Long ago on independence square (Blue Springs, Alton: install, playground, kids)

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Our messages crossed wires:

Edit: Ok got a reference point: Bodge, Harrison R (Lucille), Cigars, 107 1/2 W Lexington, Res. 501 N. Main . . . 1940



Looks like it's at the site of today's "Game Cafe" In 1946 it was listed as Elsea's Lunch, and in the pic might have been Briggs Cafe to the left (with Deluxe Beauty & Barber Shop) Maybe Bunting Hardware to the right.

I recall Bunting Hardware being on the south side of the square on Lexington. They eventually moved to the north side on Maple and doubled their space. That area is now a parking lot.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Hints:
- Looking east
- Vastly different now
- The cross street across the bottom of the screen is, and was, Lee's Summit Road.

Crackerneck Rd?

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

Crackerneck Rd?

Close, but no cigar! I'm sure you'll be closer by next week...

[MRG Dallas]

Anthonie....what was the purpose back then of taking these nondescript photos? How I wish I had done the same but I couldn't forsee that value in shooting ordinary street scenes (shows how lacking foresight I am) Was this part of your job or a hobby or something else? They come in great 30 years later but I'm just wondering what prompted you to take these photos back in that time?

[MRG Dallas]

Just perusing TMB listing in 1960. I count 63 organizations with telephone numbers, including the Jr High School Cafeteria. Rather interesting list of tenants, from the standard Chambers of Commerce, Veterans groups (VFW), JaCo groups (Historical Society), civic groups (LWV), service groups (Kiwanis, Lions), City offices (Parks & Recreation), even up to your Favorite Draft Board (SS Board No. 48) which no doubt struck fear into the minds of WCHS et al.

The Sweet Adalines were balanced by their male counterparts: Society for Preservation of Encouragement of Barber Shop Singing in America"

As Jack Paar made famous: I kid you not !

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Just perusing TMB listing in 1960. I count 63 organizations with telephone numbers, including the Jr High School Cafeteria. Rather interesting list of tenants, from the standard Chambers of Commerce, Veterans groups (VFW), JaCo groups (Historical Society), civic groups (LWV), service groups (Kiwanis, Lions), City offices (Parks & Recreation), even up to your Favorite Draft Board (SS Board No. 48) which no doubt struck fear into the minds of WCHS et al.

The Sweet Adalines were balanced by their male counterparts: Society for Preservation of Encouragement of Barber Shop Singing in America"

As Jack Paar made famous: I kid you not !

I recall going up to the draft board in the Memorial Building in December 65 and asking about my status. I dont think the lady had a clue as I did not give my name but gave her my status. I was prime beef, so to speak. She said I would probably be up for call in the next month or so. So I drove directly from the Memorial Building up to the Army recruiting station on West Lexington, on the north side on a left oblique from Chrisman Sawyer bank. Signed on the line. Traded two years of draft service for three years enlistment, chuckle.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Anthonie....what was the purpose back then of taking these nondescript photos? How I wish I had done the same but I couldn't forsee that value in shooting ordinary street scenes (shows how lacking foresight I am) Was this part of your job or a hobby or something else? They come in great 30 years later but I'm just wondering what prompted you to take these photos back in that time?

My Beloved and I have always had a soft spot for history, and she doesn't like change. Therefore when the road-widening projects for these streets were announced we knew we wanted photos to remember the old versions. For each of the major thoroughfares we took photos of each section from each direction, along with the main intersecting streets or portions we suspected would be drastically altered. I do regret that we did miss a couple of streets, which I won't name in order to keep y'all guessing as I post other photos.

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Just perusing TMB listing in 1960.

You stumped us there! What is TMB? Tom Mix Bomb? Too Many Businesses? We must know!



ETA-Posts posted while typing my post answered the question. Is this info from Polk's?

[MRG Dallas]

The Memorial Building. Yes from Polk's as listed under the W. Maple section. The alphabetical section might have the same info but I haven't looked there My GPs lived just down W. Maple 3-4 blocks so I went by TMB many times. I think there was a basketball court there with balcony seating too (or was that in the Jr High Building?)

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

The Memorial Building. Yes from Polk's as listed under the W. Maple section. The alphabetical section might have the same info but I haven't looked there My GPs lived just down W. Maple 3-4 blocks so I went by TMB many times. I think there was a basketball court there with balcony seating too (or was that in the Jr High Building?)

It, the court, was in the Memorial Building as was the Junior High cafeteria.

Next time I get there I will take some photos.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

It, the court, was in the Memorial Building as was the Junior High cafeteria.

Next time I get there I will take some photos.

I remember shooting hoops there on a very cold day (probably over Christmas break) They had the heat turned up, you could 'smell" the heat in the place . . .nice and cozy inside, windy and very cold outside. That might have been the day we foolishly went to Velvet Freeze (or whatever) and ordered our cherry 7-Ups, then took them outside. Stupidity reigned.