLEUM

Erie Cemetery


SIGSBEE RESERVOIR

2601-2651 Sigsbee St


SOLDIERS & SAILORS HOME CEMETERY

560 East 3rd


SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT

Perry Square West


ST. JOSEPH’S ORPHAN HOME

517 Maryland Ave


THOMAS EDISON ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN

East Perry Square


UNION DEPOT

100 block of West 4th Street


U.S. FEDERAL BUILDING

17 South Park Row


U.S. POST OFFICE

1314 Griswold Plaza


VERNONDALE MOTEL

5422 W Lake Rd


WALDAMEER PARK - BOAT RIDE

220 Peninsula Dr


WALDAMEER PARK - COMET

220 Peninsula Dr


WALDAMEER PARK - “MERRY-GO-ROUND”

220 Peninsula Dr (MGR is now the large pavillion)


WALDAMEER PARK - RAINBOW GARDENS

220 Peninsula Dr


WATER WORKS

Bayfront Parkway


WOLVERINE

Moved - Now at Erie Maritime Museum