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This photograph prominently features the Reilly building - now the site of the modern headquarters of WesBanco.  A prominent citizen with offices in this building was Millard F. Giesey (September 9, 1856 - December 22, 1931), a renowned architect. After five years of local study and apprenticeship, Giesey opened his office in 1886. For several years he was located in the Reilly Building at the corner of 14th and Market Streets in downtown Wheeling. Giesey practiced with Edward Bates Franzheim and sometimes Frederic F. Faris, a partnership which led the profession in West Virginia. During the 1890s, Giesey designed the Pocahontas County Court House, the Towers School in Clarksburg, and Ladies Hall, which is now Agnes Howard Hall, at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. In July 1899, he formed his partnership with Faris, and they maintained offices in Masonic Temple Building in Wheeling. One of the most famous designs by Giesey and Faris was the West Virginia Building, of Neoclassical Revival design, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904.  Several of Giesey's buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail, the L. S. Good House in Wheeling, the War Memorial Building in Wetzel County, the Fayette County Court House, and the Warwood Fire Station. (WV Encyclopedia).
This photograph shows the Hub Department Store (which is now a parking lot) and a building to its South which once housed various commercial establishments (including Star Tailors). This site is currently a parking lot for the 7 Eleven store. Looking northwest, the building across the street from the Hub building has been demolished and is now the site of the contemporary WesBanco headquarters.  The first horse-drawn street cars in Wheeling began operating in 1866. In the mid-1870's, the Wheeling and Elm Grove railroad ran horse-drawn lines connecting Wheeling and its suburbs. Wheeling became the third city in the United States to have electric streetcars in 1887. The interurban lines were switched to electricity in 1898. Despite easy access to the city, Wheeling's suburbs remained relatively small until 1890, when tremendous growth began. By 1906 the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad had 4-5 miles of track and 94 cars, making it the largest streetcar system in West Virginia, with service extending across the Pennsylvania line to West Alexander. The last streetcar to run in Wheeling (from areas along the National Road) was in 1948, although limited bus service continued for some years to the outlying towns. (Historic and Architectural Resources along the National Road in Ohio County, West Virginia - National Register Nomination)
This photograph shows the old Market Auditorium which is now a pedestrian plaza. The building with the Raus Drugs sign is still standing. It's address is 1107 Market Street - the Alfred Egeter Building (ca. 1895) a Neo-Classical Revival/Romanesque stone commercial structure (Franzheim, Giesey & Faris, Architechts).
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "C.A. Westmyer, 29 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, W. Va. Jeweler and Optician."
Caption on back of postcard reads: "1126-1128-1130 Main Street, Wheeling, W. Va.. Everything For Housekeeping."
Established 1882. Dedicated May 23, 1926. Caption on back of postcard reads: "You are cordially invited to visit our Mortuary when in Wheeling, and let us show you through the most complete institution of its kind in existence. Located on Eoff Street at 15th Street."
Located at 1031 National Road.
Caption on postcard reads: "2092 National Highway, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va., on Route 40. Recommended by Automobile Owners Association of America."
Caption on postcard reads: "Monument Place is an old land mark built in 1776 and was visited by Lafayette, Henry Clay, Washington and many other notables in the olden days. It has been restored and will be kept by the Osiris Temple of Shriners of Wheeling, W. Va.."
Caption on postcard reads: "Ebenezer Zane's Old Log Cabin. The first building erected in Wheeling built in 1769, torn down 1908. This is the cabin to which Elizabeth Zane made her heroic dash for powder during the siege of Ft. Henry by the British and Indians."
The fort was subject to two major sieges, two notable feats (McColloch's Leap and Betty Zane's trek through the battle), and other skirmishes.
Caption on postcard reads: "Turn of the century. In those days, tobacco products were most likely pure tobacco."
Caption on postcard reads: "A street scene from the early 1900's. Mail Pouch advertising was everywhere."
Caption on postcard reads: "An advertisement from the early 1920's. Mail Pouch's advertising is so very American."
Caption on postcard reads: "This is a one of a kind postcard from the early 1900's. It appears to be on a college campus."
Caption on postcard reads: "premium products were very popular with Mail pouch. Pictured here is a store clerk with a table radio."
From CBS 1962 On The Road series.
Showing stadium and Ohio.
Post office and English Lutheran Church shown.
Looking west from Market Street.
Looking from Penn Street to Front Street.
Caption on postcard reads: "Citizens Mutual Trust Company, Wheeling, W. Va., is located in the heart of the business district at 1126-28 Market Street. Both the exterior and the interior of the building is regarded as exceptionally beautiful. A helpful, convenient banking service is offered by the rapidly growing institution."
"The Popular Playhouse"
Caption on postcard reads: "Located in Downtown Wheeling, W. Va., this beautiful theatre features the top artists in Country Music each Saturday night. Broadcast over Radio Station WWVA, the world famous Radio Jamboree originated nearly 50 years ago. Symphony Orchestras, Broadway Plays and other entertainment events round out a full schedule."
Scene of McColloch's leap. At the top of Wheeling Hill on the National Highway is this monument in honor to Samuel McColloch who, in September 1777 during an assault on Fort Henry, escaped from the Indians by leaping from this point of the hill side into the creek far below, hence the monument to his memory.
Caption on postcard reads: "Built in 1839, torn down in 1904. Was located where Virginia Theatre now stands."
Showing Market and South Streets and Flat Iron Building.