View of the Square
Title
View of the Square
Description
This view faces south from the Barksdale Building. The rightmost building is the Southern Railroad Passenger Depot and the building behind it is the Freight Depot. The railroad tracks ran on the other side of the depots.
The first paving on the square was laid down in 1910. Newspaper articles during the planning phase mention various options that were considered for the paving material: granitoid concrete, granite block, wood block, bitulithic paving, mineral asphalt, and vitrified brick. Vitrified brick was finally chosen.
According to historicpavement.com, "By 1900, vitrified bricks had become the most common type of street pavement. A vitrified brick is fired at a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than a conventional brick, making it harder and impervious to the absorption of water."
The beautiful plaza running through the center of the square was added at the same time as the paving project.
Thompson and Wade (2014), Images of America: Greenwood, Arcadia, p. 10.
Index Journal, 9 March 1910, p.4; 28 April 1909, p. 1
The first paving on the square was laid down in 1910. Newspaper articles during the planning phase mention various options that were considered for the paving material: granitoid concrete, granite block, wood block, bitulithic paving, mineral asphalt, and vitrified brick. Vitrified brick was finally chosen.
According to historicpavement.com, "By 1900, vitrified bricks had become the most common type of street pavement. A vitrified brick is fired at a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than a conventional brick, making it harder and impervious to the absorption of water."
The beautiful plaza running through the center of the square was added at the same time as the paving project.
Thompson and Wade (2014), Images of America: Greenwood, Arcadia, p. 10.
Index Journal, 9 March 1910, p.4; 28 April 1909, p. 1
Source
1930s Postcard Accordion
Contributor
David Mash, archivist
Identifier
Series: Photos
Box #3
File #7
Box #3
File #7
Citation
“View of the Square,” Lander University Archives, accessed April 16, 2024, https://omeka.lander.edu/items/show/212.