GUY SWEENEYS STATION
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Post by GUY SWEENEYS STATION on Oct 14, 2005 15:16:37 GMT -5
David or anyone else...
Just curious to see if you or someone else would by chance have a picture of GUY SWEENEY'S station? I beleive it was on Jackson or Brown streets during the late 40's and 50's. My husband worked there for quite a while, and I've never been able to locate a picture of it.
Blessings, Margo CHS CLASS OF 55
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Post by David Sechrest on Oct 15, 2005 1:48:48 GMT -5
In an earlier post, I said that this picture possibly wasn't from Columbus. Boy, was I wrong. This is the demolition of the building that sat on the north west corner of 5th and Washington Streets (where Irwin Union is today). The white building in the background was the St. Denis Hotel (later to become Carpenter's Drugs). Note on the left side how the building was built at an angle to accomodate the railroad tracks that once ran to the railroad station, which was located where the 1st Christian Church is today). Info I received: Building being torn down is the old Griffith Block The actual spot is where Hooks drug store and yellow front shoe store stood. Then on 5th st was Western Union and Pattie May Laundry and the Columbus Milling Co. Columbus Milling Co was on the east side of the alley and west of the alley was Reeves Ford and later Harrison Ford and they went all the way to Jackson St.. The Griffith family that owned this quarter block or what ever was an old Columbus family whose daughter Jean married Ray Marr Sr. who was the son of Edd and Maggie Dickey Marr. They had 2 sons named Griffith and Ray Marr Jr. Griffith was a doctor here in Columbus with his widow still living and she is Betty McCullough Marr. The white bldg on the south you called the St. Denis Hotel was actually Irwin Union Bank. J. I Miller traded that building to the Marr's for the Griffith property so he could have a place for the new bank. For years Irwin Union Bank had a large clock on the corner of their old building. This building is still owned by the Marr family with Ray Jr.'s widow Lou running it the most I think. The St. Denis Hotel entrance was just south of the bank but in the same bldg. Lindsey Bros had a clothing store just south of the St. Denis entrance and Simmens Hardware was next on the South with the White House next south then the alley and Dell Bros and years ago Hoagy Stanfield had a pool room just south of Dells but later was Carpenters drug store with before that it was the McKnight Drug store with their daughter Margie McKnight marrying Paul Newsom who grew up out on the Mineral Springs road and had Newsom Trucking. Hugh and Robert Newsom are both still living and should be able to add to this. Then Cummins book store and the Custer bldg had several renters with Kappy's and Daltons being the ones most will remember being on the N/W corner of 4th & Washington St. For your records Edd Marr was the 4th child of James Marr who was the 3rd child of Louis and Nancy Ruddick Marr with my great grandmother Malinda Marr Sims being the 8th child of Louis and Nancy Ruddick Marr. James Marr lived in the Historical Soc bldg. on 3rd St and my mother showed me where "UncleJim" lay in his casket while the funeral went on at their house. Mom was 9 years old and her mother who was James Marr's neice rode the interurban down from Taylorsville for the funeral. The building on the southwest corner of 5th and Washington has had a varied history of different businesses. I don't remember Irwin Union Bank in this building, as I was too young. I do remember Carpenter's Drugs, which moved from the area close to where Papa Harry's is today to that corner spot, and occupied it through all of my childhood. However, with all that said, EC was nice enough to send me a picture of what that block looked like when Irwin Union occupied it. This picture was taken in 1928. The clock which was mentioned in a previous post was a familiar site on that corner for many decades. I guess if we're going to get technical here, it was the Irwin Union Trust Company. The St. Denis Hotel, which had occupied the entire building in earlier years remains, but occupies a smaller portion of the building.
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Post by David Sechrest on Dec 14, 2005 10:49:45 GMT -5
Viewpoint Books will be hosting a book signing this weekend regarding Tamara Iorio's's Columbus Indiana In Picture Postcards book. If you haven't purchased your copy yet, now might be a great chance to, and if you've already bought it, this might be a good time to meet the author of this great book (might it also make a wonderful Christmas present for someone out there?).
It starts this Saturday at 1pm, and will last around 1 to 2 hours.
Just in case some of you might not know where Viewpoint Books is, it's inside the Commons Mall, downtown, corner of 3rd and Washington Streets.
By the way, all proceeds of this book helps support Bartholomew County Historical Society
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2006 20:06:16 GMT -5
Looking north on Washington St. from 4th. St. in the late 50's.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jan 16, 2006 17:46:01 GMT -5
George, that shot looking north along Washington from 4th is one of my favorite downtown pictures.
The photo was taken by Bud Galbraith, and was available on postcard for many years.
I have a few old postcards from Zaharako's which Bud took as well.
Besides having his own Studio, Bud also took Santa photos at Westermeier Hardware throughout the 1950's and 1960's. If any reading this post has a pic taken with Santa at Westermeier's, it would be wonderful to get it (them) posted!
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Post by David Sechrest on Jan 16, 2006 18:01:11 GMT -5
To give you a perspective of the changes within this 4th and Washington block alone, here are 3 pictures: The last picture was taken by me early the morning of September 2, 2002. Since, the storefronts on the left hand side have changed again. It's impossible to see because of the trees, but in the last picture, the Cummins Bookstore sign was still a part of the building exterior. From the time my appendix burst in May, 2003 until I got home and gained enough strength to visit the bookstore in July, the sign had been taken down, and the wraparound canopy replaced. I think that old Cummins Bookstore sign that stuck out from the front of the building was the last to be taken down. As you can tell from the other pictures, these types of signs once dominated the city landscape.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jan 16, 2006 18:19:35 GMT -5
What the Cummins Bookstore signs looked like before they were removed in 2003: Also, in the series of 3 pics, you'll see definite differences between the 1st and 2nd. In the Bud Galbraith pic, the arrow has been added to the Cummins Bookstore sign.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2006 21:51:08 GMT -5
David, yes the 4th and Washington St. location is one of the best for down town pictures. I know that you have a great interest in Cummins book store and I can understand why. I remember going there in the late 1930's with my parents, I remember the toy table that Mr. Cummins had sitting in the middle of the store, 5 and 10 cent toys, and back then that was a good toy. As time passed, I would go there to get my Speed age and hot rod magazines. It's shame that they took the sign down. Well, Tamara's postcard book got me interested in collecting. I now have over 40 cards, have some that are not in the book. I have one of Zaharako's, I know there are several of the place. I'll be on the look out for the Westermeier cards.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jan 17, 2006 1:31:54 GMT -5
George, you are right. I sure do love that old bookstore. I wish my brother could have held on to it. No one here knows the pleasure I got from hanging out there. Back before I got the way I am, I ran the Greyhound out of it. I'd get there around 5:30 am Monday thru Saturday. I always got a special feeling when I unlocked that door and stepped inside. Not only was the place of historical nature, but it held so many personal memories from past residents. I could always tell who prior residents were, just by the look on their faces when they stepped inside.
Remember all the stuff that used to be in that small building? LOL! Back in the 1960's and before, it was crammed from floor to ceiling!
By the way, that first picture I posted on this page came from a postcard. I saw it on EBAY a few years ago. I can't believe I won the bid on that card. It didn't go for a lot of money, and if it would have, I never would have been able to afford it. I've never seen it since.
That Washington Street block between 4th and 5th was one of the busiest shopping areas in our downtown back in the 60's.
I wrote a story about Cummins Bookstore, back in the mid 1980's, for a fanzine. Maybe one of these days if I can remember where I put it, I'll post it here.
By the way, Dale did keep both signs when they redid the exterior. We were both a little worried at first, because the crew took the sign that used to hang underneath the overhang to the dump. Dale made them go back and get it.
Bob Schwartzkopf, who owns the bookstore now, still has the signs. The sign with the arrow is close to 6 feet tall! But, if you compare this sign with the one in Bud Galbraith's picture, you'll see it's not the same.
Good Luck with your postcard collecting! I have a couple I'll give you, if I can remember where in the world I put them...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2006 21:37:49 GMT -5
David, Glad to hear that the signs were saved, maybe they can be put back in place, they sure are a piece of Columbus history. Regarding ownership of the store do you know if a Mr. Saulkhill,'' not sure about the spelling'', once owned the store?. If you find the postcards I sure would appreciate having them. George
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Post by Jim Hinds on Feb 26, 2006 10:37:26 GMT -5
David -
Would there be any way to get a clearer picture of the TEXACO station at 2nd & Jackson? My late father (R.R. Hinds) was the long-time (1943-1975) TEXACO consignee in Columbus, and I think that this picture was probably taken during the period when my Uncle (Paul Hinds) was the proprietor.
Thanks -
Jim Hinds 2812 DeSoto Way Columbus
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Post by David Sechrest on Feb 26, 2006 11:07:24 GMT -5
Hi Jim, and welcome!
The image I provided here is all I have to work from. You might try getting in touch with the people who provided me with these pictures. Their names are located on the 1st page of this folder.
Good Luck!
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Post by Rhonda on Apr 9, 2006 14:28:55 GMT -5
Rode our bikes out National Road today onto the new bridge so I could take photos of the old green bridge before it is demolished. I'll edit photos and try to get them posted here soon.
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Post by Rhonda on Apr 9, 2006 20:57:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2006 20:42:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the great pictures. The bridge brings back a lot of good memories, there was a popular" swimming hole" on the north side of the bridge, I swam there a lot back in the 1950"s when the water was still clean and safe to swim in. Would you have any history on the bridge?, when it was built and what it replaced, although now that I think about it , I can remember back be for the US 31 bypass, or National Rd. was built, so maybe this was the first bridge at that location???.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2006 20:58:15 GMT -5
A picture of the old covered bridge over Clifty creek on south Gladstone Ave. It was moved from that location to Mill Race park when the park was built. A few years later the bridge was set on fire and burned down. It was replaced by the present bridge. This picture was taken in 1964.
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 14, 2006 12:11:24 GMT -5
George, you have captured a very special part of my childhood with this one picture.
On many a summer day, the old Clifty Creek bridge was our "final destination," as around 1962 to 1964, my friends and I rode our bikes out there, and played around, cooling ourselves off in the water, or just lying back on the cool concrete of the bridge embankment.
Our meeting place was at the "crossroads," our name for the intersection of Center and Wolf Streets. From there, we took off, picking up the railroad tracks where Center Street dead ends, and walking our bikes along the side of the rails until we reached Gladstone Avenue. We always tried to ride on one of the rails, but none of us ever got very far before falling off. We rarely rode our bikes from Center to Gladstone, just because it was too difficult. While the rocks that made up the railroad base were good for that, they were terrible to try to ride a bike on. Normally, we pushed our bikes along that stretch. On some days, our bikes transmogrified into horses, especially if we'd all watched the same western on TV the night before.
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Post by David Sechrest on May 12, 2006 23:29:51 GMT -5
Here's a picture of the southeast corner of 2nd and Washington, before the new city hall was built. I believe this picture was taken in 1976
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Post by mfaure on May 14, 2006 18:07:18 GMT -5
David: If I am not mistaken the mansion in the picture on the first page, was the old nurses' home on 17th beside the old hospital. Several of the nurses that worked at the hospital lived there. There is another picture somewhere that shows ladies standing on the porch. I am almost certain that is the nurses home. I worked at the hospital starting in 1949 as an aide.
Margie
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Post by mfaure on May 14, 2006 18:17:03 GMT -5
I just went back and looked at that picture again. It is the same picture I was talking about. If you will notice there is a nurse on the porch talking to other ladies. I am pretty sure it is the nurses home. It sat on the same circle the front of the hospital was on.
margie
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