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This photo was taken from the vantage point of where the Verizon Wireless store is at Pullman Square in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue. Date is unknown, but the decorations indicate it's Christmastime.
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This photo was taken from the vantage point of where the Verizon Wireless store is at Pullman Square in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue. Date is unknown, but the decorations indicate it's Christmastime.
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4th Avenue between 8th and 9th streets. At left is Reeds Millinery, which sold hats and accessories. This Star?s location was the flagship store for the locally owned furniture retailer, which operated a number of locations. The Star?s 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 Morrison?s store in Huntington opened in 1914 and closed in the mid-1960s. The chain?s 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. Date is unknown.
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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 (at right) were department stores long before the advent of Walmart and Target. The Morrison?s store in Huntington opened in 1914 and closed in the mid-1960s. The chain'?s 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. Date is unknown.
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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 3rd Avenue and 9th Street. Date is unknown.
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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. Date is unknown.
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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. At right is the Frederick Hotel. Date is unknown.
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The Ohio River floods Catlettsburg, Ky. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods an unknown location. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods an unknown location. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods an unknown location. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods an unknown location. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. Thanks to April Pyles for the identification. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. Thanks to April Pyles for the identification. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. Thanks to April Pyles for the identification. Date is unknown (though it is possibly 1945).
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. The bridge is the Shadle Bridge, according to James Casto. The bridge, which carried Route 2, crosses the Kanawha River from Point Pleasant, W.Va., to Henderson, W.Va. It was replaced in 1998 by the four-lane Bartow Jones Bridge. Date is unknown.
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The Ohio River floods Point Pleasant, W.Va. The bridge is the Shadle Bridge, according to James Casto. The bridge, which carried Route 2, crosses the Kanawha River from Point Pleasant, W.Va., to Henderson, W.Va. It was replaced in 1998 by the four-lane Bartow Jones Bridge. Date is unknown.
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Aerial photo of Ceredo. Along the Ohio River is the Truax-Traer Coal Co. (now Kanawha River Terminals), a coal-washing facility. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the upper right is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said. Date is unknown.
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Aerial photo of Ceredo. Along the Ohio River is the Truax-Traer Coal Co. (now Kanawha River Terminals), a coal-washing facility. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the upper right is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said. Date is unknown.
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Aerial photo of Huntington, looking east. The vertically running avenues, from left, are 4th, 5th and 6th. Date and subject are unknown.
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