Locust Street lokking west from Shelburne Road UTM 18 0642561E 4924898N |
L.L. McAllister |
S.E. Arena |
| The construction of Locust Street took place in the late 1930’s, with the first residents appearing in 1938. At this point the new sidewalks, curbing and gutters are finished, with only paving left to complete.(1) The stretch of houses on the left under construction were the first to show an address on Locust Street #143-149. Those numbers appeared to change shortly after completion. Moving away from Hayward Street, residents in this newly developed area tended to be more middle class. For example, Robert Miller the first tenant of #147 Locust was a supervisor at Penick and Ford, while his neighbor, Arthur Steelman was the plant manager for Colonial Beacon Oil Co.(2)
(1) City of Burlington Annual Report, 1939 (2) Burlington City Directories, 1938-1940 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Burlington, 1938, 1942 |
Development in this area continued with Christ the King church across the street, the light colored brick building to the right, which began construction in 1939. The addition of a gymnasium to the rear came in 1961.(3)
(3) Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Burlington, 1938, 1942, 1960 David Blow. Historic Guide to Burlington Neighborhoods (Burlington: Chittenden County Historical Society, 1991), 77
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Historic Burlington Project Depression Era Streetscapes: Old North End | Burlington 1890 | Burlington 1877 | Burlington 1869 | Burlington 1853 | Burlington 1830 Produced by University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program graduate students in HP 206 Researching Historic Structures and Sites - Prof. Thomas Visser - in collaboration with UVM Landscape Change Program Historic images courtesy of University of Vermont Library Special Collections, Louis L. McAllister Photograph Collection |
