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Downtown La Crosse Visual Analysis Slides

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 020

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 212 color slides, most of which were taken in the downtown La Crosse (Wis.) area. The slides are representative views of downtown streets, buildings and businesses from the original 1000 slides. There are also some interior photographs of some businesses. A press release and a script used during the actual slide presentation are also included. Although the script is numbered, the numbers do not correspond to the slide numbers.

Dates

  • 1977

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

A coordinated project of the University of Wisconsin Extension, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and the Downtown La Crosse Business Association, this visual representation and analysis of downtown La Crosse businesses, streets, and buildings gives a glimpse of what downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, looked like in November-December 1977. A final report was produced titled "La Crosse's Downtown" (1978?).

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A coordinated project of the University of Wisconsin Extension, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and the Downtown La Crosse Business Association, this visual representation and analysis of downtown La Crosse businesses, streets, and buildings gives a glimpse of what downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, looked like in November-December 1977. The project consists of 212 identified slides that were taken from the original collection of 1000. Also included are a press release and a script of the slide show which was originally intended to be shown from two projectors.

The slides are arranged by address.

Arrangement

The slides are arranged by address starting with Front Street and then numbered streets. The numbered streets are followed by named streets in alphabetical order. Each slide is numbered and there is a cross reference list provided by the name of the business. The names of businesses used are those that were in operation at the time the slides were taken in November 1977 rather than the names currently in use.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by James William White, 1992. (Accession No. 1992.003)

Related Material

Missing Title

(MISC MSS 054)
Central City Committee (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Preferences for Action in Downtown La Crosse Subcommittee Report
(S.C. 711.552 L11)
La Crosse's Downtown (1978?)

Physical Description

1 archives box

OCLC Number

47227125

Cross Reference List

Missing Title

Mons Anderson House
94
Barker's Shoes
137
Bodega
50
Buol Jewelers
151
Casino Bar
181
Cass St. Bridge
6, 14
City Hall
86, 87
Coast to Coast
52
Community Camera
157-159
Coney Pizzaria
106
Court House
46
Dads & Lads
51, 52
Dahl Ford
41
Dahlberg's Music
116
Del's Tavern
27
Digger's Tavern
24
Doerflinger's
129, 211, 212
Downtown (bird's-eye views)
10, 12
Drinking Fountain
11
Elite Café
127
Ellickson Studio
95
Erickson Bakeries
81, 82
Evans Warehouse
18
Eversole's
64-66
Fas Gas
100
Ferris Shoe Repair
164
First Federal Bank
200-206
First National Bank
79
Fish Control Laboratory
13
Frank-Len Service Station
35
Garvalia's
73
Gateway Foods Office
176
Gorman Reality
173, 174
Great Surplus Store
60, 61
Herberger's
145-150
Highway
16, 8
Hilton Pharmacy
55
Hixon House
91, 92
Hoeschler Reality
84, 85
International Motorwerks
62
A&C Johnson
80
Kama's Squire Shop
143, 144
Kroner Hardware
182-186
Labor Temple
109
La Crosse Liquor
19
La Crosse Tribune Building
29-34
La Crosse Trust
121
Le Cue Club
53
Loewi & Co.
43
Low Motor Co.
101
Macamba Club
63
Margi Fashions
95, 96
Mike's Building Supply
107
Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Office
103
Modern Laundry
99, 207
Moen Photo
122-124
Montgomery Ward
194, 195
Newburg Building
142
Newburg's
187-189
Carl B. Noelke
165-167
Pamperin Tobacco Co.
20
Parking Ramp
57
J. C. Penney's
66-72
Pettibone Bath House
9
Place of Jazz
103
Popcorn Tavern
59
Post Office
197, 198
Pump House
108
Quinn's University Sports Shop
171
Readmore
89
Riverside Park
1, 2, 4-7
W. A. Roosevelt
15, 16
Ross of La Crosse
191
S&H Sports
125, 126
Saint Joseph Cathedral
168-170
Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
209, 210
Scarborough Fair
120
Schneider's Home Furnishings
38
Sears
74-78
Smale's
97, 98
Soell's Liquor
160-163
Sounds & Such
39
State Bank
47, 130-136
Stoddard Hotel
44
Triangle Café
173
Charles Vaslow
105
W.W.T.I.
90
J.R. Watkins General Store
104
Wiggert Bros.
56
YWCA Annex
175

Processing Information

Processed by Bill Petersen, May 1992.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Downtown La Crosse Visual Analysis Slides, 1977
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

Contact:
800 Main St.
La Crosse Wisconsin 54601
(608) 789-7136