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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Another Picture
Glad I've learned how to do this. This one is dated, 1936, and thought some of you might enjoy the vehicles.
Lucy, I'm proud of you, you're becoming a picture posting pro! It will encourage others, I think.
I also like these old images of downtown Russellville. I'm curious - do you think that any of the trees in either of these images still exist? Large maples and oaks can live to well over 100 years, so it might be possible.
I was actually able to start about mid-way through the instructions. I had learned how to save photos to "My Pictures" several years ago (in fact "My Pictures" is my screen saver), so using those is pretty easy for me.
As to the trees, - There are several within the Square area that do date from this picture, and a few of the street trees remain. The story (and may be just a story) is that all these trees were planted by a Bethel professor during the early years of the 20th Century.
lucy, thank you for sharing the pictures - tney are fascinating - I grew up on the square in my grandpa's drugstore so these pictures are especially evocative for me - my earliest memories are from about 1943 or 1944 but I doubt if things had changed much from 1936. Mama and Daddy would have been working in the store at that time as were Papa A and Daddy's sister Marie, my beloved Ott.
Here I go again - trying to reconstruct the area as I knew it.
The Southern Deposit Bank is on the corner, and the next building is where Helen's Dress Shop was located. What was in that location before Helen's? The next building was the Eagle Drug Store. Notice the syemetry of that building. The door in the center lead to a stairway up to the Moore Insurance Company. What was in the other half of that building? Was that part of Logan County Hardware? Prior to LCH, it was Parker's Hardware. Ben Parker was the football coach during the war as I recall. His youngest children were a couple of years older than us.
Andy, I believe Logan County Hardware was run by Everett Daniel. Had forgotten that it was Parker's Hdwe before that, thanks for the memory.
I think that Royaltone Studio (run by Bill and Geraldine Hurt) may have later been in the Eagle Drug Store Building, next to Helen's. Don't remember what was in the Helen's building earlier. Maybe Mary Ewing would remember.
Yes, Royaltone was in that double building (which I do love). Carroll Riley bought Eagle's and was there several years before joining forces with Jerry White. I do not remember what was in Helen's building before she was. That building looks to be newer, but I think just the front was redone in the 1950's. Ben Parker's/Logan County Hardware (run by Everett Daniel) was never in that double building. It is currently owned by Marion Humphries, who ran a jewelry store/clock-watch repair there for a number of years.
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I am enjoying looking at these old photos and am impressed that you can do that. More to learn!
Ann P.
Lucy, I'm proud of you, you're becoming a picture posting pro! It will encourage others, I think.
I also like these old images of downtown Russellville. I'm curious - do you think that any of the trees in either of these images still exist? Large maples and oaks can live to well over 100 years, so it might be possible.
I was actually able to start about mid-way through the instructions. I had learned how to save photos to "My Pictures" several years ago (in fact "My Pictures" is my screen saver), so using those is pretty easy for me.
As to the trees, - There are several within the Square area that do date from this picture, and a few of the street trees remain. The story (and may be just a story) is that all these trees were planted by a Bethel professor during the early years of the 20th Century.
lucy, thank you for sharing the pictures - tney are fascinating - I grew up on the square in my grandpa's drugstore so these pictures are especially evocative for me - my earliest memories are from about 1943 or 1944 but I doubt if things had changed much from 1936. Mama and Daddy would have been working in the store at that time as were Papa A and Daddy's sister Marie, my beloved Ott.
Here I go again - trying to reconstruct the area as I knew it.
The Southern Deposit Bank is on the corner, and the next building is where Helen's Dress Shop was located. What was in that location before Helen's? The next building was the Eagle Drug Store. Notice the syemetry of that building. The door in the center lead to a stairway up to the Moore Insurance Company. What was in the other half of that building? Was that part of Logan County Hardware? Prior to LCH, it was Parker's Hardware. Ben Parker was the football coach during the war as I recall. His youngest children were a couple of years older than us.
I just read my post and realized that this thing doesn't have a spell checker. "Symmetry" might have been a little closer.
I find it difficult to live without a spell checker, and my readers probably find it impossible.
Andy, I believe Logan County Hardware was run by Everett Daniel. Had forgotten that it was Parker's Hdwe before that, thanks for the memory.
I think that Royaltone Studio (run by Bill and Geraldine Hurt) may have later been in the Eagle Drug Store Building, next to Helen's. Don't remember what was in the Helen's building earlier. Maybe Mary Ewing would remember.
Yes, Royaltone was in that double building (which I do love). Carroll Riley bought Eagle's and was there several years before joining forces with Jerry White. I do not remember what was in Helen's building before she was. That building looks to be newer, but I think just the front was redone in the 1950's. Ben Parker's/Logan County Hardware (run by Everett Daniel) was never in that double building. It is currently owned by Marion Humphries, who ran a jewelry store/clock-watch repair there for a number of years.
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