arold's is (or was) located at an interesting corner where a lot of activity has taken place over the years. Above, we are looking at the northwest corner of Railroad Avenue and Water Street (104 West Water) which is where Schulte Cigar Store was located for years in the earlier days of Elmira. The history at this corner primarily surrounds how the railroad tracks became raised so that traffic could easily get from one side to the other.

Here is a picture of what Railroad Avenue looked like back in the old days before we were born. This is RR Ave. looking north from the intersection of Water Street. The tracks were elevated in 1934 and this picture was taken in 1932. On the left is Schulte's at 100 West Water (that's the corner of Water and Railroad Ave.), which is where Harold's in the above picture is located, and Cooper Wall Paper is at 111-113 RR Ave.; the Army and Navy Surplus at 123 RR Ave.; and the Inter Hotel Storage at 125 RR Ave. On the right are F&W Grand Silver at 100 East Water and the James Reynolds Tobacco Warehouse appears beyond on RR Ave.