Livingston Manor Panarama view from the Hoag Farm
link to Hoag map
I'm
calculating that the Hoag photo was taken in 1929, The Woolsey covered bridge is
missing, which was carried downstream in March of 1925. The Woolsey barn still
exists, which burned in November of 1929. The Chartoff Main Street Department
store may not be in the Brooks building.
Jack
Chartoff moved into the Brooks building in 1927. He relocated to the building on
the corner of Main and River streets in the spring of 1929. Look at the 1928
flood photo and you can see the Chartoff sign on the Brooks building. Though it
was taken from a distance, the sign does not seem to appear on the Brooks
building in the Hoag photo.
The
trouble with not being conclusive about the 1929 date is Hoag's image around the
Union School. The school annex was built in 1928. The image on the Hoag photo is
blurry in this area. The coloration of the brick building may be blending into
the background. Next time we see Dave's photo maybe this will clear this up
whether the annex is there or not.
