Poster 26: Shadows of Central Street 1917

Annie Powell would have taken this view of Central Street from the third floor of the Hildreth Building. The City Engineers may have asked her to document potential street improvements but she went all out to capture a vibrant moment of city streets with horses, cars, and pedestrians.

Central Street at Merrimack Street (probably from an upper floor of the Hildreth Building.

Old Post Office and St Peter's Church are in the distance

Credit: UMass Lowell Center for Lowell History City Engineers Collection