Type of Work: Retail and Services

Whelan Drug Store, interior view, in Plattsburgh

Interior of Whelan Drug Store in Plattsburgh

Interior view of the Whelan Drug Store, Soda Fountain & Luncheonette, on the corner of Margaret Street and Clinton Street in Plattsburgh. The store was in operation 1929 until 1944. Likely 1930s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Camp Valcour in South Junction

Camp Valcour in South Junction

Camp Valcour, lodge and restaurant, two employees posing outside building. Valcour Lodge Restaurant started as a camp in the 1930s, became an adult resort until the mid 1950s, then a baseball camp. Became a restaurant  in 1965. Photo taken circa 1930 – 1950. Located on the shore opposite Valcour Island in the hamlet of South […]

Union Garage in Plattsburgh

Union Garage in Plattsburgh

The Union Garage on Margaret Street in downtown Plattsburgh. Employees are posing in front of the garage next to an automobile. The service station was downtown from 1928 until 1950. 1920s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Gregory's Lunch & Beer in Clinton County

Gregory’s Lunch & Beer in Clinton County

Gregory’s Lunch & Beer, interior with employee standing behind counter, two customers (a man and young girl) sit at a table facing the employee. Taken in 1937. Somewhere in Clinton County. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

Jacob Tolsky's General Store in Dannemora

Jacob Tolsky’s General Store in Dannemora

Employee standing in the doorway of Jacob Tolsky’s General Store, which operated from 1922 until 1975. It was located on Main Street in Dannemora. Circa 1930s. Dannemora, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

Defiette's Storefront in Saranac

Defiette’s Storefront in Saranac

The Vilas Defiette general store. Circa 1929-1957 (when the store was open). Saranac, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

Indian Lake Grand Union Supermarket in Indian Lake

Indian Lake Grand Union Supermarket in Indian Lake

Indian Lake Grand Union Supermarket on its last day. Sign in the window advertises “Legs ‘o Lamb” for 79 cents. September 20, 1969. Indian Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Men on the porch of the Wilderness Hotel in Sabattis

Men on the porch of the Wilderness Hotel in Sabattis

Men pose on the porch of the Wilderness Hotel at Sabattis Station, which was located in the hamlet of Sabattis, in the northwestern corner of the town of Long Lake. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1906. Circa 1903. Sabattis, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.