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Searcy Arkansas Arch Street postcard showing J. D. Pope's piano shop. - 11/30/11 09:09 PM
Oops, I did it again. I bought another old postcard from ebay. It shows the South side of Searcy's court square and I find the piano shop of interest. I can't tell for sure but it is probably Pope's Piano. See if you can tell.
Luke Jones, who wrote historical articles about Searcy before he left us to live in a bigger city, had the best article about John Dee Pope in the Daily Citizen on Sunday, July 11, 2010. I saved it!
It says that Mr. Pope was friendly and OH! SO! Strong! Reportedly, on a day in November … (14 comments)
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Cement advertised in Searcy Arkansas by Mr. T. W. Holston. Ink blotter. - 11/27/11 03:11 PM
How little we think about concrete now!
But way back sometime in Searcy Arkansas Mr. T. W. Holston was advertising his Atlas Cement business. We have very few rotting plank walkways now and even fewer muddy foot paths.
Wonder if this was a picture of a house in Searcy Arkansas?
This blotter is for sale right now on ebay and the ebay presentation says that the blotters were distributed each month because evidently a new one was needed monthly. For $4 it can be yours.
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A street in Kensett Arkansas, small town near Searcy Arkansas. Front Street. - 11/25/11 11:23 AM
Front Street, Kensett Arkansas, probably no longer exists. I searched a map of Kensett, which is a small town of approximately 1900 people just a minute away from Searcy Arkansas, and found no Front Street on the map.
I suspect, however, that it was the main drag at some time in the past. I found this picture somewhere and saved it on my computer. Perhaps the Seary Sleuths can tell us more about the photo.
Interesting to me is that it looks so much like a town out of a Western movie and is that man on the porch one-legged? … (13 comments)
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What happened to all the HUD houses in Arkansas? - 11/22/11 03:23 PM
What happened to all the HUD houses for sale?
Anyone who is shopping for a HUD home has noticed that the listings for Arkansas properties on hudhomestore.com have all but disappeared. It happened suddenly, around mid-November, much to the dismay of bargain hunters throughout White County and around the state.
Here’s what seems to be going on.
A bankruptcy case filed in the Jonesboro area has caused a temporary suspension of many HUD transactions in the state of Arkansas. According to a story published Nov. 14 on The City Wire (www.thecitywire.com), a Chapter 13 bankruptcy judge in … (6 comments)
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What's an airplane bungalow? Google search spells it out and Searcy has an example. - 11/20/11 08:47 AM
Dorothy Warden, our historical oracle supreme, does a column in the Searcy Daily Citizen each Saturday and she mentioned in one of her columns an airplane bungalow at the corner of Fir and Center Streets.
I hustled over to that street and saw nothing that looked like an airplane. Sleuth Anita googled it and found this description of the house style.
The Airplane Bungalow style dates from the early 1900s and becamevery popular in Los Angeles in the mid-teens.
The Airplane Bungalow is a residential style that grew out of theCraftsman movement. The Craftsman movement grew out of theEnglish Arts and … (20 comments)
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Are you missing me yet? Old Kelso Purina Building has been updated...Oops! Replaced in Searcy Arkansas. - 11/15/11 08:21 PM
One can take a nap while waiting for the traffic light at the corner of South Main and Beebe Capps Expressway. Adding a McDonald's and a Burger King has made this one of the most congested corners in Searcy AR.
Instead of a nap today I took a picture of our new building that now occupies the corner on the NW side. It looks like this today. It is very attractive and is the home of Kernodle and Katon Asset Management Company.
Just a few blogs (look closely because I said BLOGs not blocks) away, we had the old Kelso … (11 comments)
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Looking back on the golden age of The Rendezvous Searcy Arkansas - 11/13/11 08:44 AM
I couldn't resist buying this old card on ebay. Even though I was not around Searcy in the 50's, which is when this picture was taken, I did come on the scene early enough to eat a few times at this old restaurant.
The building has just been sold.
It is now being worked on and I'm not sure what will be done to it. But admire this picture. Note the phone booth outside, the canopy to walk under, the bragging on the edge of the awnings and the AAA rating on the sign. The sign also brags about … (21 comments)
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What is different about this street view? Lambert Terrace, Searcy Arkansas - 11/10/11 09:13 PM
I took photos of these two streets in one of our old loved subdivisions, Lambert Terrace, in Searcy Arkansas. When I first started coming to Searcy Arkansas as a new bride the in-laws would say, "Let's go look at the new subdivisions." They were referring to Lambert Terrace on the West side of the city or Cloverdale on the East side. These were the first covenanted subdivisions in Searcy and folks were proud of them.
Back then if a house was built with a two-car carport it was considered one of the fine homes in Searcy. Most houses had either a … (11 comments)
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Help identify this druggist. Jack V Shaw, Searcy DrugMaster Pharmacy? - 11/08/11 08:22 AM
The White County Historical Society held its Pioneer Village open on Sunday November 6, 2011 from 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. I visited the open house and enjoyed seeing the old way of living and rejoiced that we have a lot more comfortable life today.
In the old West Point Post Office I met Marilyn Sims and she held up a bottle and said none of the members could remember this particular old Searcy name. The bottle was inscribed by Jack V Shaw, Ph.G, from the Searcy DrugMaster Pharmacy.
I bragged about the Searcy Sleuths and how they can solve any … (9 comments)
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Lure Cafe Searcy AR and other old Searcy business places and people. - 11/06/11 11:20 AM
I just get so distracted.
I go on to the computer and plan to do some really important things and then WHAM!
I see some fascinating picture on my computer that I've saved from somewhere. Look what I ended up drooling over today.
It appears the then Governor was making an appearance and Searcy brought out the band and the majorettes and the brass. It also appears to be a rainy day. But what fascinates me the most is seeing the old Spring Street stores. Remember the Ideal Shop? Lure Cafe? Morris and Son?
And I think this one … (18 comments)
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