1895 Mechanic Street, Smethport, PA
Looking South from the top of the Opera
Building
photo credit: McKean County Historical
Society Collection
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Mechanic Street in 1895 was the center of industry
in Smethport. The several railroads all serviced the area as did
many related service industries thus giving "Mechanic Street" its
name. In the foreground is the railroad running down the present
day Water Street. To the left is a bakery that was supported largely
by the workers of the area industries. Several carriage shops and
mechanic garages are in the center foreground just in front of the railroad
tracks. Beyond the carriage shops toward the dam are the lumber mills
followed by Barrett's Grist Mill just beyond the present Mechanic Street
Bridge.
To find out more about the buildings along this street
click on the links below. If you would like to come back to this
page, just click on the pictures.
1895
Mechanic Street looking North
1895 Mechanic
Lumber Industry
Mechanic
Street Bridge
Hamlin
Mill Pond Lake Spillway
Mechanic
Street Carriage Repair Shops
Brastad Bakery
P. D.
Hopkins General Store
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