Then & Now: Bissman Building loading dock in the 1890s

MANSFIELD — The Bissman Building was built in 1886. It was located near the railroad tracks because they were in the business of receiving, warehousing, and distributing groceries.

So unquestionably their loading dock was a very busy place.

This rare image from the 1890s shows how much times have changed since that horse-drawn era, and how little the Bissman Building has changed in the last 130 years.