Early MIAZZA-WOODS BUILDING MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI, Horse Drawn Wagons UDB 1906

Description

Meridian
is the sixth largest city in the state of Mississippi and is the county seat of Lauderdale County.  Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi.  Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on them and became a strategic trading center.         After receiving a federal land grant of about 2000 acres, Richard McLemore, the first settler of Meridian, began offering free land to newcomers to attract more settlers to the region and develop the area.  The town was officially named Meridian and incorporated in 1864.
The oddly shaped intersection at Sixth and Eighth streets was the home of the Miazza-Woods "Flatiron" Building.  The V-shaped structure was patterned after the Flatiron Building in New York City.  The Maizza -Woods building filled the block bounded by 6th Street, 8th Street, & 22nd Avenue.
Behind the Flatiron Building to the left are Threefoot Brothers Wholesale and the Saenger Movie Theatre, not really seen on this card.  I found an image of the building dated 1917 and reference to its status as demolished.
City of Meridian Photo Lineup
The card is in good condition with minor wear and a clean and clear image and reverse.
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