Businesses of the Fifties

 

Machine Shop where Ed Horne built the largest riding lawnmower in the state - 5 speeds forward and 2 in reverse, a five foot rotary blade with an additional reel on either side, and outfitted for night and highway use.

Once a Gas Station and Tire Shop

Main Street

The Leslie C. Koontz Retirement Home

Methodist Church of the Forties and Fifties

 

Approaching Town On the Highway

House and Yard - Grain Scale In Driveway to Right Of House; The Grain Elevator Is Gone

Looking North On Main Street - the County Courthouse Is Out Of View On the Immediate Right

 

Appliance, Drug and Hardware Stores - Still Active After Sixty Years

Downtown, as Viewed From the Highway