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Howdy-Doo-Dee Motor Court

Howdy-Doo-Dee Club, across from Audubon Park, operated by Allen Wilson. Turned into an eight-room tourist motel after the crack down on illegal gambling.

Kentucky Blood Remedy

Kentucky Blood Remedy, John Denton, Prop. A BLOOD MEDICINE WHICH WILL CURE INDIGESTION, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY TROUBLE AND SIMILAR AILMENTS. MADE RIGHT IN HENDERSON BY RELIABLE HOME MEN The…

White Swan Laundry

Opened in March 1942 at the corner of Second and Adams Streets, White Swan Cleaners introduced Henderson to one of the area’s first drive-in laundry and cleaning stations….

Phillips 66 Station on Highway 41

During the 1950s and 1960s, a Phillips 66 service station stood along U.S. Highway 41 North in Henderson, Kentucky, just across from Audubon State Park. The station featured…

River Scene of by-gone days

Cape Girardeau / Gordon C. Greene Launched in 1923 from the Howard Ship Yards in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the sternwheeler Cape Girardeau was built for the Eagle Packet Company…

Hunt’s Paintball Supplies

Hunt’s Paintball Supplies was located at 1322 N Green. Owner Mark Hunt.

The Showboat Majestic

Built in 1923, the Majestic was the last of America’s great traveling showboats, bringing live theater and vaudeville to towns along the Ohio River. Pulled by the tug…

Southside Bakery

Anyone remember Southside Bakery? Located at 1401 S Green from around 1992 to 1998.

Henn and Lain Company

The grand opening of the Henn and Lain Co., Inc., dealers in home furnishings, will be held Saturday, according to an announcement made Thursday by Charles Henn and…

Henderson Farmers Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse

Henderson Farmers Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse was located at N Green and Forth Streets. Now the location of Napa Auto Parts.

229-231 First Street

229-231 First Street was erected 1868 as a stable. It opened 10 Dec 1932 as Lambert & Walker, which changed in 1913 to Lambert & Grisham, and eventually…

The HUB

The HUB was a clothing store located at 104 N Main. “The Hub” is the title of the new dry goods and clothing store to be opened tomorrow…