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Farmers bring in their tobacco crop, possibly to the Huntington Tobacco Warehouse, open from 1912 to 1998 at 20 26th St.
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The Ritter Park cascading ponds in the Gobblers Knob/ ampitheater part of the park. They are still visible from 8th Street Road. Thanks to Richard McCoy, Deborah Justice and Leanne Imperi for identifying the photo.
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The wading pool at St. Cloud Commons, 1135 West 17th St. According to Fred Charles, "My sister, Barbra Charles Haptonstall, and I would go there when we were little kids and lived on Madison Avenue. That would be around 1945 to 1948. Our mother would take us. I remember lying on the short wall in the picture getting our tans. We also liked the spinning swing shown in the far right in the photo. One person would make it spin while the others would ride." Rosey Stewart said she remembers attending several picnics there through the late 1950s and early 1960s at the close of Kellogg Holliness Church's Vacation Bible School. Thanks also to Richard McCoy and Nicholas Lavender for identifying the photo.
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In 1944, the government had a problem. It needed to move hundreds of surplus war-time housing units from Point Pleasant, W.Va., to Camp Breckinridge, Ky., and it wanted to do so as quickly and cheaply as possible. Huntington contractor C.R. Neighborgall Jr. came up with the solution. He had the houses loaded on a string of river barges and pushed 577 miles down the Ohio River by the steamboat Arthur Hider. The unusual tow is believed to be the largest ever to travel the Ohio. Today, a king-sized photograph of the tow dominates one wall of the conference room at the Huntington offices of Neighborgall Construction Co. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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A trail on the side of Gobblers Knob ridge at Ritter Park. Thanks to Richard McCoy for the information.
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An aerial view of the Ritter Park Rose Garden along 8th Street Road. Thanks to Richard McCoy for identifying the photo.
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People shop in the 900 block of 3rd Avenue, which is decorated for Christmas. The photo is most likely from the 1930s. The store signs are the F.W. Woolworth Co. and the Princess Shop Ladies Wearing Apparel.
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These buildings stood on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street. Polks 1949 Huntington City Directory identifies the businesses as the Star Furniture Exchange on the corner, Boggess Cut-Rate Drugs next door, then The Star (a clothing store) and Alberts Finance, a pawnbroker. All these came down during the citys downtown urban renewal project, and the property is now part of Pullman Square. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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The West Virginia Building, built in 1924 and originally named the Union Bank and Trust Building, sits in the 900 block of 4th Avenue. This photo was taken from 9th Street. Bailey's Cafeteria can be seen at 410 9th St.
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This is the south side of the 800 block of 4th Avenue. The late Okey J. Morrison was a Jackson County native who turned his original country store into a multi-million-dollar chain of 15 stores in West Virginia towns. The O.J. Morrison stores were department stores long before the advent of Walmart and Target. The Morrisons store in Huntington opened in 1914 and closed in the mid-1960s. The chains last store, on Capitol Street in downtown Charleston, survived until 1986. A couple of other interesting things shown in this photo are the large metal sign atop the roof of the Hotel Governor Cabell at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street and, in the next block, the painted sign on the side of the Jones Hotel. When the Jones Hotel was demolished, the property became a parking lot. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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A shot on 4th Avenue, looking east. The Tipton Theater was built by brothers A.B. and S.J. Hyman, who owned the Keith-Albee and other theaters, and named for Cecil Tipton, a long-time business associate. Construction started in 1946, and the theater welcomed its first moviegoers on March 15, 1947. The theater was strikingly modern looking, reflecting what architects call Art Deco design. The plain white mass of white stone on the facade was broken in the center by a huge 80-foot tall tower, topped by the theaters name in lights. Inside, seating was provided for an audience of more than 1,000. About 4:30 a.m. Oct. 21, 1950, a fire broke out at the J.C. Penney store in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue. When the alley wall of the Penneys store collapsed, it showered the Tiptons roof with sparks, setting it ablaze. The flaming roof fell into the theaters auditorium, leaving it a charred ruin. The theater was not rebuilt. This photo also provides a good view of signs for Sears, Roebuck & Co. (on the south side of the avenue), Gold Furniture (just to the left of the Tipton) and the New China restaurant (behind the Ohio Valley Bus Co. coach). Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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4th Avenue between 8th and 9th streets. At left is Reeds Millinery, which sold hats and accessories. This Stars location was the flagship store for the locally owned furniture retailer, which operated a number of locations. The Stars building is now occupied by the Hibachi restaurant. Next is the O.J. Morrison Department Store. The late Okey J. Morrison was a Jackson County native who turned his original country store into a multi-million-dollar chain of 15 stores in West Virginia towns. The O.J. Morrison stores were department stores long before the advent of Walmart and Target. The Morrisons store in Huntington opened in 1914 and closed in the mid-1960s. The chains last store, on Capitol Street in downtown Charleston, survived until 1986. Next is the Lewis Arcade owned by Walter Lewis. Thanks to Jim Casto and Ken Reffeitt for the information.
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These buildings were at 3rd Avenue at 11th Street. All of these buildings came down as part of the citys urban renewal project, and the site was used for construction of the Mack & Daves store. The big building on the corner is Stars Furniture Warehouse. To its left is another furniture store, Walkers. Next is where the C.M. Love hardware store was located before it moved to the corner of 3rd Avenue and 10th Street. A large sign on the side of the last building visible at left identifies it as the Emmons-Hawkins Hardware Co., once the largest wholesale hardware dealer in the state of West Virginia. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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These buildings were at 3rd Avenue at 11th Street. At right is the Masonic Temple (which is still standing). In the middle is Stars Furniture Warehouse. To its left is another furniture store, Walkers. Star's and Walker's both came down as part of the citys urban renewal project, and the site was used for construction of the Mack & Daves store. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information.
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