History article written for the GFHS website,City Hall Many readers may have already seen the blog posting created by Paul Dorpat, featuring Granite Falls, at www pauldorpat.com . We've had a lot of fun tracing the history of our downtown, and gained a lot of experience looking for items in the background of pictures that can help to date and locate them precisely. The pictures we have of City Hall over the years make a great example of how things evolve. r The first picture is a shot taken ca 1905 from the intersection of 8. Granite Ave and Galena St, looking south. The dark building at the far right is Hi Jewell's original photo studio. You can see the tower holding the warning bell 1/2 block distant on the west side of Granite Ave, and in the far distance (about three blocks), you can see the tower of the school built in 1893 on the southeast corner of S. Granite Ave and Pioneer St. That was for decades the property used for Granite Falls schools, and was where the large brick school was built in 1910. To make way for that school, the original school was moved north 1/2 blocks north and across the street, where it became a combination City Hall and firehouse. The picture taken in the winter of 1911/12 shows a large engine being hauled down 8. Granite Ave, in front of the "new" City Hall. Notice the old warning tower is still in place, but the warning bell moved to the tower of City Hall. The front door was wide enough to r ~ accommodate the small fire equipment of the day. , Accession/Object ID: No accession number, Object Name: , Title: "Back in the Day" article, Author: Fred Cruger, Description: History article written for the GFHS website, Date: , OCR Text: City Hall Many readers may have already seen the blog posting created by Paul Dorpat, featuring Granite Falls, at www pauldorpat.com . We've had a lot of fun tracing the history of our downtown, and gained a lot of experience looking for items in the background of pictures that can help to date and locate them precisely. The pictures we have of City Hall over the years make a great example of how things evolve. r The first picture is a shot taken ca 1905 from the intersection of 8. Granite Ave and Galena St, looking south. The dark building at the far right is Hi Jewell's original photo studio. You can see the tower holding the warning bell 1/2 block distant on the west side of Granite Ave, and in the far distance (about three blocks), you can see the tower of the school built in 1893 on the southeast corner of S. Granite Ave and Pioneer St. That was for decades the property used for Granite Falls schools, and was where the large brick school was built in 1910. To make way for that school, the original school was moved north 1/2 blocks north and across the street, where it became a combination City Hall and firehouse. The picture taken in the winter of 1911/12 shows a large engine being hauled down 8. Granite Ave, in front of the "new" City Hall. Notice the old warning tower is still in place, but the warning bell moved to the tower of City Hall. The front door was wide enough to r ~ accommodate the small fire equipment of the day. , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),Local History Articles,Back in the Day (local),City Hall.pdf,City Hall.pdf Page 1, City Hall.pdf Page 1