This photograph, taken in January 1966, offers a glimpse of Congress Square covered in a blanket of snow, with High Street prominently featured. To the left of High Street, one can admire the imposing presence of the State Theatre Building, also recognized as the Congress Building. This historic structure housed the State Drug store on its ground floor, a location that has since been transformed into Sweetspot Farms.
To the right of High Street, one can spot the Plaidland Redemption Center, sandwiched between its past lives as a Walgreens and later a Dunkin Donuts. Interestingly, this building’s fate took a turn in the early 1980s when it was demolished to make way for the creation of Congress Square Park, a transformation made possible by an urban development grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
One of the most intriguing details captured in this photograph, especially for those who take notice, is that during this period, High Street was a two-way street, a stark contrast to the one-way traffic flow it is known for today.
