Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Va.

Dublin Core

Title

Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Va.

Subject

Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 23
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

Recto and verso of a postcard featuring a view of the Merchants Square area at the west end of Duke of Gloucester Street.

This image of businesses in Block 23, in what is known as the Arcade Building, shows the evolution of uses on Merchant's Square. Among the earliest in the shopping mall genre, the area has had a variety of tenants. Initially, it included the town's post office.

Creator

Curteich

Date

1939

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection

Format

Image

Type

jpeg

Identifier

AV-2004-03-03-R
AV-2004-03-03-V

Rights Holder

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5 x 5.5 inches

Citation

Curteich, “Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Va.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed October 3, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/706.