Last Monday, we shared the vintage photo above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. As the sign on the building tells us this was Ken Tart's Variety Shop, and it is now the Essex Ice Cream Cafe. Thank you William … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Ken Tart’s Variety Shop
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Vintage Postcard: South Main Street, Essex, NY
Last Monday, we shared the vintage photo above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Do you recognize this section of road in Essex that appears on this postcard? When do you think it was taken? The photo is … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: South Main Street, Essex, NY
Vintage Postcard: Essex Main Street 1973 by Sylvia Alberts
We shared the vintage postcard above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last Monday and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. This postcard is a copy of an original painting by Sylvia Alberts. The painting captures the essence of Essex's Main Street in … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Essex Main Street 1973 by Sylvia Alberts
Vintage Photo: Essex Main Street Winter Scene
We shared this image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia! This vintage photo from circa 1890 captures a winter scene on Main Street in Essex, NY. In the background is the Essex Community Church, and as we go up … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Essex Main Street Winter Scene
Vintage Essex Photo: Marching Band
Last week we shared another vintage photo on our Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia! Thank you to Todd Goff for finding and sharing the photo above with us. These uniformed musicians are standing in the center of … [Read more...] about Vintage Essex Photo: Marching Band