This photo came from a scrap book that was cut up and sold on eBay a number of years ago. It was part of phto documentation of the Cumberland Homesteads and may have beloned to the arcitect William Macy Stanton. The writing at the bottom of the photo appears to be in Stanton's own architect labeling handwriting. The photo is from around 1934 and shows a Crossville of a much earlier time.
The Mecca Theatre sign is prominent and you can see the Courthouse tower over the rooftops showing the time of 3:25 PM. Gas was sold at the Harrison Auto Service business front left along with tires and car repair.
On the right of the photo you can see the railroad crossing, the original location of Mitchell's drugs before they moved up the block. The second story of the first building reportedly a hotel since it was next door to the train station. There is a barber shop and then Jack's Cafe.
Down the block in the near center of the image is the old Jail that was torn down to make way for the US Post Office building in 1938 a few years after this photo was taken and the rebuilt 2nd Courthouse that burned in 1905.
It appears that the photo was taken from the 2nd-floor porch of the Taylor Hotel, what was then the best hotel in town.
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