Lock 61
I found these old postcard photos of Lock 61. The first one was taken from the south bank, facing west. Notice the library hill in the background. The second two were taken from the north bank, also facing west. Does anyone know what the building in the background is (in the second 2 photos), rising from the treeline? It’s a little hard to see in the photos, but it has some sort of cupola on top.
The 3rd photo appears to have been taken after this section of the Erie was converted to a spillway for Lock 30 on the Barge Canal.
I attempted to take some “then and now” photos of these scenes, but didn’t have much luck, as the 1st photo would require me to be on the roof of the plastics plant, and the second two are today obscured by brush – my photos contained more tree branches than lock walls. The last photo is the result – lots of trees, and a bit of the curved south bank wall of the lock.
Hi,
If you are looking west from the east side of Rte 350 in these pix, I would say the cupola building is the old barn that is still standing on RR St between the fire hall and Bickford St. It still has a cool cupola, and is part of the old funeral home property.
Cheers,
Sally Millick
We researched this a bit further, and decided it was the cupola atop the high school, when it was on Lapham St. A pic of the school can be found in the Historical Photos section.