Yale's early development included the Yale Expositor in 1882, the first brick school in 1887, and the McColl House in 1899, while the Yale Flax Mill, Yale Creamery, and Yale Canning Factory were once part of the town. The first church built in Brockway Centre in 1871 was Methodist Episcopal, and early preacher Sam Bettes was remembered with a street. The second church built in Yale in 1872 was Methodist Protestant, and early lumberman Levi Morrill was remembered with a street. John D. Jones constructed the first road, and Jones Street is named after him. James S. Kennifick, an early settler, helped lay out the village of Brockway Centre, and Kennefic Street is named after him. In 1885, the first wooden sidewalks were built, the first village election was held, and a new jail was built. In 1889, bicycles were status symbols and silent socials were the latest fashion. The first fire engine arrived in 1891, the first lights were installed in 1898, and by 1903 every business and home had water supplied. A 1902 Yale Expositor item reported that three autos were sighted. In 1987, the Yale Expositor became Yale's first Centennial Business, in 1989 the first Yale Bologna Festival was held, and in 1997 the DDA laid the first commemorative brick sidewalk. In 2002-2003, the Downtown Development Authority installed historical murals of Yale created by local artist Jane Weis, owner of Signs Unlimited.