This photograph, taken during the summer of 1945 or 1946 shows the 700 block of Hamilton Street looking east. The new Whelan Pharmacy building is visible on the northwest corner of Center Square, along with the 1930's pre World War II vehicles are visible. The Hotel Allen on the northeast corner of Center Square prominent in the photo. In 1947, the hotel would close and the upper three stores of the building would be removed. It would become the Koch Brothers clothing store, which at the time of this photo, occupied retail space on the ground floor of the building.