210 Main Street, Marrick, in the old post office.

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MARRICK MUSEUM
The Lakeview Cafe corner on Main Street today: brick shopfronts, green trim, autumn trees and the lake at the end of the street.

Main Street, then and now.

Drag between the old photo and the same spot today. Every building has a story, and it's right beside the photo.

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The same corner today: the brick post office with a teal door and railings, autumn trees, a paved street and the lake at the end of the block.
The post office corner in 1915: the new brick post office, a horse and wagon on the dirt street, plank sidewalks and men in hats by the steps.

01 of 04 · 1915 and today

The post office corner

The post office was three years old. The street was dirt, the sidewalks were planks, and the mail came by steamer.

  • The post office, 1912

    Built of brick from the kiln at Merrin Creek. The museum since 1978.

  • Duff's Hardware, 1906

    Still a hardware store. The Duffs sold it in 1966 and the new owners kept the name for twenty years.

The same corner today: the Lakeview Cafe with green trim and a bench out front, the shops beside it and the lake behind.
The Lakeview Cafe corner in 1952: striped awnings, two parked sedans and diners in the cafe window, with the lake beyond.

02 of 04 · 1952 and today

The Lakeview Cafe corner

George Chan's Lakeview Cafe, the busiest corner in town on a summer Saturday.

  • Lakeview Cafe, 1905

    A cafe for 121 years under four owners. Pie was 15 cents in 1952.

  • Antonelli's Bakery, 1919

    Three generations of Antonellis baked here. It's still a bakery.

The station today: restored in cream and green, with the rail bed turned into a gravel trail and a bench under the birches.
Marrick station in 1925: a steam engine at the wooden platform, passengers in long coats and a baggage cart piled with trunks.

03 of 04 · 1925 and today

The station

The afternoon train from the main line, the day's papers and the mail.

  • Marrick station, 1907

    Closed in 1971 and restored by volunteers in 1998. The rail bed is a walking trail now.

The landing today: only the old wharf pilings stand in the water, beside a lawn with benches and a small dock with kayaks.
The landing in 1912: the SS Wenlock, a sternwheeler, tied up at a long wooden wharf with men moving crates and barrels by the freight shed.

04 of 04 · 1912 and today

The landing

Where Marrick started. The SS Wenlock tied up here twice a week.

  • The town wharf, 1893

    Only the pilings are left. The park on the shore was the freight yard.

Walk it with us.

The post office corner starts at our front steps. The shops and the people behind them fill our Main Street gallery, in the old counter hall.

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