Elm Hall about 1900

A Black man holding a bicycle stands on a paved sidewalk by a dirt street in front of a building with a stone first story and two full-height doors. A circular open watchtower capped by a pointed turret rises above the corner of its second story.

Image source: Collection of the Lower Merion Historical Society

Addresses in view: 107 Forrest Ave. (†1965), 144 N. Narberth Ave. (†1956), 105 N. Narberth Ave. (†1927)

modern view of the historical image seen from the same viewpoint

Elm Hall on a winter day with no one on the street — Was this photo without the bicyclist taken the same day? Source: Lower Merion Historical Society photo database

Updated January 9, 2023.