caption with the picture in Five Generations of Loom Builders, and this photo, it seems that the Red Shop must have been originally less than half as long and about twice as high as it is now. . All pictures we have seen of it on the south side of Freedom Street seem to show it with two floors and all photos on the other side of the street show one. The elimination of the bottom floor probably came about with the move to the Lake Street site in 1903. Also, that's when the cupola appeared. The drawing below shows that it wasn't a two-floor building for it's entire length. It had one floor at the end by Freedom Street and two floors at the other end. (Shown inside red circle.) Click here for more on the one floor/two floors mystery. The Red Shop near Lake Street Red Shop Menu Cotton Chats Red Shop article HOME |