520 & 4th

A photo history blog of the Greenville Public Library in Greenville, Ohio

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Duffy Hardware Store at 426 S. Broadway in Greenville in 1939.

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Librarian Kathleen Moore, head librarian at GPL in the 1950s, giving children a tour of the library.

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Oak Restaurant in 1915. This restaurant operated at 534 S. Broadway for many years. 

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A 1933 Christmas ad for Wenger’s Book Store, formerly at 521 S. Broadway, in Greenville.

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A Christmas greeting from Ed Cornell’s men’s clothing store, formerly on Broadway in Greenville. 

For more information about Ed Cornell’s, check out this article: https://fourthandsycamore.com/2015/06/26/remembering-ed-cornells/

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Central Drugstore, formerly on Broadway in Greenville, during their lunchtime rush.

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Central Drugstore, formerly on Broadway in Greenville.

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Sears Roebuck and Co., formerly on W. Third St. in Greenville.

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Schachinger’s Buggy Shop, formerly at 719 E Main Street in Greenville. 

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Weimer’s Mill, which once stood on 571 west of Greenville, was torn down in 1964. 

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GPL librarian Lou Parent dressed up for Halloween in October 1984.

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GPL librarian Lou Parent dressed up for Halloween in October 1984.

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Greenville’s former semi-pro football team in an undated photo. 

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The Henry St. Clair Warehouse once stood on West Main Street around where the current city building and firehouse stand. It was torn down in 1962 to make way for those buildings. 

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The GPL Bookmobiles Through the Years

By David Nilsen I’ve been fascinated by bookmobiles for a long time, and many times I’ve looked nostalgically at pictures of the old Greenville Public Library bookmobiles, wishing they …

A pictorial history of our library’s retired bookmobiles. 

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Teddy Roosevelt addresses a crowd during a whistle stop at the old Greenville depot. 

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A train on the Dayton and Union line heads through Greenville in an undated photo.