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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2010 20:33:26 GMT -5
As I remember the Rio, my first time to attend the movies would have been in 1942, admission was 12 cents for those under 12 years of age, the Mode and Crump were 5 cents more. We lived in East Columbus and on a Sunday afternoon we would walk to the Rio, I remember at the time they were building the new First Christan Church and we would have to stop and check it out each time we went to the Rio. One thing I will not forget is the drinking water in the theater it was what I believe they called sulfur water, the smell was terrible. I can not recall what was on the east and west sides of the theater at that point in time. In the late 40's and 50's I do remember a barber shop being on the west side and a ladies dress store on the east side. The Rio apartments above the theater were considered to be some of the very best in the city.
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Post by RER on May 25, 2010 13:55:25 GMT -5
Granny Davis Late 1800s On A Postcard (Year 1909) Columbus Indiana
Recently, there was an EBAY postcard of Granny Davis in a bonnet hat and dress. She was pushing a wooden & metal wheeled cart in the middle of a street in Columbus. In the background was a man with a large push mower of the past. The man seemed to have a bee hive net over his head and a hat placed over that.
Now folks I have never heard of Granny Davis from the old days but apparently she was popular to make a black and white postcard print during the year 1909. George and I tried to purchase the card but it sold in the high fifty dollar range and we didn't think that was worth the money. It was an interesting picture of Granny and the man, but I don't have a clue who Granny was.
During the 1950s there was a man named "Frosty" Davis that had an old open bed (or open air) ton and half truck that he drove and collected garbage for a fee each week. Frosty was and interesting person, but seemed nice if you talked to him briefly. Frosty was known throughout the city. His most famous find in collecting the trash around town was published in the Republican Newspaper during the middle 1950s I suppose.
The story as I recall was that Frosty had collected the trash from some location in Columbus and found a bag of gold coins in the disposed trash. Apparently, Frosty didn't know what they were and was going around Columbus passing out some of the coins to friends etc. Well, I guess they were eventually returned to the respective family of a deceased person I was told. One of my uncles on the police force at the time told me this story and he indicated that the coins that remained in Frosty's collection were returned. Of course Frosty didn't commit any crime here, he was just doing his job.
If anyone knows anything about "Granny" Davis it would be an interesting post and conversation. The picture of Granny on the 1909 postcard, looks as if Granny may have been in her late 60s or 70s or older, not sure.
UPDATE OPINION FROM MY BROTHER: " I think Frosty Davis Looked like the lady called Granny Davis in the EBAY postcard. It might be his mother. I knew Frosty somewhat and saw him up close."
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Post by David Sechrest on May 25, 2010 22:22:14 GMT -5
Bob, did you copy the PC? It would be nice to see it. (is it possible to provide a link to the picture if the auction is already closed? sometimes, ebay'ers don't remove their pictures right away)
My dad knew Frosty, probably like most everyone else in Columbus back in those days...
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Post by RER on May 26, 2010 7:55:14 GMT -5
Postcard Granny Davis EBAY POSTBob, did you copy the PC? It would be nice to see it. (is it possible to provide a link to the picture if the auction is already closed? sometimes, ebay'ers don't remove their pictures right away) My dad knew Frosty, probably like most everyone else in Columbus back in those days... David here it is but I don't know how long they will let it be posted on EBAY. You can enlarge the photo to view what I have said. After thinking about this picture again it might be his great grandmother or just a relative. Go here: cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310220684370View it before EBAY deletes it.
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Post by David Sechrest on May 26, 2010 10:58:22 GMT -5
Bob, thanks for the link. That is, indeed, an interesting postcard.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 20:26:30 GMT -5
This postcard was not used, so there is no date. It appears to be fairly old with some damage on one end. This is the first postcard that I have seen from Clifford, Ind.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 18:26:42 GMT -5
This card shows Fifth St. looking east from Pearl St. It appears that Fifth St. was still unpaved and notice the hitching posts for the horse and buggy's. The German Lutheran Church can be seen on the south side of the street. This postcard was postmark Nov.10,1909 and sent to Indianapolis.
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Post by David Sechrest on Sept 1, 2010 2:26:20 GMT -5
That is one nice postcard George!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2010 13:21:48 GMT -5
Thank you David, on the north side of the street east of the corner home down about three or four homes would have been the Columbus Sanitarium and after the Bartholomew Hospital was built in 1917 the building became the H. C. Whitmer Co. In latter years I believe the corner home became a funeral Home.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 16:51:26 GMT -5
This appears to be looking west from California St.?, would some of the old 5th St. gang know?.
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Post by RER on Apr 23, 2011 10:14:46 GMT -5
George, the picture looks like what you said: "from California going West" toward the heart of city. Those houses look like what I walked by (on both sides) going to Lincoln School, that was located at 2nd and Franklin in the 1940s.
Thanks, George for the old memories.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2011 10:28:26 GMT -5
Bob, thank you for the information about this card, I kinda thought this card would ring a bell with you, glad you enjoyed seeing it.
George
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2011 18:27:27 GMT -5
This postcard of Fifth St. also appears to be from about California St.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2011 18:33:01 GMT -5
Back of 1924 5th St. postcard.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2011 14:07:03 GMT -5
This card shows the Penn. RR bridge, in the back ground to the right would be the area known as Death Valley, today it is Mill Race Park. The card is unused, but appears to be around 1910. The wagon bridge the card refers to would be the old 2nd St. bridge, which was replaced by the present 3rd St. bridge in 1951 .
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Post by Gregg on Nov 16, 2011 5:38:36 GMT -5
Shouldn't that read, "looking north", or at that point is White River running east and west?
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Post by RER on Nov 16, 2011 7:51:16 GMT -5
Shouldn't that read, "looking north", or at that point is White River running east and west? Hi Gregg:
I think you found a hundred year old mistake on this postcard. It is looking North with an angle leaning East a bit. It is not as you stated West but a Northern view.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2011 17:52:01 GMT -5
This postcard shows the Barth. Co. Court House in 1925, card was unused.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2012 13:42:29 GMT -5
Known as the Schwartzkopf home it stood at the west end of 3rd. St. and was torn down in 1950 for the construction of the new 3rd. St. Bridge. It is said that this site was were General John Tipton one of the towns founders built his cabin. The card was addressed to Grand Rapids, Mich., but was not postmark. Correspondence on card appears to be in German.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 16:38:48 GMT -5
Postcard is postmark June 2, 1911.
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