Downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, in the mid 1940’s was a bustling metropolis for a boy of 7 just away from the farm and ranch community where he was born. My father, a cook and cowboy by trade, had just started as one of the first cooks for the Casa Manana restaurant in 1947. He moved us to an apartment on Ohio Street, right across from the Gem Theater, between 7th and 8th Streets. It’s here that we would stay for the next three years. The Gem Theater became a magic palace for a young mind. But it had to share that distinction with the rest of the magic that was Wichita Falls. I attended San Jacinto and Carrigan elementary schools, as well as Reagan Junior High, and belonged to the Boys Club on 6th Street. Please join, and share your stories and pictures through a Guest Blog, of early Wichita Falls - or your home town. Contact me at fadingshadows40@gmail.com or leave a comment. We could use old pictures of movie houses, drive-in theaters, and other nostalgic pictures related to our youths.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
NEWSSTAND
NEWSSTAND: Here is another vintage newsstand.
Unfortunately, I’m not sure where the picture was taken. Or the time period for
that matter, but probably in the 1940. Old magazines, candy, and assorted items
could be bought in these old stores.
Howdy friend, nice old pics on your blog. I got curious about the date of this one so I did a little detective work - at upper left are the September issues of the old Vanity Fair and of Esquire. So that pretty much nails it, I think.
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ReplyDeleteHowdy friend, nice old pics on your blog. I got curious about the date of this one so I did a little detective work - at upper left are the September issues of the old Vanity Fair and of Esquire. So that pretty much nails it, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhups I should have said September 1934. Typing fingers and brain aren't always in sync here, haha.
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