Metropolitan Building visitors revisit memories of 'grand lady'
By The News-Gazette
Monday November 17, 2008
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This photograph from 'History in Postcards,' by Willis C. Baker and Patricia L. Miller, shows the view south toward the intersection of Neil and Main streets in 1911, with the Metropolitan Building at right, behind the streetcar. The restored fountain in the northeast corner.
We asked you to send us your memories of the Metropolitan Building after fire destroyed it on Nov. 7. Notes arrived from several eras – the late 1920s and '30s, the '50s and '60s, '80s and '90s.
From the popcorn wagon outdoors to the high ceilings upstairs, the building held a special place in the hearts of residents for a variety of reasons.
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