wilmington's market street
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…the other moved rapidly through rocky hills.
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Where’s Willingtown?
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Advent of the Railroad, 1837
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Wilmington Population
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Banks of Market Street
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500 block at Christmasaround 1930
Early morning view of 500 block in 2012
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Empty lots are like missing teeth in the face of the
cityscape
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Old Town Hall saved from demolition in 1917 and repurposed as a museum
Grand Opera House restored and revitalized in 1976
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Transplanted houses in Willingtown Square
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Revitalization at work in 2012
400 block:
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