photo courtesy of Mike Paul

Water Street - Early 1800s Elmira

igs in the street? As Walter Cronkite used to say "And that's the way it is." Well, that's the way it was in Elmira, and most Southern Tier communities of Central New York, back in the early 1800s. Livestock were everywhere and when winter rolled around, after a snow and the really cold weather set in, the air could even get pleasant out there in downtown Elmira. This is a photo of East Water Street looking west near where Rubin's Office Supply Store was in the mid Fifties and it's another great photo of early Elmira submitted to us by Mike Paul. You can view more of Mike's photos that he has shared with us by clicking here.