Friday, November 4, 2011

WALNUT STREET

     The house next to the Blue Top Motel on Walnut, across from the grocery store, was owned in the mid 50's by  Mrs. Wagoner.  She is mentioned on pp. 56-57 of From Pioneers to Power: go to http://cousinsam.blogspot.com/2011/08/from-pioneers-to-power-post-11.html
The home later belonged to Casto Bolyard.

     On one side of the corner of 7th and Walnut is an elevator built in the late 50's, and on the other corner, the house built by Henry and Margaret Taschereau about 1961.  Before that there had been a sort of single story apartment building, and before that, there was a lumber yard on that corner.

     Next, Coulee City Family Foods, formerly John's Foods, and before that, Taschereau's Food Center, and before that, Mike Radak's Red & White.
     Go to HANK AND MARGARET RETIRE:
     http://cousinsam.blogspot.com/2011/05/hank-and-margaret-retire.html
     Google street view of Coulee City Family Foods:  http://maps.google.com/?ll=47.612376,-119.296042&spn=0.000007,0.003374&t=m&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.612375,-119.296199&panoid=9bPLUcUnMsqzzHjMKy0N0w&cbp=13,321.41,,0,5.82

     On the now vacant corner of 6th and Walnut (606 W Walnut) in the 60's, was Skip's Marina, where the News-Standard office was also located when Ella Conner owned it. (She was succeeded by Pat Tigges, whose husband, Dick, operated the Coulee City Flying Service.)
     Larry & Barbara Richardson opened the Sandwich Sheriff here on August 13, 1981.   (C.J.: album)  http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302310605143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater

     Henry and Kathleen Ewell had businesses on two corners: A trailer park with a laundromat on one, and the service station, towing, and wrecking yard on the other.
     Henry and Kathleen Ewell's Garage was here: http://maps.google.com/?ll=47.612376,-119.295902&spn=0.000007,0.003374&t=m&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.612377,-119.29561&panoid=8ZW80KjArlh66Ua4rRh8wQ&cbp=13,156.51,,0,5.82
     New Year ad from News-Standard - January 1, 1970 (C.J.: album):
http://www.facebook.com/groups/236214836416960/270997512938692/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150302307485143&set=oa.260175237354253&type=1&theater
     There was a circus at the rodeo grounds around 1960 give or take, with Kerby Grant (Sky King) the ringmaster. He bought steaks at the store and had Hank and Kathleen Ewell as dinner guests. His trailer was in their little trailer park while the circus was in town.

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