Then and Now, June 3, 2026

In 1920, about the time that this photograph was taken, the area on the southwest side of Berlin Street was lightly developed but growing. In 1904 the Eastern Land Company had purchased the F.L. Tracy farm and subdivided it into 61 building lots called “The Highlands.” The historic photo shows older houses along Berlin Street built between the 1870s and 1890s and four newly constructed homes on Wilson and George streets (building dates are approximations from city records). Although the view seen in the historic photograph is no longer available, the modern photo shows three of the houses in the historic landscape view.