MAIN STREET 400 BLOCK

 

South Side of 400 Block
Taken at the May Day Parade
May 7, 1937

      On the southwest corner of 4th and Main in what is now the Coulee City Fire Department was George Jessup's Service Station.  He also had the State Liquor Agency at that time.

     Behind that, at 4th and Douglas, was Adam's Implement.  Barney Folley later had repair shop there.
     Adams Implement Ad from News-Standard, May 5, 1959: (C.J.: album): http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302305870143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater

     Next is the Country Mall, formerly the IGA, also known as the Home Market.  (C.J.: August 29, 2011):
http://www.facebook.com/index.php#!/photo.php?fbid=2257686198893&set=oa.245404012164709&type=1&theater
Harold Evans: " That old building has had more titles. I bet there were at least 35 business in it. U. S. post Office , Lenleys, movie theater.cold storage etc, Lot of history there."  Conor Jorgensen: "As I understood it, Frank Abbot had the 'Home Market', then Chuck Wilbern, then Lloyd and Husky Mitchell and finally Oscar Bechtol. It closed after Oscar passed away."  Marsha Neihart: "Chuck Wilburn was my mother's (Pauline Neihart) brother. They grew up in Wenatchee and when Uncle Chuck bought the grocery store with Abbot, Mom moved to town to work for him. She rented a room at Dr. Gregg's house, which is where Claudine Davis lives now."
     Lloyd Mitchell was the son of Harry and Elma Mitchell, who had a homestead near Steamboat Rock.
Elma was the eldest daughter of John & Nora (Schiebner) Jenkins.  See From Pioneers to Power, post 22: http://cousinsam.blogspot.com/2011/09/from-pioneers-to-power-post-22.html
     One of the businesses that has occupied the Country Mall was Tanneberg Insurance.  Ad from News-Standard, May 15, 1980 (C.J.: album): http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302310845143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater

     After the IGA building is a vacant lot that had tall trees on it as long as I can remember.

     Next is the Thompson Hotel building.  The first store front was Margaret's Variety, the middle, the Hotel lobby, and the last, at one time was the City Clerk's Office.
     Before they moved to Grand Coulee in 1942, John and Effie Browne had a store in Coulee City (Harold Evans says it was in the Thompson Hotel building).  See also Pioneers to Power post 34.  Here are two ads from just before they moved (C.J.: album)

      Dama Neill was the city secretary for years.  Conor Jorgensen:  "I sure remember Dama Neill. She retired from her position as elected treasurer at the end of 1998. That's when the Council chose to combine her position with the city clerk. She was such a sweet lady, and she lived between the old Willis place and Tommy and Claudine Davis in a little pink house on Walnut Street. She passed away February 22, 2000."

     Next was Aldrich's Garage, later Perry's Buick, now a parking lot.

Steamboat Cafe
     Go to Old Landmarks Razed: http://cousinsam.blogspot.com/2011/10/old-landmarks-razed.html
     Wagoner's Called to War ad in Coulee City Dispatch - February 5, 1942 (C.J.: album): http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302311540143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater

Cinderella Shop, originally owned by the Kinsella's, opened in 1950 when Floy and her mother Gladys Jeffers bought the inventory of a dress shop that had been in the building on 3rd that became McNamara's clinic.  In the early 60's, Margaret Nutt and Connie Joplin were working there.
     Ad from News-Standard - February 5, 1954 (C.J.: album): http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302307370143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater
     Christmas ad from News-Standard - December 24, 1970  (C.J.: album):
http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302307430143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater

Jim Jess Implement