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Woodstock, TN. No Fees, Ever. All Your Closing Costs Paid. No Obligation Cash Offer. Guaranteed Offer For a Full 7 Days. Rare postcard shows the Gayoso in the process of being 'fire-proofed' Soon the grand shops, hotels, and theatres closed and boarded up their windows. Even the famous Peabody Hotel closed and was sold. Main Street became a virtual ghost town where no one wanted to be seen. It was not successful. The trolley system, a mainstay of downtown transportation, was reinstated in The vintage trolleys were purchased mostly from Melbourne and Lisbon - two cities noted for their trolleys.
It has taken time, but Main Street is slowly beginning to become the busy street it once was. Now, new restaurants, shops and condos have sprung up in renovated historic buildings and this is indeed revitalizing downtown. Sadly, this Renaissance was not soon enough to save more of the classic downtown architecture. Main Street at Court Square Main Street at Madison Queensware Building Main at Madison looking south Laying track on Main in Gehring Hotel UCV Reunion parade down Main The buildings are at the corner of Main and St.
Paul, directly across from Central Station. A row of similar one story buildings still exists on this corner. Riser's Grocery is listed in the Directory at Main and that number is on two of the photos By that number was changed to S. Notice on one of the horse-buggies in front that they have "Express" delivery. Cowles Drug Store is listed in the Directory at Main, which places it next door. There is a third building partially showing, which is a Saloon. All three photos were taken minutes apart, for the owner of the property John and Barbara Spang, whose names are on the back of the photos.
They are also listed in the Memphis Directory. Cowles Drug Store, circa Building on left is Brenner's Rooming Hotel. Next door with the arch is the Alamo theater. Our old location that was opened on Winchester Road near Old Tchulahoma in the mid s. Elvis and a cake we made for him when he got out of the Army.
The Cisco Kid. Joan Crawford at our Poplar Perkins location Our Poplar Perkins location during a Dole Pineapple promotion. Kenneth Stepherson helping a customer. Jack Stepherson helping a customer.
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