Long ago on independence square (Liberty, Eureka: drivers, ranch, stables)

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

In my youth there was an olive drab mailbox on the corner of our lot. It was not for depositing mail. A postal truck loaded it with the day's delivery, and the carrier would make several stops there to reload his bag, working away from the box a different direction each time.

I remember those strategically located boxes also. The mail man had a key to open the box. He would take out the mail and put it in a big leather side pouch and would work out of that pouch delivering to each house.

Other postal employees, I think, would drive trucks to those boxes and deposit the mail for the carrier.

It seemed like every urban mail man walked back then right up to your front door and would work out of those centrally located boxes.

We have delivery to a mail box on the sidewalk in front of our house. Two adjacent houses have to have their boxes together. It appears that all new areas have all mail boxes in a designated place on block corners or at a designated place within the subdivision.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

In my youth there was an olive drab mailbox on the corner of our lot. It was not for depositing mail. A postal truck loaded it with the day's delivery, and the carrier would make several stops there to reload his bag, working away from the box a different direction each time.

And the font color of Olive Drab is duly noted.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

And the font color of Olive Drab is duly noted.

Do I get extra credit for that?


And now, another mystery. This one should be easy.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Do I get extra credit for that?


And now, another mystery. This one should be easy.

I am suspecting that is the south side of the Safeway parking lot on South Main.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

I am suspecting that is the south side of the Safeway parking lot on South Main.

For extra credit identify the girl!

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Do I get extra credit for that?


And now, another mystery. This one should be easy.

Hmmm interesting. If that would be late 1940s, my Mom's beauty shop was a block away. Do you know who is the person in the photo?

EDIT: Well apparently so, just now seeing the Extra Credit Question . . . .btw, yes, EC for the olive drab font. MAD now has over 100%.

Margaret Truman, Ginger Rogers, my Mom ?

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

For extra credit identify the girl!

And now for some Real Extra Credit . . . name the business across the street. And the business on the flip side of the billboard!

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Hmmm interesting. If that would be late 1940s, my Mom's beauty shop was a block away...

Margaret Truman, Ginger Rogers, my Mom ?

It was taken during the war years. The gal worked at the store. It wasn't Margaret, Ginger, nor yo' momma. It isn't my momma or M-I-L either. My Beloved's mother worked there and took this photo.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

And now for some Real Extra Credit . . . name the business across the street. And the business on the flip side of the billboard!

Winsteads was across the street. Dont know about the billboard.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Winsteads was across the street. Dont know about the billboard.

It looks like a service station across the street (gas pump). Winstead's didn't look to be around during the time frame MAD gives to the photos, but would have been on the opposite of where the billboard stood I believe when it did open for business.