Then & Now
Times Observer file photo/Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry This building at the corner of Second Ave. and Liberty St. might now be part of Northwest’s headquarters but it has a lengthy retail history. In the above image (circa 1940s), the building as occupied by the fashion store of Metzger-Wright. Metzger founded the company in 1896, according to a 1943 Warren Times-Mirror article, and W.W. Wright became a partner in 1917. Metzger and a 12-year-old grandson were killed in a 1931 automobile accident when his “sedan plunged into the ditch outside the city,” according to a news report. Levinson Brothers eventually took up shop in the building, as well. Top, Brian Ferry stands on the spot of the original photograph edited with the present day photo.
Times Observer file photo/Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry This building at the corner of Second Ave. and Liberty St. might now be part of Northwest’s headquarters but it has a lengthy retail history. In the above image (circa 1940s), the building as occupied by the fashion store of Metzger-Wright. Metzger founded the company in 1896, according to a 1943 Warren Times-Mirror article, and W.W. Wright became a partner in 1917. Metzger and a 12-year-old grandson were killed in a 1931 automobile accident when his “sedan plunged into the ditch outside the city,” according to a news report. Levinson Brothers eventually took up shop in the building, as well. Top, Brian Ferry stands on the spot of the original photograph edited with the present day photo.