Photo 3-QCA-22

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Corner of Center Street (foreground) and Park Avenue (to the left, stretching back), Lyndonville, VT. Starting on the left side of Park Ave is approximately 55 Park (gable front), 63 Park (side gable with the front gable portion and porch), and a small portion of 75 Park (hidden to 63's right). Moving to the right (starting at the top of the photo) are 78, 74, and 52 Park Ave, and another barn/storage building between Park Ave and Center Street (the building whose gable faces the photographer). At the corner of Center and Park is 801 Center Street, and to its right 805 Center Street.

Starting at the top left corner - the hedgerow seen here is behind 745 Center Street, and has since grown to a height of over 7 feet. The yard and much of that home are no longer visible from this angle. From what can be seen of 55 Park Ave the only changes are new shutters, and the trees in the side yard have been removed to provide parking. At 63 Park the only notable change are two trees on either side of the front walk, which block part of the house from the road. Not enough of 75 can be seen to make a comment.

While the portions of 78, 74, and 52 Park Ave seen in this photograph can't be seen from the road, it appears these homes have changed relatively little. Both 78 and 74 are in the exact same shape/layout as seen here, though 52 Park Ave has been updated to a more traditional cape style with two dormers. The barn building behind it is relatively unchanged from this photograph.

The largest changes have occurred at the two properties on Center Street. The home at 801 Center Street looks almost exactly the same asie from changes in landscaping, however a two-car 1 1/2 story garage was built to the right of the home. The line of pine trees between 801 and 805 has since been chopped down and the stumps removed, and much of the side drive of 805 has been paved over as the building is now used by W.B. Mason. This building was also expended towards the back of the lot, which is completely paved today.

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