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October 23, 2008
TODAY, the World War Memorial Library building on Pine Street in Corning looks
much as it did in the early 1930s. The image above was captured Oct. 20, 2008.
Brad Turner photo
World War Memorial Library: Exterior Shines with Former
Glory
Recently, the public has turned its attention to the Library's former home, the
Corning World War Memorial Library building on Pine Street. A proposal by Arbor
Development to convert the historic building into eight apartments for
low-income seniors was approved by city officials and now awaits funding.
Meanwhile, Three Rivers Development Corporation has painted and made
improvements to its weathered exterior.
It is an appropriate time to look back-in-time through photos taken after the
building was dedicated as the World War Memorial Library in 1930, while it
served as both our library and a living tribute to the soldiers of World War I.
The library moved to Nasser Civic Center Plaza in 1975.
Please
click here to view interior photos of the World War Memorial Library from
our Local History collection and The Circulator.
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