Keywords: Historic buildings on Commerce Street, Montgomery, Alabama LCCN2010637444.tif 1 photograph digital TIFF file color Notes Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer ; Gift; George F Landegger; 2010; DLC/PP-2010 090 ; Forms part of George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Commerce Street once the heart of Montgomery's business district leads from the Alabama River to center of the city In the early days commercial buildings and residences lined the street By the 1880s merchants had built elaborate warehouses and the area became the principal wholesale district for Central Alabama Changes in transportation and marketing brought a decline to the area In the 1970s revitalization began with restoration of the old buildings 2010 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2010637444 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/05600/05602a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 05602 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 05602 220px PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |