---This is 1900's painting could be from a photograph from a tall building or an imagined perspective.
---There are some interesting details in the foreground of the city and note the
radio tower from the former WBSM.
Although earlier images show that the right side of Pope's Island, the island where the bridge continues to
the east of the turnstile, had no land this image shows the area that a large pice of real estate
was
created with landfill where the large marina and park are today.
The "Octopus" where several streets merge at the foot of the bridge on the western (New Bedford) side is not
built yet in this picture giving us a general timeline to date the photo by.
---The current Route 18 is not yet created in this painting..
---If you click on the image it will enlarge and then click your mouse over that image and it will be able to
enlarge it again
quite a bit more, showing greater detail.
___Colorized photographs and paintings made from photographs were common in earlier times.
___A lot of the old postcards postcards used this kind of artwork..
---Go to the other pictures of the bridge to see some interesting historical paintings and photos..
---This is the view is looking toward Fairhaven
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