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.