Old Rodger's Hospital in Searcy AR. A view from the past. - 07/31/08 10:07 PM
This photo of the old Rodgers Hospital on Woodruff Street in Searcy AR was taken by my friend Paula when she was doing a project for 4H as a youngster. Look at the age of the cars! It was owned by Porter Rodgers, Sr., a physician who was loved in the city. … (17 comments)
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Christian, the Lion. Bring your hanky if you haven't seen this story. - 07/30/08 06:55 PM
This story, true story, about a lion cub bought at Harrods and then reintroduced to the wilds in Africa is making the rounds of the talk shows, news shows, and youtube. I caught a glimpse of it on TV when I was doing exercises in front of the TV. This morning … (7 comments)
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Very very old picture of Searcy Arkansas. You'd not recognize it! - 07/30/08 07:12 AM
My friend Don sent this old postcard photo of Searcy and gives the following explanation of this Searcy Arkansas, White County picture. Thanks Don. It is a REAL oldie.
1911 May Day ParadeIf you can't read that faint caption, it tells us that those were public school children marching, … (12 comments)
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Self promotion real estate card at year 16 in real estate career. - 07/29/08 07:25 AM
It was the "thing to do" and a good idea to self promote. All of our motivation seminars said to do it. I tried several mailouts, one of which was featured a few days ago. The same friends who'd saved the other one also showed me this one that they'd … (19 comments)
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Loading cotton somewhere around Searcy Arkansas a long time ago - 07/28/08 08:33 AM
This old photo was supplied by my friend Anita and shows the process of loading cotton on a flat bed truck years and years ago. I assume it is from somewhere around the Searcy AR area. Sure looks dangerous with that man standing apparently under that cotton bale.
I remember … (19 comments)
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Our new Harp's Grocery lied to me about ripe avocados.... - 07/27/08 09:51 AM
A few months ago I wrote a blog about our new store coming to town, Harp's Grocery. I was negligent in that I never went back to take a completed photo of it but it sprang up overnight, seemingly, and it is beautiful. I've been there a few times and … (21 comments)
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The cheap movie theater in Searcy Arkansas, the Plaza, many years ago (LOCALISM FEATURED) - 07/27/08 12:30 AM
This is a picture of the old Plaza movie theater which was located directly across Spring Street from the Mayfair Hotel in Searcy Arkansas, White County, about 50 miles from Little Rock.
According to my friend who supplied this picture, it was run by a Mr. K.K. King, who also ran the … (24 comments)
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Everybody loves a parade! Old parade on court square Searcy Arkansas. - 07/25/08 07:57 AM
Remember the thrill of a parade when you were growing up. And actually riding on a float or riding a horse at the end of the parade was a thrill. I couldn't ride but I do remember being on a float and wearing some sort of harem outfit. … (16 comments)
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Revised blog showing Arch Steet Searcy AR yesteryear and in 2006. - 07/24/08 07:15 PM
I love this old card that shows the dirt streets of Searcy AR. It shows the First Methodist Church at the end of the street. The courthouse would be on the left of the solitary wagon and man on the street. I have already posted one with the street looking West. I … (7 comments)
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Searcy AR Arch Street looking East toward Methodist Church. OLD! - 07/24/08 07:38 AM
I love this old card that shows the dirt streets of Searcy AR. It shows the First Methodist Church at the end of the street. The courthouse would be on the left of the solitary wagon and man on the street. I have already posted one with the street looking West. I … (9 comments)
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Self promotion real estate mailout from 1993. - 07/23/08 01:58 PM
While looking through my old junk, I found this self-promotion advertisement that I mailed out in 1993. That is the year that I went to work for RE/MAX Advantage. Well, the truth is my friends found it and showed it me. They'd saved it because they liked it.
It really … (75 comments)
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The first jail house in Searcy Arkansas. Looks plush to me. - 07/22/08 07:36 AM
Anita's husband, Robert, has sent me this old photograph of Searcy's first jail. I looked at it and thought it was a mighty nice structure. Look at the fancy brickwork and the elaborate work around the door! It appears to be a nice home with bars.
My next-office neighbor, Jim … (15 comments)
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Mayfair Hotel in Searcy Arkansas White County - 07/20/08 06:23 PM
This old hotel is still in Searcy AR and still being lived in. I don't believe it is a hotel anymore but more of a permanent home for people and office space for businesses. It is within walking distance to our Spring Park, where people used to go for herbal … (12 comments)
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A client wants to know what's wrong with agents these days.., - 07/20/08 11:17 AM
I received a call from a person at one of my listings wanting to see it. I started in on the qualifying bit and he said he can pay cash! I then asked for his name and he gave it to me. I recognized the name from the week before when … (29 comments)
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Who controls the TV at your house? Worried about my marriage.... - 07/19/08 10:58 AM
Hubby and I don't watch TV together at all. He has it all to himself. Sports, sports, or sports and sometimes weather make up his happiness. He controls the remote. Me? I'm addicted to activerain or a book and don't watch TV. He even has his own TV in his private … (32 comments)
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Searcy Arkansas Armory Building....now a picture only....removed for progress. - 07/18/08 04:34 PM
This building was a familiar sight in Searcy Arkansas for many years. It was torn down just about a year or two ago in order to make room for a Walgreen's Store on the old Truman Baker Cheverolet corner at Race and Main Streets. It had changed over the … (11 comments)
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The beginnings of an entrepreneur...9 years old. - 07/17/08 08:21 PM
My broker often brings his 9 year old son to work with him because he lives in an area with no playmates for the child. Rainey is a character and all of us sorta pamper him and sometimes cater to him. He asks to do chores for us for a few cents pay.He … (31 comments)
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West Side Spruce Street Searcy AR with wagons - 07/16/08 08:30 PM
This is another picture of Searcy Arkansas and is reportedly the West side of North Spruce Street. I put up one about three days ago that showed this same area or a part of the area but it appeared to be posed with gentlemen dressed in finery. This appears to be a … (9 comments)
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Just leave an animal in the house as a guard dog? - 07/15/08 07:23 PM
I've just had the most interesting conversation with a fellow agent. With the theft of copper becoming so rampant everyone, I suppose, is trying to protect their house.This agent went to show houses and probably had 14 to show. During the tour she approached a house that she'd been told was vacant, … (22 comments)
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Another photo of Searcy AR before streets were paved! - 07/13/08 08:34 AM
This is another picture of Searcy Arkansas White County taken so many years ago. I love the guy on the light pole who may have climbed up there for the photo. I would assume photos were a big deal then. Do you think there were people on the streets for … (9 comments)
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Cats don't like water? - 07/12/08 07:22 AM
Who said that cats don't like water? Visiting in Georgia I met this cat along with a black cat that crossed my path which is supposed to mean bad luck.
This cat lives inside and loves water! She would come and ask me to go to the bathroom with her … (24 comments)
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Show it to your kids and see if they know what it is. - 07/11/08 10:12 AM
I was taking a little deserved chair-type nap in the living room of my daughter's house when I heard this strange noise that awakened me. Clunk! Something fell on the floor!
It sounded as if it came from the front door. There on the floor was her mail! It had … (20 comments)
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My roots are in Georgia - 07/10/08 08:03 PM
I grew up in Georgia so I can say my roots are in Georgia. Visiting Columbus Georgia the last few days and taking a walk I found these roots of another kind that are magnificent.
I don't know what kind the first trees are. Perhaps a Georgia visitor can tell me but I … (23 comments)
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Bad luck! Black cat crosses my path!! - 07/09/08 09:29 PM
The people from the south believe in lots of bad luck omens. One of the very worst is to walk under a ladder! Another is to have a black cat cross your path.
Oh my gosh! I'm in Georgia walking down the sidewalk and look what appears! A devil … (16 comments)
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Huffing and puffing those free stamps is wearing me out. - 07/08/08 08:55 AM
Growing up poor will make you really conservative!! At least that's my view of life. Plus seeing all the kids who grew up getting everything they could wish for now feeling entitled to everything they could wish for all their lives....at someone else's expense....sorta reinforces that belief.
Being overly conservative (aka … (19 comments)
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Buy land. They ain't making no more of it! - 07/04/08 05:07 AM
BUY LAND
How many times have you heard this? Perhaps with a little more class but the saying means the same. It's smart to buy land because no more is being produced. I've never met a man who didn't want to have land, ranging from a big yard to acres … (20 comments)
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1952 Judsonia AR tornado damages and survival of a mansion. - 07/03/08 07:08 AM
Two days ago I wrote about Judsonia AR, White County, and how in 1952 it was almost wiped out by a vicious tornado. Over 50 people were killed and the town never recovered. The ones who lived through it and even the ones who were miles away came … (13 comments)
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The chiropractor and the REALTOR - 07/02/08 07:41 AM
Not too many years ago a friend's son came home. He'd been away at chiropractor school for about 7 years. It evidently takes a long time to become a chiropractor.
I was selected to show him houses. He liked one side of town better than the other. We almost had a … (18 comments)
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Judsonia AR. Dirt streets photo. - 07/01/08 07:33 PM
Judsonia Arkansas was a thriving little town in 1952. This shows a picture of the streets much earlier than 1952 when they were dirt. I love seeing the old town photos. Judsonia is just about 5 miles from Searcy, our city of 20,000.
The saddest thing about Judsonia is that … (10 comments)
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