Burlington, Vermont: Intervale Avenue. This photograph was taken by Louis McAllister on August 15, 1939.

The photograph was taken from the corner of North Street and Elmwood Avenue looking straight on at Intervale Avenue on the right and Elmwood Avenue on the left. The first building pictured on the left is 1 Intervale Avenue. The two story addition to the back of 1 Intervale Avenue contains the street addresses 3, 5, and 7. The last building shown on the left is a two story apartment building listed as 23 and 25 Intervale Avenue. To the right of the photograph the first building visible is 204 North Street, next to that building is 10 Intervale Avenue which is followed by 14 Intervale Avenue and the last building visible on the right is 20 Intervale Avenue. To the right on Elmwood Avenue there is a row of densely grown Elm trees which are no longer present due to the Dutch Elm disease which decimated the Elm tree population. The first signs of the disease in Vermont appeared in Proctor in 1949.[1] Just before the corner of Intervale Avenue and Elmwood Avenue there is a parked car with another truck parked just opposite it. A woman in a dress holding hands with a small child can be seen crossing Elmwood Avenue towards 1 Intervale Avenue. In front of 1 Intervale Avenue to the right is a sign which reads, P.W.A. / Federal Emergency / Administration of Public Works. Riding on a bicycle to the right of the sign is a young boy; behind this boy is a parked truck. In the background of the photograph more Elm trees can be seen lining Intervale Avenue. Almost opposite of the parked truck on the right side of Intervale Avenue is another parked car, in front of this car is another boy on a bicycle. To the right of the boy street lights can be seen in front of 10 Intervale Avenue, there is a gas pump by these lights and in front of the pump is a sign for Mobil Oil, to the left of this sign is another advertising bicycles for rent. Two bicycles can be seen on the sidewalk to the right of the gas pump. On the front facade of 10 Intervale Avenue is a Sacony sign, below this is a stripped awning under which there is a man sitting in the shadows, on the sidewalk. On the right facade of #10 Intervale Avenue just visible to the left of the corner facade of 204 North Street is a plate glass window at the top of this window is painted lettering that is partially obstructed but reads in part Doole.... which according to the Burlington City Directory for 1939 when the photograph was taken 10 Intervale Avenue was occupied by Dooley's Tire and Battery Service.[2] Also seen in this photograph are utility poles on Intervale Avenue, a fire hydrant at left on the corner of Elmwood Avenue and North Street and a traffic light hanging almost centrally at the beginning of Intervale Avenue.

1. Coburn, Kevin. “Montshire Museum of Science”1998.http://www.montshire.org/minute/mm980907.html

2.Burlington City Directory. 1939 (L. P Waite & Co, Publishers Burlington VT)