Long ago on independence square (Liberty, Lexington: square footage, designers, supermarket)

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by pearjas

I'm going to attach my picture of 222 West Maple. It's the green building that says "Law Office". I actually stop in there 1-2x a week, as I have a friend that is a receptionist there. Didn't know the place used to be a painting store!! Perhaps I should ask her about ghosts?

Dang, if that's 222 then I'm wondering how 224 and 226 snuck in there. Montgomery Wards was that building to the west, right? Or was there more in there than my feeble memory recollects?

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Dang, if that's 222 then I'm wondering how 224 and 226 snuck in there. Montgomery Wards was that building to the west, right? Or was there more in there than my feeble memory recollects?

That is what I initially thought also, but if you go to Google Maps there are two or three businesses west after the law office until you get to Wards on the corner.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

There was one Downtown, immediately adjacent (south) of Macy's

Those are the only two I know of

I was not aware of the one downtown.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

I was not aware of the one downtown.

I would post a pic of it if I knew how . . apparently you have figured it out !

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

What about the buildings to its east?

I guess that explains why the 300 block of WL ends with a 320, either Luff's Restaurant or Pat's Lunch.

Here is how it was in 1963...



From the top visible streets are Truman, the alley, Maple, and Lexington. Left to right we have Spring, Osage, and barely Liberty.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Here is how it was in 1963...



From the top visible streets are Truman, the alley, Maple, and Lexington. Left to right we have Spring, Osage, and barely Liberty.

Interesting, those certainly are block-long homogenous structures. Whatever businesses faced WL west of 312 in the 300 block must have partitioned the ends of Galen Boyer's buildings. I think anything on the backside of The Granada, which apparently there wasn't, would have been numbered higher than 320.

I would love to see how GB has its buildings organized. Maybe the new car showroom ran deep rather than across (as I picture most showrooms to be situated).

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Here is how it was in 1963...



From the top visible streets are Truman, the alley, Maple, and Lexington. Left to right we have Spring, Osage, and barely Liberty.

Across Maple is what looks to be a one-structure place which would have housed Diamond Bowl . .and . cant recall offhand what was on the corner . . a military recruiting station I think at one time

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Across Maple is what looks to be a one-structure place which would have housed Diamond Bowl . .and . cant recall offhand what was on the corner . . a military recruiting station I think at one time

The eastern most building across the street was the Examiner newspaper. In '65, the Army recruiter was up in the 200 west Lexington Block north side and then moved to the new federal building, that is, the new post office. I could not say where the other services had their recruiting offices.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

The eastern most building across the street was the Examiner newspaper. In '65, the Army recruiter was up in the 200 west Lexington Block north side and then moved to the new federal building, that is, the new post office. I could not say where the other services had their recruiting offices.

Interesting. I looked in 1946 and DB was listed first at 209 N Spring

At 214 across the street was the Kepley Funeral Home (ugh) Dixon L Kepley, owner. There are another 4 names listed, presumably there were apts on top (double ugh) and these are not cadavers

Still DB and KFH in 1954 but at least the "tenants" were gone lol......add SWB Tel office at 215 . . by 1960 the funeral home had passed away but was replaced by First Methodist Church...yikes, I went to VBS that summer there. WCHS, do you recall a funeral home that the church replaced?

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

The eastern most building across the street was the Examiner newspaper. In '65, the Army recruiter was up in the 200 west Lexington Block north side and then moved to the new federal building, that is, the new post office. I could not say where the other services had their recruiting offices.

I misunderstood I was going across Lexington from the Granada rather than across Maple.