historic pictures: Spruce St downtown Searcy AR Mrs. Harris Cafeteria. Glimpse of past.
- 01/03/23 10:38 AM
Here's an old photo of Spruce Street, Searcy AR.
M. D. Faith was one of the early real estate brokers in Searcy AR. He and his wife have both passed and their home on Pleasure Street has just sold. An estate sale was held and I dropped by. There was an envelop with negatives in it from pictures made by him for his real estate sales or for his pleasure. I have a friend who was able to print the pictures from the negatives (I returned the negatives to the heirs) and this is one of them.
Lots of people remember Mrs. Harris's … (2 comments)
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historic pictures: Remember Roseann Restaurant? Gone now. Here's a menu memory. Searcy
- 12/29/21 07:59 AM
Interesting Memory from Roseann Restaurant Motel
On ebay right now is this old menu from the now-gone Roseann Motel in Searcy AR. It is not forgotten, however, because it was quite popular and was located on East Race. The listing says it is from the 1950's. One very interesting thing about it is possibly a bit of sexism? Look at this closeup.
Note it says their good food is "prepared by expert women cooks." I don't believe it would be correct today. Were women cooks better cooks or did it mean that women were only useful for cooking? Now glance at the prices … (2 comments)
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historic pictures: Anita Hart Fuller pops up again! Karen Fuller. Channel 7 news. AR
- 12/13/21 09:59 AM
Anita Hart Fuller
The lady on the left above has been so helpful with this blog. She has supplied us with lots of historical pictures and information. Google her and she how many times she pops up. Here she has popped up again! An old scrapbook has her in it with this article about saving lives making up a full page. Note the date 1995.
And those of us in Searcy AR remember her daughter, Karen Fuller, who worked as a beloved news anchor in Little Rock AR for many years. The scrapbook, actually, is about Karen.
Now Karen and Anita have moved back … (3 comments)
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historic pictures: Porter Rodgers Hospital. Woodruff St. Searcy AR. Historic photograph.
- 09/07/21 10:19 AM
Early Porter Rodgers Hospital was on Woodruff Street.
Here's a good picture of the old historic hospital that was named Porter Rodgers Hospital. You can see the sign nicely. It was on Woodruff Street in Searcy AR. It appears to have been raining when the picture was taken. History seems to say that the hospital started out as Wakenight Sanitarium and was built in 1920. Dr. Rodgers bought it in 1943 and renamed it.
In 1947 a big addition was made to the hospital and brought rooms up to 50 or more. This picture seems to show where a driveway had been and … (4 comments)
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historic pictures: Remember Ben Franklin, parking meters, and old Searcy AR from 50's.
- 08/04/21 07:48 AM
Remember Ben Franklin?
This old postcard on ebay brings back memories. There in the middle of the block stands the Ben Franklin store and then somewhere around the block was the Sterling's store. Were they both what we called "Dime" stores back then? I believe the store to the left of Ben Franklin's was a shoe store and there's Security Bank on the corner. Cars were colorful then vs. ones today.
The old parking meters do bring back memories. Wasn't there a job for a person to go around and mark how long a vehicle had been parked? You could get a ticket!
Now … (5 comments)
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historic pictures: Beebe AR basketball girls in 1953 and their fans. White Co tournament.
- 11/01/20 10:06 AM
1953 Beebe AR girls' basketball team
Another team who entered the White County Girls' Basketball Tournament is shown here. It was held in the High School Gymnasium at Rose Bud AR. I found the old program on ebay and bought it. The pictures are so interesting. Look through and see if you know any of the folks in the picture or any of the fans. I'll bet "Fat" Daniel was a fun person!
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historic pictures: Bradford AR 1953 Girls' Basketball team White County tournament
- 11/01/20 09:43 AM
Bradford AR Girls' Basketball team 1953
Here's another picture. This one is of the Bradford AR girls' basketball team in 1953. We have been running pictures fround in the Girls' Basketball tournament that was held at the Rose Bud gymnasium. All the towns in White County seem to have participated. Look it over, see if you know any member of the team or the fans, and enjoy the old memories.
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historic pictures: Typical old grocery store? Old picture. Behymer family? Who and where?
- 01/20/20 11:18 AM
Grocery store?
This is an interesting old picture of a store of some kind. Is he holding a knife? What is he selling? Are those cabinets in the back for foods that need electricity.
On the back is his name, Harry Behymer, and it makes me wonder all over again why some families do not cherish their old family pictures. They are left behind when moves are made, when houses are foreclosed, when relatives die, when estate sales are held. Here is another family member, probably, of the Behymer family. It has a name on the back that is not quite clear but … (6 comments)
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historic pictures: Football queens from Searcy AR. Pretty girls from years ago.
- 07/04/18 09:39 AM
Fashionable girls who were football royalty.
I grew up in Georgia and I can remember pulling my sweater up under my pearls and I looked similar to these girls from Searcy AR. I also had the socks with shoes like these, the skirt that showed only a short amount of leg so the style must have been nationwide even without social media to send the style along. How'd that work??
One thing I wonder about with this picture is how the girl on the bottom right could dress differently. She has a sweater and a collar and a scarf. I believe she also … (11 comments)
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historic pictures: Classy women of Searcy AR. How many do you remember?
- 07/01/18 05:28 PM
Where they were? What they were doing? Why they were together?
I don't know. (But Searcy Sleuths will know.) I do recognize lots of the ladies. In fact, I recognize almost all of them but can't recall the names. Definitely, they were on a nice brick porch and they were all dressed up. I don't believe I see a single pair of pants in the picture so it dates back a good distance. It might be fun for you to pinpoint your favorites in this picture!
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historic pictures: Anatomy of a shadow box. 50's relived. Exquisite picture. Anita Hart Fuller.
- 01/14/18 12:55 PM
I have gained a picture that is in a huge shadow box. The anatomy of the box is amazing. Look at these pictures. The box is 7" deep, 36" tall, 30" wide and probably weighs 30 pounds and is made of solid wood.
Here is a corner.
And here is the back of it with what looks like a final fastener.
And now you must see the whole box propped up against the wall. The picture is surrounded by velvet and has gold trim around the edge of the picture.
What's that? You think you have seen this picture before? Yes, you have if you … (8 comments)
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historic pictures: Fun before cell phones took over the kids! Goat and wagon with twins.
- 08/25/17 11:53 AM
Another wonderful old picture that shows what kids could and would do to have fun before present-day cell phones took lots of these old fun things away. Our kids today just want to be on their cell phones and seem to care only about the phone for entertainment. The picture is another one obtained from an estate sale in Searcy AR and one that I wish would be reclaimed by the family members.
The back of this post card says Uncle Gilbert and Uncle Wilbert, Mama Delia's twin brothers.
I love the old wagon, the way the twins are dressed in what … (3 comments)
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historic pictures: 1955 Searcy High School yearbook picture. James Funeral Home. Arkansas
- 08/23/17 12:13 PM
BOYS! Loitering around a funeral home!
Really....this is from a 1955 Searcy AR high school yearbook and it does look as if these guys are "hanging out" right there at what the sign says is James Funeral Home, phone 180, and owned by Robert "Bob" James. Even a close-up does not let me identify these guys but perhaps some of our Searcy Sleuths will know who they were.
Searcy Sleuths can also help with the history of this building. I think it is located at the corner of Market and Main, now an eye clinic, but it has probably had lots of … (10 comments)
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historic pictures: Old Reeves Homeplace, Hartselle, Alabama, historic picture 1920.
- 08/18/17 10:31 AM
Painful, that's what it is......to go to an estate sale and find old pictures that the family apparently no longer cares for. That is why I have this one and many others along with it. The back of the picture even tells who the folks are. Oscar Hooker Reeves, Howard Truman Reeves, Grace M Reeves, (wife of Oscar H.) Estelle Reeves (daughter of Phil Reeves) made about 1920 at Reeves Homeplace, Hartselle, AL.
The house is indeed interesting to me, a person who sells real estate, and I like the way it shows so much about the way of life then. Look … (5 comments)
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historic pictures: The Wheat Motel, Searcy AR, E Race St, The Book Nook.
- 05/14/17 11:35 AM
Just a few days ago I ran a blog about the Wheat Motel in Searcy AR. Its picture was on an old postcard that I bought on ebay. There was a lot of discussion about it and the final decision regarding where it had been located was made by a comment from the former owner's son, Bill Mondigo. (Thank you again, Bill.) Go back to this blog and read the comments and see the picture.
Now look what I have found! Folks kept mentioning The Book Nook and here is a picture of the motel as changed and with a section rented … (2 comments)
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historic pictures: J C Penney was in downtown Searcy. Remember? 1978
- 04/06/17 05:47 PM
The year was 1978. Young people were running around getting ads for the Searcy High School yearbook. I posted a picture a few days ago from the yearbook featuring Quattlebaum Music. This one features JC Penney. It is hard to remember but JC Penney was downtown at 113 North Spring. And it is even harder to remember that JC Penney had a loft upstairs. These students were up there.
And I can not remember at all what was up there and how it operated. Seems as if they sent money up there from the downstairs area but some Sleuth will have to … (18 comments)
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historic pictures: Williams Addition, Searcy AR, a little history. Corinne Hart redo.
- 02/25/17 11:59 AM
I am sure you can't read this so I will shorten it for you. This article was written and published in the Searcy Daily Citizen in 1982. It tells about one of our favorite citizens, Corinne Hart, who lived to be about 100 and contributed a lot to the history of Searcy. She redid several houses in Searcy and this one at 900 Merritt was one of them. The article was framed by her daughter, Searcy Super Sleuth Anita Hart Fuller, so I borrowed it but didn't take it from the frame. Scanning didn't work well with glass.
It was the old … (2 comments)
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historic pictures: Arch Street, the way it used to be. I liked it! Historic photo.
- 01/13/17 04:34 PM
Recognize this street?
It is a great view from the corner of Arch and Spring looking toward the First Methodist Church. Looking carefully you can see Security Bank on the sign, I believe. The date is not certain but it must have been several years ago. Car guys can tell the year by the cars in the picture.
It also appears to be a filling station down on the corner in front of the church. Historic pictures are so interesting and enjoyable. Guess I need to visit the area and take a picture of the way it is now. Tell us about it … (17 comments)
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historic pictures: Rich kid? Poor kid? Adorable child picture from 1939.
- 01/06/17 11:25 AM
The portrait of this child is so interesting and appealing. I bought it years ago and have loved it. The first thing that I think is that this child was royalty, rich and happy.
Then I look at the child's clothing. Those little shoes have been passed down a few times. Notice the shoe polish on the soles. The outfit he has on doesn't seem anything more than a normal child's outfit. So now I think that he visited some studio for a picture and the photographer had a robe to put on the children just for effect. And a loving cup … (8 comments)
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historic pictures: Another magnet! What's wrong with me? Coke magnet.
- 10/12/16 03:11 AM
A few days ago I wrote a blog about a refrigerator magnet and confessed that I don't even like refrigerator magnets! Now I have come up with another one! I must be losing it!
This one is funny. In its tiny size it looked like an old filling station or dance hall or a building in some form. When scanned and enlarged it looks like a fake or a drawing or something strange. Perhaps one of you will explain it. Is it just a Coke advertisement? Is it a real place? Is it a tourist court? Can you get gas from that … (8 comments)
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