Broadway

Broadway runs from Main Street, north, half a mile, becoming Lake Colby drive and then the Harrietstown Road. In the 1930s, at the intersection with Bloomingdale Avenue, it was the site of three hotels, the St. Regis, the Arlington, and the Alpine (once the tallest building between Albany and Montreal), and two theaters, the Pontiac and the Colonial, as well as many shops and stores.

Broadway was known as Depot Street in 1895, for the New York Central Railroad Depot which stood across the tracks from today's (2010) Kinney Drugs. By October of 1899, the street was re-named Broadway; the former Railroad street had taken the name Depot Street, which it is still called today. ¹ The NYC depot was replaced for passenger use by the Union Depot in 1904; the old NYC passenger depot later housed the business named Big D, and burned down in the late 1970s.
Broadway, looking north from Berkeley Square, c. 1909 (From Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks: The North Woods City of Health and Opportunity, Mid Winter Carnival, 1909. Courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room, Saranac Lake Free Library)

More photographs here.

Old Address	Post-911 Address		Building Name/Notes	Cure Evidence
Broadway starts at Main Street
1 Broadway	Berkeley Green		Berkeley Shoe Shop, part of the Berkeley Hotel
2 Broadway	1 Broadway		Jack Block/Fowler's Livery	SLD1906
3 Broadway	Berkeley Green		3 Broadway, Hugo's Hat Shop (part of the Berkeley Hotel)
4 Broadway	5 Broadway		was 4-6, McIntyre Block, site of Bernie Wilson's Restaurant
5 Broadway	Berkeley Green		5 Broadway, Cheeseman's Sporting Goods & Toys, part of the Berkeley Hotel
8 Broadway	7 Broadway		was 8-10, Ayer Block
7 - 11 Broadway	The Pontiac parking lot		7 - 11 Broadway (Preceded the Pontiac Theatre
12 Broadway	9 Broadway		was 12-16, Altman's
13 Broadway	Broadway		part of Pontiac Theatre, parking lot
14-16 Broadway	5 Broadway		was 4-6, Central House	DIS
15 Broadway	14 Broadway		was (15)-17-19, Loomis Block/Downing Block/Pontiac Theatre, Cure Cottages, p. 108
17 Broadway	14 Broadway, Suite 2	See above	Fact & Fiction Booksellers
18 Broadway	11 Broadway		Egler Block or Fair Store
19 Broadway	14 Broadway		See 15 Broadway. (was (15-17-19, the Loomis Block)	TBSBC, TBVA
20 Broadway	13 Broadway		was 20-22, Fred Hull Building/Scheefer Jewelers
21 Broadway			21 Broadway, Cane's (clothing)
22 1/2 Broadway			Riordan Taxi Company
22 Broadway	13 Broadway		was 20-22, Scheefer Jewelers/Fred Hull Building, M.M. Munn & Company	SLD1906
Passes Woodruff Street
23 Broadway	20-22 Broadway		was 23-25-27, Ledger Block	TBSBC
24-26 Broadway	15 Broadway		24-26 Broadway
25 Broadway	20-22 Broadway	See 23 Broadway	Ledger Block/Everett's(early), Cure Cottages, p. 42, 69 & 134	TBSBC
28 Broadway	19 Broadway		28 Broadway, Bouck's Sandwich Shop, Major Ploughshares
29-33 Broadway	28 Broadway		was 29-31-33, Adirondack Hardware/Starks Hardware	SLD1906
32-34 Broadway	27 Broadway		A. Fortune, Jr. Public Market, Alden's	SLD1906
36 Broadway	27 Broadway		36 Broadway (Jeffrey Cottage, Bradford B. Flint Pharmacy, Dwyer's Rexall Pharmacy, Dew Drop Inn)	DIS (1912)
Crosses the Saranac River			Broadway Bridge
39-43 Broadway	36 Broadway		39-41 Broadway, 43 Broadway
40-42 Broadway	33 Broadway		42 Broadway, Sagendorf Restaurant, L.E. Cheesman Cigar Store, Morgan's 11	SLD1906
Passes Dorsey Street
44 Broadway	37 Broadway		Mark's Grill, Cinderella Shop
45 Broadway	38 Broadway		45 Broadway, Foy's Theater/Everett's, Walsh's Shoes, Marinello Beauty Shop	SLD1910-11
46 Broadway	39 Broadway		Finnegan Cottage 2	DIS (1911)
47 Broadway	Parking for Community Bank		47 Broadway, Pedroni Jewelers
48-52 Broadway	41 Broadway		48-52 Broadway
51 Broadway			Minute Lunch
52 Broadway			See 48-52 Broadway
53 Broadway			See 55 Broadway
54 Broadway	43 Broadway		Thompson Building
55 Broadway	46 Broadway		55 Broadway, Colonial Theatre, Saranac Supply	SLD1906
56 Broadway			56 Broadway	DIS
57 Broadway			57 Broadway	DIS
60-66 Broadway	51 Broadway		US Post Office
61 Broadway	54 Broadway		61 Broadway, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, A & P
64 Broadway	51 Broadway		James A. Latour & Company, later the site of the U.S. Post Office
65 Broadway	Parking for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise at 61 Broadway		A. Fortune and Company Furniture & Undertaker, Carl D'Ambrisi's barbershop -1921, Cure Cottages, p. 101	SLD1906
Passes Olive Street
69 Broadway			Modern Barber Shop
70 Broadway	57 Broadway/ 173 Olive Street		Masonic Temple
72 Broadway	Site vacant, 2009		Dog House
73 Broadway	64 Broadway		73 Broadway, Ruth Effenbach's, Oxford Market, Cure Cottages, p. 111
75 Broadway	Presently the location of the parking lot for the Off-track Betting		St. Regis Hotel
76 Broadway	65 Broadway		76 Broadway	DIS
Passes Bloomingdale Avenue
80 Broadway	Presently a parking lot and small park		80 Broadway
81 Broadway	Presently the location of the parking lot for the No. 1 Chinese		81 Broadway, Arlington Hotel, Potter Block, Top Hat	DIS (1911)
84 Broadway	Presently the location of the parking lot for the Rusty Nail		Alpine Hotel	DIS (1929)
86 Broadway			Alpine Hotel Annex	DIS (1931)
87 Broadway	84 Broadway		87 Broadway, Catered to WWI veterans	TBSBC
88 Broadway	83 Broadway		88 Broadway (was 88-90)
90 Broadway	83 Broadway	See 88 Broadway
91 Broadway	88 Broadway		91 Broadway
93 Broadway	92 Broadway		93 Broadway, built by Branch and Callanan in 1902-1905	TBSBC,NYC1915
95 Broadway			Foley Cottage 2	DIS 1913
97 Broadway			97 Broadway	DIS 1912
98 Broadway	91 Broadway		98 Broadway	DIS
99 Broadway	100 Broadway		Saranac Lake Fire Department
103 Broadway	Broadway		103 Broadway
105 Broadway	Was 105-107 Broadway		Adirondack Hotel (Site of the worst fire in Saranac Lake history, July 4, 1925)	SLD1906
107 Broadway	110 Broadway		Currier Press
111 Broadway	114 Broadway		111 Broadway	TBSBC
112 Broadway				TBSBC
114 Broadway				TBSBC
116 Broadway	117 Broadway		cure features, Cure Cottages, p. 107
117 Broadway	120 Broadway		Adirondack Tire Company
119 Broadway	122 Broadway		119 Broadway, International Hotel, double-decked porch, Cure Cottages, p. 105	DIS 1911
120 Broadway	Torn down in 2000		120 Broadway, cure features, Cure Cottages, p. 107
121 Broadway	126 Broadway		121 Broadway	TBSBC
123 Broadway	Broadway	See 121 Broadway	cure features, Cure Cottages, p. 107
124 Broadway	Site vacant, 2009		124 Broadway, was 124-126, WPA wall, Cure Cottages, p. 69
125 Broadway	133 Broadway		125 Broadway
126 Broadway	Site vacant, 2009		Snow Cottage, See 124 Broadway	TBSBC, DIS 1930
132 Broadway	133 Broadway		132 Broadway, cure features, Cure Cottages, p. 107	DIS
134 Broadway	135 Broadway		134 Broadway, Branch family home in 1895
135 Broadway	136 Broadway		135 Broadway, Galloway Chevrolet through 1940; Saranac Lake Adult Center
138 Broadway	139 Broadway		138 Broadway	DIS 1950
139 Broadway			139 Broadway
Passes Prospect Avenue
149 Broadway	152 Broadway		149 Broadway
150 Broadway	151 Broadway		150 Broadway, DJ's Rustic	DIS 1912
153 Broadway	156 Broadway		153 Broadway	DIS 1928
153 1/2 Broadway	160 Broadway		Valentine Cottage	DIS 1931
154 Broadway	162 Broadway		154 Broadway
155 Broadway	162 Broadway		155 Broadway, double-decked porch, Cure Cottages, p. 105
156 Broadway	155 Broadway	See 154 Broadway	Parks Cottage	TBVA, DIS (1913)
158 Broadway	Demolished, early 1970s		Broadway School
159 Broadway			Donaher Cottage	DIS (1929)
161 Broadway			161 Broadway	DIS (1929)
164 Broadway	173 Broadway		Tully Cottage, Image	SLA1935, PHR1930, TBSBC, TBVA
165 Broadway	176 Broadway		165 Broadway, Loyal Order of Moose
167 Broadway	180 Broadway		Broadway Market
166 Broadway	177 Broadway		166 Broadway
170 Broadway			Latour Cottage	DIS (1928)
Passes Garden Street
171 Broadway	196 Broadway		171 Broadway, Hyde Fuel
172 Broadway	197 Broadway		172 Broadway, Community Bank	DIS
173 Broadway	202 Broadway		173 Broadway, Veteran's Club
174 Broadway			174 Broadway	DIS
180 Broadway	197 Broadway		Hallock Cottage or Hallock Block	DIS (1911-13)
Passes McClelland Street
182 Broadway	211 Broadway		182 Broadway	NYC1015
183 Broadway	212 Broadway		Ellenberger Cottage	NYC1015
185 Broadway	220 Broadway		185 Broadway	NYC1915
188 Broadway			Big D Ace Hardware
189 Broadway	226 Broadway		Eaton Cottage	DIS 1911
			Adirondack Greenhouses
Passes Ampersand Avenue
191 Broadway	230 Broadway		191 Broadway
193 Broadway	238 Broadway		193 Broadway	TBSBC, NYC1915
11 Mills Avenue	251 Broadway		High Peaks Wine and Spirits
15 Mills Avenue	24 Mills Avenue		Swift and Company
Passes Cedar Street
199-203 Broadway	258 Broadway		D. Cohen & Sons
215 Broadway	286 Broadway		Mussen Cottage	TBSWC
Passes Van Buren Street
219 Broadway	290 Broadway		219 Broadway	DIS
Passes Keene Street
226 Broadway			Higgins Upper Broadway Grocery
228 Broadway			228 Broadway	DIS
230 Broadway	Broadway		230 Broadway, M-K Novelty Company
232 Broadway	316 Broadway		232 Broadway	TBSWC
233 Broadway			Hayes Cottage	DIS
235 Broadway			235 Broadway	DIS
236 Broadway	323 Broadway		236 Broadway	TBSWC
239 Broadway			Brennan Cottage	DIS (1930)
240 Broadway	333 Broadway			TBSWC
244 Broadway			Mountain View Cottage, Image
246 Broadway	31 Old Lake Colby Road		246 Broadway	TBSWC, DIS (1911)
288 Broadway	96 Old Lake Colby Road			TBSBC
290 Broadway			Walker Cottage 2	DIS (1930)
292 Broadway			Walker Cottage 3	DIS (1928)
298 Broadway			298 Broadway	DIS
318 Broadway			White Cottage	DIS (1932)
320 Broadway			320 Broadway	TBSBC, DIS (1928)
324 Broadway	Old Lake Colby Road		Finn House, Image
Broadway becomes the Lake Colby Road. Some maps show the south end of the Old Lake Colby Road as Upper Broadway

Broadway, looking north, 1885. Saranac River flows left to right across the middle of the photograph, crossed by the narrow Broadway bridge. The location of present day Woodruff Street is just beyond the near foreground fence. Photograph #82.499 courtesy of the Adirondack Research Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library. Broadway bridge, west side, 1909. A. Fortune, Jr. Public Market, Bradford B. Flint & Co., the Sagendorf Restaurant, the Adirondack Pharmacy, the Masonic Temple (Detroit Publishing)

Broadway, 1909: Dr. Morse, Dentist; J.W. Cromie, Harness Shop; Adirondack Hardware Company; and the Burt and Goodspeed Millinery Shop

Broadway bridge, looking north, undated. Loomis Block at left, Flint's Pharmacy (later home to the Dew Drop Inn) at right. c. 1940. Courtesy of Karen Lewis.

The future site of the Saranac Lake branch of the Farmers National Bank includes the old Candle Shop lot at left, the Saranac Supply building and, at right, the Dickie's building. The buildings were demolished in the spring of 1974. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 1, 1974

Broadway, looking south, 1930s

Broadway near Bloomingdale Avenue (Watertown Daily Times, 1948) Watertown Daily Times, 1948. ² The first part of the caption for this photograph are missing. The large building at right is 73 Broadway; to its left is the St. Regis Hotel.

The Leading Shop in the Potter Block is adjacent to Henry Wamsganz's store. The diner, belonging to Wheelers, is half visible near the Model T Ford with the 1923 license plates. Auto lovers think that the car parked at the left may be an "Overland". These were great years in the village and the economy was very solid.

Comments:

2012-04-08 18:47:39   Today the Saranac Lake Baptist Church is located at 490 Broadway. —MaryHotaling