Bowers 99’r all you can eat smorgasbord restaurant, was started by Leo and Margie Bowers in the Fall of 1959. at 4043 State St. in Boise. The low cost and quality service led to instant success and a second restaurant was opened the next year at 5020 Franklin Rd. The second location was a bigContinue reading “Bowers 99’r – Boise, Idaho”
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Perkins Sheet Metal, Inc. – Madison, Wisconsin
Crawford Marvel-Lift Garage Door For Home and Industry.A Madison organization with a payroll in excess of $100,000 annually – pledged to do a good job at a fair price. Owned and operated by Don McNearney.
Gateway Arch – St. Louis, Missouri
Located close to the point where in 1764, Piere Laclede the French explorer founded this city, our tallest National Monument affords a grand panoramic view of both side of the Mississippi from its top. Visitors have a 30 mile perspective of the city and surroundings. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is administered by the National ParkContinue reading “Gateway Arch – St. Louis, Missouri”
Giant Sardine Fisherman – Kittery, Maine
This giant cut-out of a Maine Sardine fisherman is an interesting attraction for motorists entering or leaving the state at Kittery. Located on busy Route 1, a few hundred yards east of the Main-New Hampshire bridge, the 40 foot figure impressively remind one of the state’s great sardine canning industry which supplies delicious, healthful MaineContinue reading “Giant Sardine Fisherman – Kittery, Maine”
Ace Motel – Indianapolis, Indiana
Highly RecommendedACE MOTELOn U.S. 40 East, and Junction 100 – City Limits7201 E. Washington St.Indianapolis 19, IndianaFLeetwood 6-7227New – Modern – Wall-to-Wall Carpeting – Tiled Combination Baths – Air-Conditioned – Free Television in Every Room – Telephones – Playground and Restaurant next door. AAA Approved. Recommended by Duncan Hines. Dated Sept. 6, 1967 Photo byContinue reading “Ace Motel – Indianapolis, Indiana”
With New Year Greetings
Happy New Year! It seems like a good time to share some early 20th century New Year’s greetings postcards. Most of these cards are embossed to add texture and to make the card feel more substantial. There were a wide variety of publishers, both known and unknown that made greeting cards. When the postcard crazeContinue reading “With New Year Greetings”
Park Motor Inn – Madison, Wisconsin
The Park Motor Inn at 26 Carroll Street in Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. The new motel was built on the site of the former Park Hotel and opened for business on April 30, 1963. The motel was part of the urban renewal of Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin. An article that appeared inContinue reading “Park Motor Inn – Madison, Wisconsin”
Rock Island Train Wreck – Green Mountain, Iowa
WHAT: Train wreck WHEN: March 21, 1910 – 8:17 a.m. WHERE: Between Green Mountain and Gladbrook, Iowa FATALITIES: 52 dead, 39 injured From the front page of the La Crosse Tribune, Monday, March 21, 1910: The worst wreck in the history of Iowa railroading occurred at 8:17 a. m. today four miles north of GreenContinue reading “Rock Island Train Wreck – Green Mountain, Iowa”
I Miss You Something Awful
Mailed from Boise, Idaho to Mrs. Frank Vermilya of Mount Holly, New Jersey on August 24, 1953: Dearest Darling Thelma, We arrived here at 8 to-night and have a small lay-over. I just finished shaving and changing socks. I am always thinks of you sweetheart. I miss you something awful. I’ll always love you Fran