Built in 1907 and probably elegant.....now history.This home at 207 E Center, located behind the old historic Rendezvous, is going down. This picture came from the court house information. It seemed to have out-of-town owners who didn't take care of it and did for care for it so it was in such
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12/21/2022
FOUND IN MY ATTIC! HUGE SIGNS!Signs are 24" x 48".......pretty big and very old. Reading the signs will bring back Searcy AR memories for sure. There is no date but read through them and see how many of the sponsoring new car dealers are still owned by the same folks. Then go to the ones wh
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12/06/2022
Do you have relatives in this picture? It was loaned to me by Betty Mote, who knows a lot about Searcy history. I like seeing again how hair styles change and how girls seemingly have always wanted to have matching hair styles.I assume the girls were cheer leaders but I don't know for sure. A
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11/22/2022
My daughter and I were on our way to Des Arc to visit the Guess & Co Christmas Warehouse display. You have to see it and you still will not believe it! Plan to visit! And on our way we found something else that was unbelievable.....pink wrapped cotton bales! How lovely! We couldn't keep our
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11/14/2022
Interest rate booklet from 1980's.So we REALTORS are worried about what's coming! Interest rates are around 7% right now and we are hurting. Those of us who go back to the 1980s remember living through awful times. This book was found in a deceased real estate agent's estate sale and brought b
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11/02/2022
Another one bites the dust?Clicking the address here will take you to a fantastic picture of the above house and a great article about it. The house definitely appears to be going down. The ones above showed it about two days ago. It may be gone now. It is located at 702 West Center S
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10/08/2022
Who made frying pans?While digging around in old stuff in my garage I came across this interesting frying pan (my folks would have said skillet). It was different, kinda pale and not heavy at all. But most interesting was the still-attached ticket saying "Home made for Dewey Wright." I remembe
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10/01/2022
Look at this ad from 1970! The Pit Drive-In was located in Searcy AR on East Race. It was greatly loved and look at the price of a tub of chicken......$1.49. Compare that with today and cry. Many folks went there to get their fried chicken instead of trying to cook it at home. I wrote a blog
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09/26/2022
I know. It is not Valentine's day or even close but this old blog that I did several years ago talking about a Valentine Queen for Searcy was fun then and is still fun now. This cutie in the photo and what she replied is meaningful today because it shows that history repeats itself. The pictur
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09/14/2022
1957 White County 4-H Club WinnersFound! Treasure from 1957 with pictures of two winners at the fair. I'm guessing but I think she may have won a sewing machine and he won for having a great steer. The style of the day is obvious. She was wearing a dress and I loved the way he had those jean
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08/22/2022
