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N Main Tobacco Scene

Tobacco wagons line up on North Main at Third Streets. View looking North up Main Street. Notable buildings include YMCA and Elks Home.

Yates Restaurant

Yates Restaurant, by Myrtle and Les Yates, 121 N Main. Anyone know anything about it?

Riverfront

Check out this old photo of the river front looking North. Another from the same time period.

Cornbleet Factory

Special HCPL exhibit recalls era of industrial dressmaking here, by Chuck Stinnett: The Cornbleet brothers—Benjamin and Richard—built a company making dresses at plants in Illinois. Needing more production…

Joseph Anthony Savoldi

(5 Mar 1908 – 25 Jan 1974) Biography by THR on FindaGrave: Star Notre Dame athlete, World Champion professional wrestler, WWII OSS covert agent in Italy, and educator….

Fairmont Club

Fairmont Club located on 41 S. I haven’t yet placed its exact lot yet. Anyone know what its address would be today?

200 S Alvasia

200 S Alvasia has been home to C. L. Cecil’s Grocery, Day’s Grocery, and Day’s Garden Center. Also visible in this photo of a wreck at Powell and…

VanVactor Murder

Sad story of VanVactor murder. As their 12-year-old daughter looked on, a Henderson father murdered his estranged wife by pumping four bullets into her back, and then fatally…

Unknown Building

I’ve seen this photo shared many times but I’m not really sure what building it is or if it’s actually in Henderson. Thoughts? One person suggested it was…

Hays Boat Ramp Dedication

Dedication of Ralph G Hays Boat Ramp in 1983. Starting from the left: Mr. Denton, Claud Hays, Buena Hays (Ralph’s wife), Mayor Bill Newman Starting from the left:…

200 Block N Main

200 Block of N Main, around the turn of the century. Visible is Clegg’s Hotel, second from right.

1950 Census Enumeration Map

1950 Census Enumeration Map of Henderson