Tag: store

W.R. Keating Liquors & Tobacco in Watertown

W.R. Keating Liquors & Tobacco in Watertown

Three unidentified men in front of W.R. Keating Liquors & Tobacco. The store sold liquors, wines, and tobacco. 1901-1902 (note the liquor license in window). Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Father and son in Duclos Barbershop in Watertown

Father and son in Duclos Barbershop in Watertown

Theodore R. “Ted” Duclos (left) with his son Glendon “Glen” Duclos inside the Duclos Barbershop. The shop was located at 561 State Street, and it was operated at this location from 1925-1969, when Ted passed away. The building was torn down in 1970, and Duclos Barbershop relocated to 729 State Street, where Glen continued to […]

The Wm. Fortune Paint Store in downtown Saranac lake

The Wm. Fortune Paint Store in downtown Saranac lake

The Wm. Fortune Paint Store on Broadway. Wm. Fortune was a relative of Antoine Fortune, who owned and operated a successful furniture store and funeral home. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the personal archives of Andrew Fortune and the Fortune Funeral Home.

Four men outside Green’s Market in Saranac Lake

Four men outside the J.A. Latour Company in Saranac Lake

Four men in front of the J.A. Latour Company, which sold coal, ice, wood, and had a livery business. The man second from right is Tuffield Latour, original owner of the businesses. He used his son’s name, James when he started them. Saranac Lake, NY.

Carrying boxes at Don’s Floating Grocery in Saranac Lake

Carrying boxes at Don’s Floating Grocery in Saranac Lake

Don Witherwax’s Floating Grocery delivered groceries by pontoon boat to campers on the lower Saranac lakes. Circa 1966.  Saranac Lake, NY. Originally printed in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on August 11, 1966. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.

Buildings in downtown Saranac Lake

Buildings in downtown Saranac Lake

A view of storefronts in Saranac Lake. The Sagendorf Restaurant sign can be seen just above the old iron “Broadway Bridge,” and the restaurant appears to have shared space with a taxidermist. The Saranac River runs between Flint’s Pharmacy and the Sagendorf, and Dorsey Street is on its other side before the three-story (Adirondack Pharmacy) and two-story […]

A group outside the Coolidge and Bentley Store in Glens Falls

A group outside the Coolidge and Bentley Store in Glens Falls

Men and children standing in front of the Coolidge and Bentley store on 118 Glen Street, which sold clothing and gentlemens’ furnishings. In the windows are signs for the “Grand Pumpkin Pie Carnival, Sept. 16th.” Piles of large pumpkins are in front of store windows. Next door is the M.B. Little Insurance Co. Fall 1882. Glens […]