Vintage shots from days gone by!

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"Ladies Rest Room." Hmmmm..... Makes me laugh.
Sort of like saying, "Rest Room for Ladies. You gents
just p--- off!"

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Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

Since it is on the Historical Registry does that mean they are restoring it in the bottom pictures? Hope so. Don't know anything about it but I hate it when they tear down a neat old building to put in another drive thru Starbucks that matches the one across the street.


This was this week.

June 29, 1940. . . . . . . . . . Building permit pulled for TAD’s (Mearle’s building)
September, 1940. . . . . . . TAD’s opened for business (Ted-Abe-Dick Beshwate)
1951. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen Family took over
January, 1961. . . . . . . . . Mearle Heitzman purchased Nielsen’s
1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nielsen sign came down—Mearle’s sign went up
October 1, 1995. . . . . . . Melissa Hulsey Ward and her sister Barbara bought Mearle’s
September, 2003. . . . . . Fire at Mearle’s closed business for several months
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s opened for business again
2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eviction at Mearle’s
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mearle’s building placed on local historical register
February, 2008. . . . . . . . Mearle’s sold in auction to Kazarian’s

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With ya on THAT, Y-Blockhead! Looks like the facade is stripped for renovation and rehab, not demolition. HOPEFULLY some HAMBer has some first-hand knowledge of plans for Merle's???

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Here's a few goodies from The Jonathon "Whitey" Russell Collection.
Courtesy of murdercycles.com

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Clarence Clemons, 69, an original member of the E-Street Band, passed away yesterday in Palm Beach, FLA, as the result of a stroke six days before. "The Big Man" authored a musical resume' few of us could move without use of a wheelbarrow. His mastery of the sax is legendary and meant Clarence NEVER lacked for work. I first heard his sax on Springsteen's "Born to Run" in 1975. Just not a sound you forget! Farewell, Clarence. You did your hometown of Norfolk, VA, proud, man!



"The Boss," backed by "The Big Man"

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rest in peace

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With ya on THAT, Y-Blockhead! Looks like the facade is stripped for renovation and rehab, not demolition. HOPEFULLY some HAMBer has some first-hand knowledge of plans for Merle's???[/QUOTE]
They are Re-Building as we speak. I just hope they don't "modernize" it too much.

A few more pix I found.









http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=527859

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