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Trixie’s Jungle Club, on the West side of 41N, before Trixie’s Alibi / Black Horse Lounge.
James Ewing Rankin was born on March 17, 1847, in Paducah, Kentucky, the youngest of six children of Dr. Adam Rankin and Elizabeth Speed Rankin. He grew up…
North Green Street at Richardson before the full median was put in. Same area as the former North Y.
Luther H. Echols was a jeweler and optometrist whose Main Street businesses reflected Henderson’s growth and modernization in the early 20th century. Born in Scottsville, Kentucky, in 1890,…
Greg’s BBQ was located on HWY 41N at Canary Lane, where ATT is now located. Owned by Bob Gregory.
Opened as the Ohio Valley Ordnance Works in 1941. Purchased by Spencer Chemical in 1950. Plant played key role in WWII effort by Frank Boyett
Holiday Motel was opened in the early 1950’s. Arial images show it there in 1950, but newspapers indicate it was opened in 1952. 🤷♂️
🗺️ #MapMonday: Center Street, 1923 Today’s spotlight: Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church and Center Street Public School, shown across the street in this 1923 Sanborn map. Also note the…
Plant played key role in WWII effortYesterday’s News by Frank BoyettSunday, December 27, 2015 The year 1940 ended with a strong whiff of exhilaration in Henderson’s collective nostrils….
