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Nickelodeon Theater

The Nickelodeon, at 120 Main street, between First and Second, is to be remodeled at an early date. Among the Improvements to be made are an ornamental steel…

Fox Drive In Restaurant

Fox Drive In was located at 539 N Green Street and opened on May 27, 1944. Fox Drive In restaurant is gaining new customers daily, for having once…

211 First Street

George H. Hartman operated a saloon at 211 First Street for many years at the turn of the century. Hatmann transferred the saloon license at 211 First street…

Russell Toone Marathon, 705 N Green

Russell Toone Marathon Service Station was located at 705 N Green in 1944. Winter is just around the corner and your car needs a complete check up just…

C. A. Fryer Furniture Co

C. A. Fryer Furniture Co. was located at 333 S Green Street in 1929 and 1930. The business was sold to C. L. Cecil and A. J. Brown…

100 / 102 N Main

100 / 102 N Main was a difficult building to find information about. Some information states the building was originally built in the 1870’s, but others indicate it…

Argue Tobacco Building

Tobacco building at First and Water Streets. At one time owned by Chas Argue Tobacco.

Bison Inn

Has anyone heard of the Bison Inn? Located at 531 Alvasia street in 1935. Curious if it is the building listed as 533 S Alvasia in the 1923…

John Reichert Cigars

John Reichert is listed as a cigar manufacturer at 15 Main Street in the Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory of 1884. He produced Barret House Bouquet and…

800 Madison / Madison Market

800 Madison Street was a grocery store with various owners over the years including G. A. Jenkins, Ernest Y Johnson, J. L. McCoy, and in 1944 Fulcher’s Food…

Clark’s Grocery

Clark’s Grocery opened on Mar 27, 1907 at Second and Adams streets (601 Second). L. E. Clark, proprietor. “The Store of Quallty,” the store of the times, the…

Mecca Cafe

Mecca Cafe at the corner of Second and N Elm Streets. Later the location of the Kentucky Bakery. The Mecca Cafe, of which J. J. Bolton is proprietor,…