Middletown Fire, April 9, 1910

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of down on the corner, out on the street (people on the sidewalk or in the street).

Caption: "Middletown Fire, Apr. 9, 1910."

This is a real photo postcard of a man walking down the street past the burned-out shells of buildings in Middletown, Pennsylvania. A fire on Saturday, April 9, 1910, decimated the town, destroying 75 commercial buildings and residences in a four-block area of the business district.

Notice the dog that's following along behind the man. On the right-hand side of the photo, a second dog is walking past a barrel at the side of the street. Visible in the distance beyond the man, a crowd of people -- probably sightseers -- has gathered in the street.