In 1890, the Brain Lumber Company, which had started in 1868, moved to its current location on East Street.
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Following a major fire in 1925, the company rebuilt and can be seen in the background here not long after it reopened at East and Harrison streets.
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This scene from the early 1930s shows men working on a street repair project.
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