400 block Grand Central
Main Street heading west.
Digital Rebirth of a Burned Block!*
photo credit: R. C. Gleason Collection
& John G. Coleman Collection
photo block recreation by Jon Ross Watson
2001
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a recent picture of this site
Go to 1898 Sanborn-Perris Interactive Map
Digital Rebirth of a Burned Block!* The above photo is
a recreation blending of two separate photos to illustrate the complete
south side of the 400 block prior to its series of three devastating fires.
The mansard roof/& entire interior of the posh Grand Central Hotel was
destroyed in a devastating 1899 fire
. The western section of the block, known as the "Old Stand" was totally
destroyed by fire in 1933 as well as the
Imperial Hotel Block. Finally, a fire on Thanksgiving
Day 1996 totally destroyed the remaining building of the former Grand
Central Hotel.
This picture is taken at the corner of the 400 block where Fulton street connects to Main Street. Click on the Grand Central to learn its history from start to finish.
Click on the arrows to move up and down the street.