Then and Now

Courtesy of Matt LiveraniWelcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this week’s edition we are revisiting Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Murry Street sometime between 1906, when the church was constructed and 1919. Based on the background of the photo and other period photos, I believe the photo was taken around 1908 since the area now known as … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then & Now

Courtesy of Matt LiveraniWelcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this week’s edition we are revisiting McGill’s main street (4th Street) looking south, which became US 93 and US 50 in 1926, replacing the Lincoln Highway name. The original photo dates to at least 1938, possibly even the very early 1940’s based on the vehicle on the right side of the … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then and Now

Courtesy of Matt LiveraniWelcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this week’s edition we are in Murry Canyon on Mill Street, looking south from near 4th Avenue around 1934. The subject of the photo is the wrecked Dodge parked in front of the home, but this image still provides a nice contrast to the modern day view of the same location. Mill Street … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then and Now

Courtesy of Matt LiveraniWelcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this week’s edition we are once again back in downtown Ely, this time looking south down Murry Street on August 29, 1913 during the flooding as a result of heavy rains that hit the area. In a previous edition, I shared a photo taken the following day on 5th Street, just one block east … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then and Now

Courtesy of Matt LiveraniWelcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this week’s edition we are once again back in downtown Ely taking yet another look at the county courthouse. The concrete building was completed in 1908 replacing an earlier wooden structure which can be seen to the left of the new courthouse. One thing I noticed when looking at this … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then and Now