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A streetcar is driving on High Street at the corner of High and Pleasant Street. Moore and Parriott's Drug Store is on the right side on the corner.

1. Streetcar on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011643
Title:
Streetcar on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A streetcar is driving on High Street at the corner of High and Pleasant Street. Moore and Parriott's Drug Store is on the right side on the corner.
High Street is decorated with Christmas lights and other decorations.

2. Christmas Decorations in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052080
Title:
Christmas Decorations in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
High Street is decorated with Christmas lights and other decorations.
The hotel is located on the corner of High and Moreland Streets. A curtain in the left window advertises "Frocks & Hats."

3. Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052431
Title:
Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The hotel is located on the corner of High and Moreland Streets. A curtain in the left window advertises "Frocks & Hats."
Southeast view of the courthouse which is located on High Street.

4. Courthouse, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052432
Title:
Courthouse, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Southeast view of the courthouse which is located on High Street.
The Monongahela Building hosts various businesses within its walls, as seen from the windows in which those businesses display their names. The businesses vary from physician's practices, financing, real estate, and attorney practices. The building is located to the left of the courthouse.

5. Monongahela Building, Morgantown, W> Va.

IDNO:
052433
Title:
Monongahela Building, Morgantown, W> Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Monongahela Building hosts various businesses within its walls, as seen from the windows in which those businesses display their names. The businesses vary from physician's practices, financing, real estate, and attorney practices. The building is located to the left of the courthouse.
Crowds watch from either side of High Street as parade floats and a fire truck make their way down the street. In the background, various businesses are pictured, including Rogers Pharmacy, McVickers Pharmacy, Oppenheimer's Kuppenheimer, and The Sports Emporium.

6. Labor Day Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052434
Title:
Labor Day Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Crowds watch from either side of High Street as parade floats and a fire truck make their way down the street. In the background, various businesses are pictured, including Rogers Pharmacy, McVickers Pharmacy, Oppenheimer's Kuppenheimer, and The Sports Emporium.
Photo postcard of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house on North High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

7. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052852
Title:
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo postcard of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house on North High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
View looking south down High Street.

8. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052937
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View looking south down High Street.
A group of children and some adults pose at the door of the blacksmith's shop at the south end of High Street.

9. The Village Blacksmith, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052959
Title:
The Village Blacksmith, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of children and some adults pose at the door of the blacksmith's shop at the south end of High Street.

10. Baptist Church, High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052988
Title:
Baptist Church, High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated

11. A View on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053002
Title:
A View on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
"Charlie Chaplin's double on 4 hour stiltwalking ... period. The sidewalks, also indoors and outside stilting." Long poses outside Oppenheimer's Kuppenheimer Good Cloth store on High Street.

12. Impersonator Russell L. Long, High Street, Morgantown, W.Va.

IDNO:
053015
Title:
Impersonator Russell L. Long, High Street, Morgantown, W.Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Charlie Chaplin's double on 4 hour stiltwalking ... period. The sidewalks, also indoors and outside stilting." Long poses outside Oppenheimer's Kuppenheimer Good Cloth store on High Street.
Men sit and talk in front of the courthouse on High Street. J. G. McCrory Co. can be seen in the background, now the site of Reeder and Shuman Attorneys at Law.

13. High Street Scene, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053021
Title:
High Street Scene, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men sit and talk in front of the courthouse on High Street. J. G. McCrory Co. can be seen in the background, now the site of Reeder and Shuman Attorneys at Law.
A view looking north up High Street. Stalnaker Hall and Stewart Hall can be seen in the distance.

14. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053052
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A view looking north up High Street. Stalnaker Hall and Stewart Hall can be seen in the distance.
A view of High Street showing the Monongahela Building.

15. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053056
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A view of High Street showing the Monongahela Building.
Construction activity taking place along High Street near where the Monongahela Building stands.

16. Construction Along High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053057
Title:
Construction Along High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Construction activity taking place along High Street near where the Monongahela Building stands.
A snowy winter scene on High Street.

17. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053061
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A snowy winter scene on High Street.
Richard Restaurant on the corner of Kirk and High Streets. The building no longer exists.

18. Richard Restaurant, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053062
Title:
Richard Restaurant, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Richard Restaurant on the corner of Kirk and High Streets. The building no longer exists.

19. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053064
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated

20. High Street at Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011502
Title:
High Street at Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1905
View of buildings on High St. Section Between Wall St. and Walnut St. Morgantown, W. Va.

21. High Street Between Wall Street and Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011492
Title:
High Street Between Wall Street and Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1900-1910
Description:
View of buildings on High St. Section Between Wall St. and Walnut St. Morgantown, W. Va.

22. Looking Down North High Street towards Downtown, Morgantown W. Va.

IDNO:
022647
Title:
Looking Down North High Street towards Downtown, Morgantown W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1969

23. North High Street Looking South, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020103
Title:
North High Street Looking South, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1967
Members in the front row include from left to right: 'Robin Core, Nancy Capelli, Mary Ann Horton, Patty Palumbo, Katy Muffly, Karen Suarez.'

24. Morgantown High School Band in Parade on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009828
Title:
Morgantown High School Band in Parade on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
Members in the front row include from left to right: 'Robin Core, Nancy Capelli, Mary Ann Horton, Patty Palumbo, Katy Muffly, Karen Suarez.'
The fraternities pictured are Delta Tau Delta at the bottom, Kappa Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.

25. Fraternity Row, North High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020018
Title:
Fraternity Row, North High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
The fraternities pictured are Delta Tau Delta at the bottom, Kappa Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Bottom to top: Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Chi. In right top corner: Phi Kappa Psi.

26. Mountainlair Plaza and Fraternity Row, North High Street, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020256
Title:
Mountainlair Plaza and Fraternity Row, North High Street, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
Bottom to top: Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Chi. In right top corner: Phi Kappa Psi.
'Boreman Hall on right, Campus Lunch, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, etc'.

27. Students Walking up High Street Looking up the Hill, West Virginia University University

IDNO:
022341
Title:
Students Walking up High Street Looking up the Hill, West Virginia University University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
'Boreman Hall on right, Campus Lunch, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, etc'.
Construction workers are grading the Courthouse Square on High Street in Morgantown for rejuvenation. Montgomery Ward and G.C. Murphy Department Stores are across the street.

28. Grading Courthouse Square For Rejuvenation, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009170
Title:
Grading Courthouse Square For Rejuvenation, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Construction workers are grading the Courthouse Square on High Street in Morgantown for rejuvenation. Montgomery Ward and G.C. Murphy Department Stores are across the street.
Traffic on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Business buildings seen along the street. Cars also parked at meters along the street.

29. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009133
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Traffic on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Business buildings seen along the street. Cars also parked at meters along the street.

30. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009125
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Scholastic float with a Mountaineer in Homecoming parade.

31. Homecoming Parade, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024401
Title:
Homecoming Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Scholastic float with a Mountaineer in Homecoming parade.
New planters shown on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Taken near the corner of Pleasant Street and High Street. Cars parked at the meters, and pedestrians walking down the sidewalks.

32. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009073
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
New planters shown on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Taken near the corner of Pleasant Street and High Street. Cars parked at the meters, and pedestrians walking down the sidewalks.
Businesses along High Street: Family Shoes, Michelle's ice creams and bakery, and the Athlete's Foot.

33. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009145
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Businesses along High Street: Family Shoes, Michelle's ice creams and bakery, and the Athlete's Foot.
Tree in planter seen on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

34. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009146
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Tree in planter seen on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Construction crew is repairing High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

35. Street Repair on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011862
Title:
Street Repair on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Construction crew is repairing High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

36. Street Crew Clearing Snow from High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011114
Title:
Street Crew Clearing Snow from High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
View looking south on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Businesses visible include Jacobs Men's Wear, Stenger's News, Comuntzis, Mountaineer Sport Shop, Conners One Hour Cleaning, Electric Equipment Co., and others, as well as billboards advertising Coca-Cola and Orange Crush. Photo taken for "Project 63," a revitalization project undertaken in the early 1960s.

37. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052053
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
View looking south on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Businesses visible include Jacobs Men's Wear, Stenger's News, Comuntzis, Mountaineer Sport Shop, Conners One Hour Cleaning, Electric Equipment Co., and others, as well as billboards advertising Coca-Cola and Orange Crush. Photo taken for "Project 63," a revitalization project undertaken in the early 1960s.

38. Corner of High Street and Pleasant, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011608
Title:
Corner of High Street and Pleasant, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962

39. Paving High Street at Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011505
Title:
Paving High Street at Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962
City Pharmacy was built around 1830 and Royal Furniture Galleries was built around 1929-1930 on High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

40. Corner High and Pleasant Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009173
Title:
Corner High and Pleasant Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962
Description:
City Pharmacy was built around 1830 and Royal Furniture Galleries was built around 1929-1930 on High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Looking North up High Street.

41. Resurfacing High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009116
Title:
Resurfacing High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1961
Description:
Looking North up High Street.
Two men shoveling snow into the back of a truck. You can see the Warner movie theatre in the background showing 'Wackiest Ship in the Army' starring Jack Lemmon.

42. Street Crew Shoveling Snow, Morgantown, W. Va

IDNO:
011113
Title:
Street Crew Shoveling Snow, Morgantown, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1961
Description:
Two men shoveling snow into the back of a truck. You can see the Warner movie theatre in the background showing 'Wackiest Ship in the Army' starring Jack Lemmon.
Road crew members are repaving High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

43. Repaving High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011506
Title:
Repaving High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1961
Description:
Road crew members are repaving High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Cars seen traveling across the bridge on High Street.

44. Bridge on South High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009141
Title:
Bridge on South High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Description:
Cars seen traveling across the bridge on High Street.
Bus in front of Hotel Morgan, below Pleasant Street.

45. Boarding a Bus, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011394
Title:
Boarding a Bus, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Description:
Bus in front of Hotel Morgan, below Pleasant Street.

46. Parents with Students on High Street, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020010
Title:
Parents with Students on High Street, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
A scene from Greek Week events 'Hill Climb' showing members of Fraternity running up the North High Street. In the background Administration Building, Old Buildings and Grounds and Security headquarters, Chemistry Building and Armory are also shown.

47. Fraternity Hill Climb Competition, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024262
Title:
Fraternity Hill Climb Competition, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960-1969
Description:
A scene from Greek Week events 'Hill Climb' showing members of Fraternity running up the North High Street. In the background Administration Building, Old Buildings and Grounds and Security headquarters, Chemistry Building and Armory are also shown.
View of students walking around North High Street. Fraternity houses on left side of street. Ruins of Mechanical Hall II on front left. Girls dorm, Boreman, on right. Men's Halls, later changed to Boreman when girls were to live in them.

48. Fraternity Row, North High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020304
Title:
Fraternity Row, North High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960- 1965
Description:
View of students walking around North High Street. Fraternity houses on left side of street. Ruins of Mechanical Hall II on front left. Girls dorm, Boreman, on right. Men's Halls, later changed to Boreman when girls were to live in them.