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Pavement Collection (page 100)

"Pavement: A Tapestry of Stories from Around the World" From the cobblestone streets outside Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris

Background imagePavement Collection: Falls Street, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA

Falls Street, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA
Falls Street (looking west), Niagara Falls, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1909

Background imagePavement Collection: Falls Street at night, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA

Falls Street at night, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA
Falls Street at night, lit by electric lights, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePavement Collection: Niagara Street, Buffalo, New York State, USA

Niagara Street, Buffalo, New York State, USA
Niagara Street (viewed from Main Street), Buffalo, New York State, USA, with the McKinley Monument in the distance. Date: circa 1904-1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe, WW1

Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe, WW1
Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe. With new restrictions on the serving of alcohol, two soldiers are turned away, and a waiter challenges two little boys sitting at a table. Date: 1916

Background imagePavement Collection: Truck Stop. Middlesbrough 1970s

Truck Stop. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Background imagePavement Collection: Roller Skates and Graffiti. Haverton Hill Teesside 1970s

Roller Skates and Graffiti. Haverton Hill Teesside 1970s 1970s

Background imagePavement Collection: Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA
View of Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Berwick Hotel, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Berwick Hotel, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Berwick Hotel, on the corner of Center Street and Wales Street, Rutland, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Bank Street, New London, Connecticut, USA

Bank Street, New London, Connecticut, USA
View of Bank Street, New London, Connecticut, USA, with the Bijou Theatre on the right. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, USA

Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, USA
View of Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePavement Collection: Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
View of Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Date: 1940s

Background imagePavement Collection: Public Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Public Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Public Library (Womans Board of Trade), and Armory (left), Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Uncle Lubin, illustration by William Heath Robinson

Uncle Lubin, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Uncle Lubins Holiday, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1940s, unfinished) -- It was a tumbledown kind of place. Uncle Lubin decides that he needs a haircut before his family holiday

Background imagePavement Collection: General Shermans headquarters, Savannah, Georgia, USA

General Shermans headquarters, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Green-Meldrim House, West Macon Street, General Shermans headquarters in his March to the Sea during the American Civil War, in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePavement Collection: Broughton Street, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Broughton Street, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Broughton Street seen from Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Aerial view, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Aerial view, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Aerial view of Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePavement Collection: Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Hotel Fontenelle, Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePavement Collection: Night view of Empress Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Night view of Empress Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Night view of the Empress Theatre and Cinema, Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1913

Background imagePavement Collection: Creighton Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Creighton Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
The Creighton Orpheum Theatre, 15th and Harney, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, named after John A Creighton, a local businessman and philanthropist. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePavement Collection: Automobile Row, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Automobile Row, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Automobile Row on Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, full of car showrooms, car dealers and garages. Date: 1916

Background imagePavement Collection: Music Hall building, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Music Hall building, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The Music Hall building in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePavement Collection: Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, USA

Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePavement Collection: The Gymnasium, Yale University, New Haven, USA

The Gymnasium, Yale University, New Haven, USA
The Gymnasium, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePavement Collection: Second Street, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Second Street, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
Second Street (looking south), Fort Pierce, Florida, USA. Date: 1935

Background imagePavement Collection: Hotel Yturbide, Mexico City, Mexico

Hotel Yturbide, Mexico City, Mexico
Street view of the Hotel Yturbide (Iturbide), Mexico City, Mexico. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePavement Collection: Post Office building, Mexico City, Mexico

Post Office building, Mexico City, Mexico
The impressive Post Office building in Mexico City, Mexico. Date: circa 1940

Background imagePavement Collection: Juarez Avenue by night, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico

Juarez Avenue by night, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico
View of Juarez Avenue by night, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico, with various bars, clubs and cafes, and neon lights. Date: 1943

Background imagePavement Collection: Court House Square, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Court House Square, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
First & City National Bank and Court House Square, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Date: 1918

Background imagePavement Collection: Greyhound Bus Terminal, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Greyhound Bus Terminal, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, in art deco style. Date: 1937

Background imagePavement Collection: Main Avenue West, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Main Avenue West, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Main Avenue West, a residential area of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePavement Collection: Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
View of Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1903

Background imagePavement Collection: Night view of State Street, Bristol, Tennessee, USA

Night view of State Street, Bristol, Tennessee, USA, with the Olympic Theatre on the left, and the state line with Virginia down the middle of the road. Date: 1917

Background imagePavement Collection: William Len Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

William Len Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
William Len Hotel, Monroe and Main Streets, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1930

Background imagePavement Collection: Union Avenue Driveway, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Union Avenue Driveway, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePavement Collection: Amish doctor and boy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Amish doctor and boy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Amish doctor and boy walking along North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1926

Background imagePavement Collection: State Normal School, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA

State Normal School, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Entrance gate of the State Normal School, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePavement Collection: Japanese couple in traditional and western costume

Japanese couple in traditional and western costume
Caption reads: In spite of the fact that she does her hair in the old style, this wife is sufficiently " advanced" in her ideas to walk beside her husband in public. Date: 1932

Background imagePavement Collection: Cartoon, A March to the Bank

Cartoon, A March to the Bank, by James Gillray. Showing William Pitt leading a line of soldiers along The Strand, Fleet Street and Cheapside to the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street

Background imagePavement Collection: People with car in suburban street

People with car in suburban street
People with an open topped car in a suburban street. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePavement Collection: Two little girls on a Balham street, SW London

Two little girls on a Balham street, SW London
Two little girls in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePavement Collection: Seven girls on a Balham street, SW London

Seven girls on a Balham street, SW London
Seven girls in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePavement Collection: Six girls on a Balham street, SW London

Six girls on a Balham street, SW London
Six girls huddled together in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePavement Collection: Chldren on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London

Chldren on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London
Two girls sitting on a brick wall with a washing line behind them, on a Balham street, SW London. Two boys stand on the pavement, looking up at them. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePavement Collection: Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London

Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp asleep on a bench on a Balham street in SW London. The various bags and papers appear to belong to him. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePavement Collection: Man with a collie dog in a street

Man with a collie dog in a street
Man in his shirtsleeves with a collie dog in a street. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePavement Collection: Woman with terrier on a lead at the seaside

Woman with terrier on a lead at the seaside, photo by Sunny Snaps (south coast). Date: 1936

Background imagePavement Collection: Little boy and guardsman, Whitehall, Central London

Little boy and guardsman, Whitehall, Central London
Little boy looking up at a guardsman, Whitehall, Central London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePavement Collection: Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden

Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden. Date: circa 1930s




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"Pavement: A Tapestry of Stories from Around the World" From the cobblestone streets outside Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, to the clattering sound of Manchester's last tram echoing through its pavements, these pathways hold tales that span continents. In 1908, an English suffragette bravely marched along a pavement in Europe, distributing feminist newspapers that challenged societal norms. Meanwhile, The Circus in Truro witnessed the hustle and bustle of early 1900s Cornwall as locals strolled on its worn-out pavement. Across the Irish Sea, Dundalk's County Louth boasted a vibrant street life where children played hopscotch on its cracked pavements while adults exchanged stories over pints at local pubs. On another continent entirely, Central Park's Strawberry Fields Memorial stands solemnly with an Imagine Mosaic honoring John Lennon—a testament to how even famous musicians have left their mark on pavements. Trongate in Glasgow showcases an oil painting capturing the essence of Scottish city life—pavements filled with people going about their daily routines. And who can forget those Parisian lovers stealing kisses under lamplight as they walked hand-in-hand along romantic boulevards? Robert Burns' cottage in Alloway reminds us of Scotland's literary heritage; his words etched into our minds like footprints imprinted upon ancient stone pavements. Near Albert Dock stands a statue by Tom Murphy immortalizing singer-songwriter Billy Fury—an icon whose melodies still resonate within Liverpool's pavement-lined streets. But it was not just poets and musicians who made history here; suffragettes armed with Jiu-Jitsu skills fought for equality right on these very paths. Their footsteps echo alongside those of Fowey fishermen trudging home after a long day at sea—January 1992 forever etched into their memories.