Long ago on independence square (Pacific: traveling, railway, national)

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Maybe it was Chief Minnehaha (of Independence Square Lexington Street store front fame) and his band.

Would that be his cigar band?

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Take number two:
Taking a look from the Spring Street cul de sac with the Google Earth Street View, it appears to be a number of large logs set in a circle as though someone had a campfire circle.

I believe that is used for outdoor historical lectures, perhaps by the mule-drawn wagon group.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

On the corner of "Spring" and Pacific is an old apparently well kept up but boarded up wood building that has architecture resembling a railroad depot. It is not the Chicago and Alton Depot, though, it is further back on "Spring" Street.

I think this particular depot looking building had something to do with the old mill and RR tracks did go in front of it paralleling Pacific and the old mill and tracks still go across Pacific to the rear of this old building.

So anyone what is it?

It was indeed a part of the old mill, it last served as offices before the big fire. During my dispatch days it was the Old Mill Tavern, scene of a few drunken disturbances. I'm not sure who owns it now.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

I'm not sure of what that building was originally, (it may have been part of the actual mill at some point like you say) but before it was boarded up, it was the "Old Mill" bar. There was also another bar within the old mill itself on the second floor, that had seating out on a deck, much like the "smoking areas" a lot of the lounges and bars have today. Confused yet?

Sanborn Map #1, 1907, labels this building as an office. I thought I might have read elsewhere that the building was the office for the milling company.

In addition to the tracks paralleling Pacific Street, which went in front of this office building, there was an additional set of tracks curving behind the office building. This additional set of tracks paralleled the current day tracks and then curved west crossing Spring Street and entered the Waggoner Gates property behind the brick complex and extended to south Osage where they ended.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

It was indeed a part of the old mill, it last served as offices before the big fire. During my dispatch days it was the Old Mill Tavern, scene of a few drunken disturbances. I'm not sure who owns it now.

I was thinking I saw where the museum had long range plans for the building. In the meantime, someone has kept it up.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

Would that be his cigar band?

I heard rumors of a rubber band.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

I heard rumors of a rubber band.

"Hey, y’all prepare yourself

For the Rubberband man

You never heard a sound

Like the rubberband man

You’re bound to lose control

When the Rubberband starts to jam!"

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

"Hey, y’all prepare yourself

For the Rubberband man

You never heard a sound

Like the rubberband man

You’re bound to lose control

When the Rubberband starts to jam!"

Hahaha, GMTA*, DOC


*Great Minds Think Alike !

[WCHS'59]

I have heard the railroads in Independence used bow ties in some places. In others they used polka dot ties.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

I have heard the railroads in Independence used bow ties in some places. In others they used polka dot ties.

And maybe hair ties, wire ties, and bread ties?