Hillside Moves in, Families Move Out
This file appears in: Hamer's Landslide
This photo shows the scene on West Man street where a landslide demolished and obliterated the auto repair shop of Albert G. Hamer that stood in the center of the photo between the two houses. It also badly damaged the Hemer cottage at the right of the photo. 10 families were forced to evacuate.
This file appears in: Hamer's Landslide
Hamer's Landslide
In March 1936, on the day of the flood that year, an event that caused substantial damage occurred on West Main Street near Richview Avenue at the same time that the Hoosic River was taking its toll elsewhere.
The ten-stall Hamer Garage and radio…