1900: Toomer's Corner
Title
1900 : Toomer's Corner
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 3rd edition , 2013 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 64-65 : Toomer's Corner (at right of large tree) has long been a center of Auburn life . .. . This photograph was taken about the turn of the century after the "safety bicycle " with same-sized wheels was invented in 1885 (see a bicycle near the drugstore) and before a water tank was erected a little northeast of the drugstore in 1908 . Coca Cola and Sloan's Liniment signs are on the store... . In 1896 , the store's namesake , Sheldon L . "Shel " Toomer , became part owner of his stepfather B . D . Lazarus's drugstore , paying Lazarus with money borrowed from John Reese , a black man who hauled trunks for students . Their store was on the same side of the street but north of what became Toomer's Corner . In 1900 , Toomer and Lazarus moved their business to the now-famous site . A few years later Toomer bought Lazarus ' share of the business , then bought the building from John M . Thomas , and became a leader in business and political circles... . In the 1890s , open wells on Main Street welcomed thirsty horses and mules pulling buggies and wagons . Uneven boardwalks linked the stores... . Early on, the council prohibited driving buggies and wagons on the sidewalks and made it illegal to leave horses and mules unhitched . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
ca. 1900
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Central business districts -- Alabama Dwellings -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 2626 x 922 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p58-59117.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 3rd edition . 2013 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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