Photo of workers standing by machinery that would be used to lift the Potsdam Depot from the ground up. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
Workers outside the Potsdam Depot prepare to hoist up the building for the move to a different location. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
A Bulldozer is used to flatten the ground for the construction of the highway bypass after the Potsdam Depot was moved. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
Two workers look like they’re talking by the steel framework that was used to move the Potsdam Depot to make room for the new bypass highway, to ease congestion of traffic in the town. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum. T- Workers talking by the steel framework used to move the Potsdam Depot […]
Worker at the Potsdam moving site walks away from the building carrying tools. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
Workers lay the steel framework that were to be used to hoist up and move the Potsdam Depot. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
The Potsdam Depot was moved using a steel framework that was placed underneath it and then hoisted up. . In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980 Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
Train outside the Depot in Potsdam, NY. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.
Litchfield Castle, which was built between 1911-1913 by construction engineer Robert Craig, was owned by Edwin H. Litchfield, a wealthy landowner who bought property to turn into an animal preserve outside Tupper Lake. Litchfield was instrumental in fighting the paper companies that were damming up the Raquette River. Circa 1915. Tupper Lake, NY.
The City of Watertown highway department with a roller and steam traction motor, built by the Buffalo Steam Roller Company. September 27, 1909. Watertown, NY. Photo by C.M. Gelman. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
