SW corner 5th and Main: The National Bank of Commerce, now the City Hall. The Library was in the back part in the mid 70's.
Then another space that was the City Clerk's Office and later C. M. Clark's Law Office. Margaret Dodd was there in the late 50's. Conor Jorgensen: "[her home] was on the [northeast] corner of 1st and Chelan Streets, behind Jim and Molly Jess' place and kitty corner to Cox's place. I found an old article and it said, 'Dorothy Buob was one of three sisters who graduated from the Deaconess hospital school of nursing. Her sister Mary, and another sister, Mrs. Margaret Buob Dodd of Coulee City, were also Deaconess graduates.'" Virginia Carey: "Harold and Shyla [Evans] bought it from her. I don't know who lives there now. It is over in Bob's neighborhood. She was a Boub. Her brother was Chris Boub. She had a sister-in-law that lived with her, Eva Dodd. Chris is another interesting old timer from CC. He bought bikes for the kids in his neighborhood.
Then we come to what is now North Cascades National Bank, before that Mid State Bank. This was the location of Bill Adair's cafe. [See From Pioneers to Power, post 23, where it is mentioned.] I remember a cafe still existing there in the mid 50's, but not what it was called then. Conor Jorgensen: "Gladys and Cecil Kay had a cafe there called Coulee City Cafe. . . it was operating in the '50s and maybe into the '60s." Harold Evans: "Youngs camp or stop over for what ever it was called was where Dick Pierpoint lived. Pierpoint family still owns the property. They had cabins as well as place for your horses etc." Also, "Bill Adair's cafe was where the NCNB bank is now. Accordion to my mother (who worked there he was quite a character." Floy Kinsella: "My Dad and Mom worked at Bill's cafe when I was a little girl . He also had a small grocery next to the cafe where I remember he let me put some of the canned goods on the shelf. Later this building burned down. Bill died while I was still in elem. school I think. I remember going to the memorial at the school gym. My dad was a cook at the cafe and my mom a waitress. All meals were a $1.00 and the waitress told people what was on the menu because they didn't have menus to hand out. I think it was the only cafe in town at that time and had a big horse shoe counter and a few tables." Conor Jorgensen: "I have heard about Adolph Young or came across something about him and his stable but I don't know much. There were quite a few livery barns in town many years ago - one where Aldrich's garage was, one where the theatre building was and one where Henry Ewell's place was. These were all around in about 1906-1907. I believe after about 1912, Young moved down the Coulee. My Great-Great-Grandpa, Leo Lavin, worked as a dishwasher for Billy Adair in his restaurant. There's a William Adair buried at the Highland Cemetery, born 185n and died 1930."
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On the corner of 6th and Main was the E & F Recreation (Einer's). John Joplin: "Repost of Conor's earlier post: 'Einer's opened sometime in the 40s. My Great-Grandma's brother, Frank Eggleton opened it with Einer [Nelson], which is why it was originally called 'E & F Recreation' - Einer and Frank. Frank eventually left and it must have became Einer's.'"
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| Einer's (C.J.: Ausust 29, 2011) |
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| Ad from News-Standard - March 19, 1954 (C.J.: album) |
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| Ad from News-Standard - September 11, 1980 (C.J.: album) |
Conor Jorgensen: Einar passed away in February 25, 1981 and for a time he was placed in an unmarked grave. The people of Coulee City eventually pulled enough funds together and bought his headstone. His headstone reads:
Coulee City's Friend
Einar Nelson
Aug. 27, 1906 - Feb. 25, 1981
He is buried in the Wenatchee City Cemetery, and I thought purchasing the headstone was such a nice way to repay Einar for all the help he provided to so many. I will also add that Einar and a man by the name of Hank Staff (sp?) took over the restaurant in the "Thompson Hotel" and my aunt, Evelyn (Eggleton) Travis-Gibson worked there when she was in high school. If I have this right, I think it was called the "Black Cat"? Her brother and my uncle, Frank Eggleton, came out of the service, WWII, I assume, and he and Einar opened "E & F Recreation". Frank eventually moved to Spokane to cut meat for Jack Gilden and it became "Einar's". Before that, Jack had the butcher shop in Coulee City. I believe it was in connection with one of the grocery stores, I assume the IGA on Main Street.
Virginia Carey: " I sure did not know Jack Gilden ever had a business in Coulee. He also lost his father in WW11. I think they called the vet building the Joplin-Gilden Memorial Hall after Fred and Jack's dad."
Conor Jorgensen: "His name was Don Gilden." also: "Don was married to a relative of mine, Beulah (Larsen) Gilden-Tucker. She was Carl and Mary Larsen's daughter and Mary later married Otto Jensen's father after Carl died. And after Don Gilden died, Beulah married our cousin, Adrian Tucker."
Harold Evans: "The Joplin-Gilden Memorial Hall is now the medicinal clinic. It was supposed to be a center for the town but some where along the way after some friction the Vets decide to build there own. Don't remember where we got the building but Sally and Jim now have it. The Joplin-Gilden Hall was use by Coulee City High School after moving back from Hartline until l the present building could be built.
Hank and Einor had a tavern across the street from the Thompson Hotel. Hank moved to Soap Lake and of course Einor and Frank started the E&F which by the way was known in the old days as the Black Cat. Bert Brockway had kind of a museum in the Black Cat for some time. He had Pickled snakes and all kind of junk. Bert was the head paper hanger and painter in Coulee City at that time."
Conor Jorgensen: "Einar and Henry Stass arrived in Grand Coulee July 13, 1934 with intentions of opening a business but they quickly changed their minds. They ended up in Coulee City and opened the "Gem Tavern" in August of 1934, the day that President Roosevelt traveled through Coulee City on his way to view the progress at Grand Coulee Dam. When the war broke out Einar sold his share to Stass and worked on powerlines. After the war Einar and Frank Eggleton opened "E & F Recreation" and Einar ran it until March of 1978 when he sold it to Lonnie and Bette Fears."
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Neihart's Drug Store was opened by C. B. Neihart around 1909. Marsha Neihart: After he died, then my dad [Paul Neihart] went to WSU and then finished at UW with his pharmacy degree to come home and take over the drug store.
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| Main Street, Coulee City in the early 1900's. Neihart Drug is on left. Historical Photos @ SAHALIE |
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| Ad from "Coulee City Dispatch" - around Christmas 1920s (C.J.: album) |
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| 1917 ad from the Standard Atlas of Grant County (Dan Bolyard Sep. 22, 2011) |
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| C. B. Neihart in his Coulee City drugstore, early 1900's. Historical Photos @ SAHALIE |
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| Paul Neihart in Neihart Drug, 1950's. Historical Photos @ SAHALIE |
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| Wenatchee World, Sep. 6, 1981 |
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Pastime Tavern
Jack Dillon's 3 D's Ice Cream shop?
Art Club
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Don's Barber Shop
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| Gordon Peterson out of the dunk tank. Notice the barber's pole in the background. (C.J.: album) |
Gem Tavern - owned by Red O'Connor in the 70's.
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| Ad from News-Standard - May 12, 1973 (C.J.: album) |
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| Phillips & Welch mercantile, early 1900s. Now the Last Stand Diner & Saloon, it was previously the Branding Iron Tavern, and before that the Gem Tavern. |
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| McDonald & Co. had the first grain loading facilities in Coulee City. |
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On 5th, across the alley from the Gem Tavern building is the Builder's Supply.
"Builder's Supply changes owners":
http://cousinsam.blogspot.com/2011/10/coulee-city-articles.html
Conor Jorgensen: "My parents sold the Builders Supply to Mike and Sherree Schneider. They owned it when the big fire occurred. Ken and Susie Williams owned it for quite awhile after Schneiders. Dad managed the Coulee Co-op from around 1980 to 1985."
Street view from 5th & Walnut: http://maps.google.com/?ll=47.612369,-119.294722&spn=0.000007,0.003374&t=m&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.612368,-119.294444&panoid=xHme-skLVgclFf1xvF9Xhg&cbp=12,209.76,,0,3.36
Ad from News-Standard - January 29, 1976 (C.J.: album):
http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302306965143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater
Thanksgiving ad from News-Standard - November 26, 1975 (C.J.: album):
http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302307095143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater
New Year's ad from News-Standard - January 1, 1970 (C.J.: album):
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