For more than five decades, the Red Apple Restaurant served patrons at all hours in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. After years of semi-neglect and mismanagement, the Red Apple closed in late 1999. In 1948 the a new restaurant was opened at #57 (E. Main St. in downtown Walla Walla). The cafe and fountain, dubbed the…
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Today marks the 49th wedding anniversary of my mother’s sister Pat (nee Hoover) and Bruce Papapietro. Their wedding took place inside Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church in Caldwell, Idaho. Pat and Bruce still reside in Caldwell, Idaho. My grandmother, who turns 95 this year, and all of my mother siblings live in Southern Idaho, except Paul…
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“Schwinn Bicycles….for the young in heart.” This catalog features every available Schwinn product in the 1968 line.
Read MoreFounded 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee, the Downtowner Corporation built and operated all of its own motels. Every Dowtowner Motor Inn was located downtown and offered a no-fills, cheap place to stay for the night. The Downtowner locations were strategically placed near a large hotel or convention center in hopes that business would spill over in their direction.…
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This is a Dairylea Milk and Dairy Products coloring book. The front cover has “1968” written on it but I am not sure that is year this coloring book was produced. I cannot find a year on it anywhere.
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