FEBRUARY 2010 PHOTO OF THE MONTH

courtesy of Mike Paul

he first Steele Memorial Library building was located in 1895 at the southeast corner of Lake and Market Sts., a plot which in the 1970s became a landscaped corner and parking lot of the Marine Midland Bank Building.

The photo above shows the library as it appeared in 1927 in that original location. This photo was sent in to us by Mike Paul and is another from his collection of great photos of early Elmira. You can view more of his photos which he has shared with us over the years by clicking here.

Related photos at the SHS58.org site for the Steele memorial library can be view by clicking here.