Photograph Album: LU Expansion

Photograph Album identified as PONGRACZ PHOTO ALBUM - L. U. EXPANSION - BLDG PHOTOS [all black & white except 2 faded color]: sizes vary 25 x 19.5 cm; 12.5 x 18 cm; 9 x 12.5 cm. Locations on Vine St., owners: Antonio Curatola, John Capuano to [Gertrude E.] Bischoff [a straw buyer for Lehigh University], Michele Iampietro, Frank Capuano to Bischoff, William D. Smith to Bischoff, Nicola De Boise, Michael Howell, George Gasda, Lynch estate to Bischoff, Charles Anderko, Boswell est. to Bischoff, William Roach to Bischoff; 12 photos attributed to John Keyser - a reporter for the Bethlehem Globe-Times location is Adams St. photos in envelope addressed to Mrs. Ann Pongracz Bethlehem Bulletin 321 West Fourth St. Bethlehem; Hillside Ave. listed as Lehigh property - Theta Xi - Verona St. deplorable; East 5th St. belonged to late George Reussoner?; Summit St.; E. Packer Ave.;6 newspaper photos circa September 1966; Martel St. homes declared substandard. [some photos are identified, some have rather harsh comments about Lehigh as a landlord, all total 94 photographs]

0139.07.10.01-.04: Photos attributed to John Keyser - various houses 0139.07.10.05-.08: “ “ “ “ 0139,07,10.09-.12: “ “ “ “ 0139.07.10.13-.16: Lehigh University Owns 2 that are boarded up, Rear of Hillside Ave. Property of Lehigh 0139.07.10.17-.19: Late George Reussner’s Home E. 5th St. 0139.07.10.20-.21: [brick 2-story house] 305 Van Buren St. ⅓ had to be torn down Another of Lehigh’s deliberate neglect of their properties, Beginning of another lot Lehigh promised to tear down 305 Van Buren St. 0139.07.10.22-.25: [wood sided 2-story houses] Summit St. Lehigh has torn down corner house; 2 color photos of wood sided house, corner brick house 0139.07.10.26-.28: 3 badly exposed photos identified as 443 Vine St. Sub standard Nicola De Boise home 445 Vine St. substandard Howell home 451 Vine St. Standard Anderko home 431 Vine St. standard Iapietro? home 433 Vine St. Substandard 435 Vine St. Substandard Standard Garage Capuano Home Capuano Home 451 Vine Standard Charles Anderko 0139.07.10.29-.30: Brick house and garage 0139.07.10.31-.35: Corner house on Packer Ave., in distance Packard Lab visible, 2 photos - Dirt at Lehigh University [piles of trash] 0139.07.10.36-.37: Wrecking truck, dilapidated house - From this 0139.07.10.38-.39: To this - dump truck with debris, Final destruction - woman standing looking at demolition 0139.07.10.40-.41: row houses with trees along street, close up of a pair of houses 0139.07.10.42-.43: brick 3-story buildings, close up of brick house with porch 0139.07.10.44-.49: Lot sold to St. Peter’s for $8,320, De Crosta lot, Youngs - Privately owned property and a constant headache to neighbors Rats & muskrats city refused to inforce even to numerous complaints; Aug 6 1965 Globe-Times Moses Sirotkin sold 209 E. Packer Ave. to Gertrude E. Bischoff $15,000 0139.07.10.50-.51: Close up of Privately Owned Property Home to rats and muskrats, yet city failed to answer numerous complaints. Brick building Verona St. #443 Lehigh Property 0139.07.10.52-.55: Mihalko Property SOLD to Gertrude Bischoff, a straw- buyer for Lehigh University; 450 Vine St. - Curatola - Smith Vine St. 0139.07.10.56-.57: Slish’s Property W. Packer Ave.; Westside of S. New St. running North from Packer- Lehigh bought these homes after owners died & left them vacant to deteriorate (1964 Photo) from lt. to rt. Birkel, Matus & McGinley Estates - These properties vacant for five years no codes enforced - rat ritalin, health hazard to children all complaints fell on deaf ears 1963 to 1964 0139.07.10.58-.59: Theta Xi Lehigh Fraternity considered cause of “blight” because of inconsistent use; This ½ Lehigh Property [2 story pair of buildings] 0139.07.10.60-.61: Vine St. 1965 Walsh [brick building] 0139.07.10.62-.63: Vine St. Youngs substandard home sub standard garage Belongs to Lehigh; Lehigh Property Summit St. Had to be torn down 0139.07.10.64-.65: Lehigh Homes (rear view) [brick buildings] 0139.07.10.66-.72: Martel Street the entire block was declared substandard 0139.07.10.73-.74: row homes with chestnut trees in front 0139.07.10.75-.76: different views of previous row homes 0139.07.10.77-.78: 2-story wood sided free standing house; J & Z Diner Privately owned property on New St. was left vacant for 7 years - Pleaded with Mayor in Oct 6 1965 to tear down refused to listen finely torn down in 1966 vacant for seven years 0139.07.10.79-.80: #443 Verona Sak family rented from L.U. Interior condition deplorable; Oct 1964 New St. 14 Months Roof collapsed 0139.07.10.81-.82: wood sided house with porch 0139.07.10.83-.84: Lehigh property on Vine ST. 1963 After 1 ½ years of complaints to Board of Health & Redevelopment Authority it was torn down in late 1964 (this only after the roof had collapsed; Lehigh’s property ½ double Van Buren St. Cockroaches - Rats - Oil Fumes [4 children playing a yard] 0139.07.10.85-.88: Van Buren St. Lehigh University owns property on right [2-story brick buildings, group of children playing on street] 0139.07.10.89-.90: 2 views of dilapidated houses 0139.07.10.91-.94: 3 views of urban blight; Youngs - Vine St.