Without bringing up the courthouse, Mahanay Tower, or Gallup house, what are some of your favorite buildings in the Jefferson area? Maybe you know of an obscure item unknown to the rest of us.
One might also consider the buildings that once stood in Jefferson, but were torn down or destroyed. The First Methodist Church and Baptist Church were once a part of downtown, each less than a block off the square. Both were torn down as the congregations needed more space. Both also were very interesting buildings.
Photos of the old courthouse, removed in 1917, show it to be a regular colonial mansion, complete with two-story columns and the look of a Charleston plantation. Unfortunately, it was too small for a community who at the time was almost the same size it is today.
This may not be appropriate, but the Cooper School's lunch room always facinated me. I think because they left the baskets, nets, pads, etc in place. I recall one day standing in the lunchroom and it finally made sense to me when the basketball annoucers talked about the top of the key.
You know, that is a little bit like the basement of the old high school, or now the middle school. When we were in junior high, we had shop classes down there with Leland Covault. He was also a girls' basketball coach. The floor down there still had the markings for a basketball court, and it turns out that it was the school gymnasium before the auditorium was built. I'm not sure when that would have been (help, Braxton?). The balcony and locker room were still down there, and had been converted into a lumber room and paint room by the 70's. Can Braxton Hicks or some one else give us a brief history of where the Jefferson BB teams played over the years?
I have always thought that the residence just South of Van Horn's on S. Vine was great. I have no idea whoever lived there but it is a big, imposing home, back from the street, and I think it's lot went from Vine to highway 4. Any info ?
The High School Gymnasium was built about 1950-51, which brought the basketball players back to the school building as well as providing for physical education upon the school grounds. It had good dressing rooms and showers with the band room on the west end. The auditorium with the stage continues to be a good meeting place for not only school events but public events as well.
Prior to that time, the Jefferson Ramblers, later changed to the RAMS, basketball games were played at the Jefferson Armory, now the Elk's club, which was essentially owned by the state or federal government and housed the National guard for many years. Dane Kious was the sergeant in charge. I remember the floor was regulation size, although on the south end it was close to the wall. Spectators sat along the north wall, from ground level to high into the balcony. Although before 1950, I think the basketball team and physical education practiced in the basement of the high school [now middle school.] I think the junior high sports used the armory from time to time and they held Youth Center Dances on Friday night at the Armory.
The Van Horn home on South Vine was one of the first homes in Jefferson, actually a farm with livestock, which extended both north & south in early day Jefferson. It was owned by the Gilliland family. One of their sons Ross was an abstractor and his sister Pearl McCaffrey lived her married life in Jefferson at 722 S. Elm.
My first knowledge was a more modern home owned by Frank & Tommy Milligan. Their first child Tom was the first baby born at the Greene County Hospital in 1937 followed by daughter Jane in about 1941. It was called Maple Hill Place when Del and Dorothy Van Horn lived there with Gary, Kent and Todd. It was purchased and is still the residence of John & Karen Bossard at 508 S. Vine. John has the appliance store on the West side of the square and Karen is the administrator of the Greene County Medical Center. It had a nice swimming pool during many of those years.
The majestic home directly south was owned by Dr. George Franklin, a medical doctor. In later years he lived there with his son George Franklin, Jr. his wife and their children Sandra & Billy. I always thought the tile roof was very modern. There were many owners through the years from teacher Viola Hansmeier to Chad McDonald and many since. I always thought the stone structure near Vine street was worth noting having some plantings. It did extend a full block and you could enter on Vine and exit on Elm street.
One of my favorite homes through the years was 201 W. Edgewood. It was built by S. J. & Ethel Melson, a civil engineer who sold it when moving to Indianola. They later returned building a stone retirement home in the 200 block of W. Russell on the south side of the street. The Edgewood home was then owned by Walt & Mildred Downes who owned a ladies ready to wear shop at 118 N. Wilson. For many years it was owned by Emil & Ruth Joens and son Merwyn. Emil Joens ran the double front hardware store 123 N. Chestnut, later sold to Dick [Searle] Orris & Jim Paar long time employees. Dick's son Don Orris continued the tradition of Don's True Value Hardware until he sold it in September 2009 to the Harland family of Perry and continues to operate as Don's Ace Hardware. The Merwyn apartments above the store were named for Joens' only son.
The home has always had a wonderful yard as you progressed down Vine street rounding the corner to Edgewood. Emil & Ruth Joens sold it to Denny & Sue Dunlop who owned it for many years. Sue had a beauty shop in her home. It was sold to another family briefly and now owned by Brad & Tina Nelson.
There are several older homes in Jefferson that are unique or just plain interesting. It would be interesting to know a little history of the Brown Funeral Home, which occupies a stately house on West Lincolnway. It obviuosly used to be a private residence.
There are homes in the Russell Park area that are large and historic. The old Stapleton house, or what used to be the Shanda residence come to mind. Can anyone provide some background on those?
The stately home with the tall columns at 408 W. Lincolnway was the residence of medical doctor Hanson and wife Margaret May [Cockrill] whose father Charles started the first telephone company. It was the scene of elegant parties and I am told it had a pool table on the top floor. They had dances on the property as well. You were socially elite to be invited to their home. I am not aware of any owners until it was purchased by Steve & Ellie Brown for their funeral home, who added the addition to the east. After Dr. Hanson's death Margaret May married a Mr. Peters and became very frugal to say the least. They did spend winters in the south. She had no children and died with an estate of about 2.5 million, donating $600,000 toward the Greene County Recreation center.
The home at 103 E. Park was owned by Paul and Madeline Benedict for many years. He operated Elite Cleaners and Storage at 112 S. Wilson. They had two children Jay & Carol. Many years it was owned by Henry and Mary Stapleton who operated the Ideal Tank Manufacturing which was originally where the Super 8 Motel is located. They had three daughters and one son Craig. It is the current home of Dr. Lawrence and Audrey Marshall who have lived there for many years.
The home at 106 W. Park was owned by Attorney Orville Harris where he raised his rather large family. Then the home of Kermit Henkes, a traveling salesman, who smoked a big cigar, who had two daughters. Then the home Mel & Marj Shanda who worked at Home State Bank, later moving to the Perry State Bank. Dr. Terry & Nancy Brown lived there for a number of years. It is currently the residence of Al and Kathi Meyer.
Another home of interest is 508 S. Wilson. It was the home of Mike and Elizabeth Brunner and their children, Bonnie, Dick, Rosemary Burke, Mary Ann Holden, and Father Bill. As you know Dick Brunner has lived there for many years and Father Bill, now semi-retired is there as well. Mike Brunner ran the Jefferson Creamery and I learned recently started the Home State Bank with several investors.
Just north of Brunners at 506 S. Wilson is the current home of Nick and Sue [Wilcox] Richardson. His grandfather Guy and Betty lived there for many years raising attorney Keith, later a judge and Gail following in his fathers footsteps as an abstractor, which grandchild Guy still maintains the business. Nick is the son of Keith and Sandy. The 2-3 story home has quite grand columns on the front porch. The property extends to Vine street.
Did you ever wonder about Russell Park? It was land donated by a Mr. Russell which was gifted to the city and never to be used for anything other than a park.
Let's talk about the Lincoln or Head Hotel. I see there are many old pictures of it on this web site. It would be nice to have a little history of its existence.
When was it built? When was it renamed? When was it remodeled?
Originally Hotel Head was built in 1895. Located at 117 East Lincolnway in Jefferson, it consists of 47 rooms on two floors. It was renamed the Lincoln Hotel in honor of the Lincoln Highway, which passed directly in front of it.
Most recently, it was extensively remodeled inside and out, I believe sometime in the early 80's. At that time it was renamed Lincoln Square and is home to a few businesses and law offices.
We could start a rumor that the park was named for Rich Russell or even for his father, Robert "Tiny" Russell. However, I think it was some relative of Russell Holt, long time banker. I think we need more research regarding Russell park.
Thanks for the update on the hotel Rick. Albert Head was an early day pioneer in Jefferson, who built the hotel. It was only blocks from the railroad station and many people traveling by train or car came to stay there. It was run down by the time I grew up but was operated by a family named Gregg. It was owned for many years, unoccupied for the most part by John "Jack" Harris Watts of Grand Junction. It was sold to the Bud Richards/Frank Tucker families around 1980. They spent a great deal of money completely remodeling the building. Dr. Terry Brown and Headmasters were among the original tenants. It had the Copper Penny, a sandwich shop, on the first floor. On the second floor was the Lincoln House restaurant with their Rail Splitter bar. It had fine stemware, beautiful dishes plus a full menu and my favorite appetizer onion rings. The fine Hallmark Store completed the remodel of the second story. When the farm crisis came along in 1983 interest rates flew through the roof causing the closure. It was purchased by the Wilcox, Polking, Gerken, Schwarzkopf law firm at a very reasonable cost where they remain today, taking on partner Vicki Copeland a number of years later. Karen Polking has her real estate office located on street level. Kathy Walker has a sewing shop located toward the rear of the building. Does anyone know who occupies the third floor?
I'm not sure if I started the rumor about the naming of Russell Park after me or not. Mom advised me that it was not named after any of our family members.
If somebody wanted to go to the Courthouse and research this further, the Assessor or Recorder's office should have paperwork indicating who owned the property before the City got it.
You may be able to research this quickly by using our "local property values" link located along the left-hand side of the Jefferson Iowa News web site. Search by property owner, using the name "Jefferson, city of".
I haven't tried this yet myself, but if it's listed, that information should be there.
Are you positive that Russell Park wasn't named after you, Rich? I am almost certain that you told me it was back in junior high.
The Sierra Theater looks to me like a very well-maintained older building when compared to most of those downtown. The Masonic symbols are all over it and are also well-kept.
The United Methodist Church is also a very good example of Jefferson's finer architecture. Some info on that might be interesting.
Speaking of churches, one of my favorite buildings was the Baptist Church located at 114 West Lincolnway, east of the public library. It had a huge stained glass window facing the street and an oversized, square bell tower, that probably could have competed with the Mahanay.
We lost this church when it was torn down sometime around 1980(?) and now it is the Home State Bank parking lot.
Yes, there are plenty of fine old well designed and constructed homes and businesses in Jefferson. Everyone please continue to post their favorites. However, in keeping with our unbiased news approach, we would also like to hear about some of the least impressive examples of "Jefferson Area Architecture". In other words, what buildings are you sick and tired of looking at and what do you have against them?
Ah yes... I do not remember those buildings as I am 17 years old and I was not around then but I can remember a little about the Hardee's being here and it closing then when Excuse's first came and then now after the ownership has changed. This town has had it subtle little changes.
How about the old motel west of town on old 30? Either tear it down or let's declare it a historic landmark and get some taxpayers money to restore it. We then could convert it into a whorehouse and make a bundle! We could get larry D to manage the joint!
The classic example of modern "bad" architecture would have to be anything constructed along the lines of those ghastly steel Morton buildings. It seems like everywhere you look, somebody is putting up one of those and calling it a church, or some other business.
Are they just a lot cheaper than a real building, or what? Pretty soon we'll just have nothing around except those damn steel buildings.
The old motel west of town really doesn't bother me, mostly because it's clear out of town and no one drives by it any more. What kills me is the way the town looks to anybody entering it from either the north or east.
Either way you drive past a series of old, decrepit unkempt buildings thatb haven't dseen a coat of paint in twenty years. I'm sure at least some of these buildings have to be condemned. I am not exaggerating at all when I say that Scranton, Coon Rapids, Gowrie, and nearly any other small town, most with a lot less resources than Jefferson, take a lot more pride in the way their town appears to out-of-town traffic.
The Dairy Queen in Jefferson is the best looking Dairy Queen you'll find. A really retro look, with giant ice cream cones and a over-sized shop logo. I doubt anyone in Jefferson even notices.
How about the "Jefferson Chick Hatchery"? What a piece. It has been around as long as I have and that's saying something. Always has been a piece. Tear it down or tear it down.
Braxton Hicks posted "The stately home with the tall columns at 408 W. Lincolnway was the residence of medical doctor Hanson and wife Margaret May..."
I used to trick or treat at that house in my younger years (late 60s). Another thing of note at that address was that there was a very nice Air Stream travel trailer parked in the back yard. A black semi-trailer truck was used to haul the Air Stream. A sweet setup for so long ago.
"The Dairy Queen in Jefferson is the best looking Dairy Queen you'll find. A really retro look, with giant ice cream cones and a over-sized shop logo. I doubt anyone in Jefferson even notices."
That Dairy Queen is way too nice for the people of Jefferson. They will never appreciate it in the town whose motto should be "that is good enough".
I spoke to a resident of Jefferson last week and asked him if he had noticed the giant ice cream cones you have to drive past when entering the DQ parking lot. He said no.
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One might also consider the buildings that once stood in Jefferson, but were torn down or destroyed. The First Methodist Church and Baptist Church were once a part of downtown, each less than a block off the square. Both were torn down as the congregations needed more space. Both also were very interesting buildings.
Photos of the old courthouse, removed in 1917, show it to be a regular colonial mansion, complete with two-story columns and the look of a Charleston plantation. Unfortunately, it was too small for a community who at the time was almost the same size it is today.
This may not be appropriate, but the Cooper School's lunch room always facinated me. I think because they left the baskets, nets, pads, etc in place. I recall one day standing in the lunchroom and it finally made sense to me when the basketball annoucers talked about the top of the key.
You know, that is a little bit like the basement of the old high school, or now the middle school. When we were in junior high, we had shop classes down there with Leland Covault. He was also a girls' basketball coach. The floor down there still had the markings for a basketball court, and it turns out that it was the school gymnasium before the auditorium was built. I'm not sure when that would have been (help, Braxton?). The balcony and locker room were still down there, and had been converted into a lumber room and paint room by the 70's. Can Braxton Hicks or some one else give us a brief history of where the Jefferson BB teams played over the years?
I have always thought that the residence just South of Van Horn's on S. Vine was great. I have no idea whoever lived there but it is a big, imposing home, back from the street, and I think it's lot went from Vine to highway 4. Any info ?
The High School Gymnasium was built about 1950-51, which brought the basketball players back to the school building as well as providing for physical education upon the school grounds. It had good dressing rooms and showers with the band room on the west end. The auditorium with the stage continues to be a good meeting place for not only school events but public events as well.
Prior to that time, the Jefferson Ramblers, later changed to the RAMS, basketball games were played at the Jefferson Armory, now the Elk's club, which was essentially owned by the state or federal government and housed the National guard for many years. Dane Kious was the sergeant in charge. I remember the floor was regulation size, although on the south end it was close to the wall. Spectators sat along the north wall, from ground level to high into the balcony. Although before 1950, I think the basketball team and physical education practiced in the basement of the high school [now middle school.] I think the junior high sports used the armory from time to time and they held Youth Center Dances on Friday night at the Armory.
Braxton Hicks
The Van Horn home on South Vine was one of the first homes in Jefferson, actually a farm with livestock, which extended both north & south in early day Jefferson. It was owned by the Gilliland family. One of their sons Ross was an abstractor and his sister Pearl McCaffrey lived her married life in Jefferson at 722 S. Elm.
My first knowledge was a more modern home owned by Frank & Tommy Milligan. Their first child Tom was the first baby born at the Greene County Hospital in 1937 followed by daughter Jane in about 1941. It was called Maple Hill Place when Del and Dorothy Van Horn lived there with Gary, Kent and Todd. It was purchased and is still the residence of John & Karen Bossard at 508 S. Vine. John has the appliance store on the West side of the square and Karen is the administrator of the Greene County Medical Center. It had a nice swimming pool during many of those years.
The majestic home directly south was owned by Dr. George Franklin, a medical doctor. In later years he lived there with his son George Franklin, Jr. his wife and their children Sandra & Billy. I always thought the tile roof was very modern. There were many owners through the years from teacher Viola Hansmeier to Chad McDonald and many since. I always thought the stone structure near Vine street was worth noting having some plantings. It did extend a full block and you could enter on Vine and exit on Elm street.
One of my favorite homes through the years was 201 W. Edgewood. It was built by S. J. & Ethel Melson, a civil engineer who sold it when moving to Indianola. They later returned building a stone retirement home in the 200 block of W. Russell on the south side of the street. The Edgewood home was then owned by Walt & Mildred Downes who owned a ladies ready to wear shop at 118 N. Wilson. For many years it was owned by Emil & Ruth Joens and son Merwyn. Emil Joens ran the double front hardware store 123 N. Chestnut, later sold to Dick [Searle] Orris & Jim Paar long time employees. Dick's son Don Orris continued the tradition of Don's True Value Hardware until he sold it in September 2009 to the Harland family of Perry and continues to operate as Don's Ace Hardware. The Merwyn apartments above the store were named for Joens' only son.
The home has always had a wonderful yard as you progressed down Vine street rounding the corner to Edgewood. Emil & Ruth Joens sold it to Denny & Sue Dunlop who owned it for many years. Sue had a beauty shop in her home. It was sold to another family briefly and now owned by Brad & Tina Nelson.
Braxton Hicks
There are several older homes in Jefferson that are unique or just plain interesting. It would be interesting to know a little history of the Brown Funeral Home, which occupies a stately house on West Lincolnway. It obviuosly used to be a private residence.
There are homes in the Russell Park area that are large and historic. The old Stapleton house, or what used to be the Shanda residence come to mind. Can anyone provide some background on those?
The stately home with the tall columns at 408 W. Lincolnway was the residence of medical doctor Hanson and wife Margaret May [Cockrill] whose father Charles started the first telephone company. It was the scene of elegant parties and I am told it had a pool table on the top floor. They had dances on the property as well. You were socially elite to be invited to their home. I am not aware of any owners until it was purchased by Steve & Ellie Brown for their funeral home, who added the addition to the east. After Dr. Hanson's death Margaret May married a Mr. Peters and became very frugal to say the least. They did spend winters in the south. She had no children and died with an estate of about 2.5 million, donating $600,000 toward the Greene County Recreation center.
The home at 103 E. Park was owned by Paul and Madeline Benedict for many years. He operated Elite Cleaners and Storage at 112 S. Wilson. They had two children Jay & Carol. Many years it was owned by Henry and Mary Stapleton who operated the Ideal Tank Manufacturing which was originally where the Super 8 Motel is located. They had three daughters and one son Craig. It is the current home of Dr. Lawrence and Audrey Marshall who have lived there for many years.
The home at 106 W. Park was owned by Attorney Orville Harris where he raised his rather large family. Then the home of Kermit Henkes, a traveling salesman, who smoked a big cigar, who had two daughters. Then the home Mel & Marj Shanda who worked at Home State Bank, later moving to the Perry State Bank. Dr. Terry & Nancy Brown lived there for a number of years. It is currently the residence of Al and Kathi Meyer.
Another home of interest is 508 S. Wilson. It was the home of Mike and Elizabeth Brunner and their children, Bonnie, Dick, Rosemary Burke, Mary Ann Holden, and Father Bill. As you know Dick Brunner has lived there for many years and Father Bill, now semi-retired is there as well. Mike Brunner ran the Jefferson Creamery and I learned recently started the Home State Bank with several investors.
Just north of Brunners at 506 S. Wilson is the current home of Nick and Sue [Wilcox] Richardson. His grandfather Guy and Betty lived there for many years raising attorney Keith, later a judge and Gail following in his fathers footsteps as an abstractor, which grandchild Guy still maintains the business. Nick is the son of Keith and Sandy. The 2-3 story home has quite grand columns on the front porch. The property extends to Vine street.
Did you ever wonder about Russell Park? It was land donated by a Mr. Russell which was gifted to the city and never to be used for anything other than a park.
Braxton Hicks
Interesting comment about Russell Park. Anyone know when that was? So much for the theory that it was named after Rich Russell.
Let's talk about the Lincoln or Head Hotel. I see there are many old pictures of it on this web site. It would be nice to have a little history of its existence.
When was it built? When was it renamed? When was it remodeled?
Originally Hotel Head was built in 1895. Located at 117 East Lincolnway in Jefferson, it consists of 47 rooms on two floors. It was renamed the Lincoln Hotel in honor of the Lincoln Highway, which passed directly in front of it.
Most recently, it was extensively remodeled inside and out, I believe sometime in the early 80's.
At that time it was renamed Lincoln Square and is home to a few businesses and law offices.
We could start a rumor that the park was named for Rich Russell or even for his father, Robert "Tiny" Russell. However, I think it was some relative of Russell Holt, long time banker. I think we need more research regarding Russell park.
Thanks for the update on the hotel Rick. Albert Head was an early day pioneer in Jefferson, who built the hotel. It was only blocks from the railroad station and many people traveling by train or car came to stay there. It was run down by the time I grew up but was operated by a family named Gregg. It was owned for many years, unoccupied for the most part by John "Jack" Harris Watts of Grand Junction. It was sold to the Bud Richards/Frank Tucker families around 1980. They spent a great deal of money completely remodeling the building. Dr. Terry Brown and Headmasters were among the original tenants. It had the Copper Penny, a sandwich shop, on the first floor. On the second floor was the Lincoln House restaurant with their Rail Splitter bar. It had fine stemware, beautiful dishes plus a full menu and my favorite appetizer onion rings. The fine Hallmark Store completed the remodel of the second story. When the farm crisis came along in 1983 interest rates flew through the roof causing the closure. It was purchased by the Wilcox, Polking, Gerken, Schwarzkopf law firm at a very reasonable cost where they remain today, taking on partner Vicki Copeland a number of years later. Karen Polking has her real estate office located on street level. Kathy Walker has a sewing shop located toward the rear of the building. Does anyone know who occupies the third floor?
Braxton Hicks
Growing up in Jefferson, the Lincoln Hotel was home to Fudge's Flowers and Phillips barber shop, which was run by Vince Phillips along with Del Bower.
Regular customers and hangers out there included Kenny Lynch and Richard Pyrtle.
I'm not sure if I started the rumor about the naming of Russell Park after me or not. Mom advised me that it was not named after any of our family members.
If somebody wanted to go to the Courthouse and research this further, the Assessor or Recorder's office should have paperwork indicating who owned the property before the City got it.
You may be able to research this quickly by using our "local property values" link located along the left-hand side of the Jefferson Iowa News web site. Search by property owner, using the name "Jefferson, city of".
I haven't tried this yet myself, but if it's listed, that information should be there.
Are you positive that Russell Park wasn't named after you, Rich? I am almost certain that you told me it was back in junior high.
The Sierra Theater looks to me like a very well-maintained older building when compared to most of those downtown. The Masonic symbols are all over it and are also well-kept.
The United Methodist Church is also a very good example of Jefferson's finer architecture. Some info on that might be interesting.
Speaking of churches, one of my favorite buildings was the Baptist Church located at 114 West Lincolnway, east of the public library. It had a huge stained glass window facing the street and an oversized, square bell tower, that probably could have competed with the Mahanay.
We lost this church when it was torn down sometime around 1980(?) and now it is the Home State Bank parking lot.
Yes, there are plenty of fine old well designed and constructed homes and businesses in Jefferson. Everyone please continue to post their favorites. However, in keeping with our unbiased news approach, we would also like to hear about some of the least impressive examples of "Jefferson Area Architecture". In other words, what buildings are you sick and tired of looking at and what do you have against them?
Ah yes... I do not remember those buildings as I am 17 years old and I was not around then but I can remember a little about the Hardee's being here and it closing then when Excuse's first came and then now after the ownership has changed. This town has had it subtle little changes.
How about the old motel west of town on old 30? Either tear it down or let's declare it a historic landmark and get some taxpayers money to restore it. We then could convert it into a whorehouse and make a bundle! We could get larry D to manage the joint!
Rick: I went to the assessor's site and I don't think they have much info since it's a tax-exempt property.
The parcel ID looks to be 11-08-353-001.
Somebody local would need to go to the Courthouse, look at a map and say "I want to see who's owned this parcel in the past."
Rich "Park" Russell
The classic example of modern "bad" architecture would have to be anything constructed along the lines of those ghastly steel Morton buildings. It seems like everywhere you look, somebody is putting up one of those and calling it a church, or some other business.
Are they just a lot cheaper than a real building, or what? Pretty soon we'll just have nothing around except those damn steel buildings.
The old motel west of town really doesn't bother me, mostly because it's clear out of town and no one drives by it any more. What kills me is the way the town looks to anybody entering it from either the north or east.
Either way you drive past a series of old, decrepit unkempt buildings thatb haven't dseen a coat of paint in twenty years. I'm sure at least some of these buildings have to be condemned. I am not exaggerating at all when I say that Scranton, Coon Rapids, Gowrie, and nearly any other small town, most with a lot less resources than Jefferson, take a lot more pride in the way their town appears to out-of-town traffic.
The Dairy Queen in Jefferson is the best looking Dairy Queen you'll find. A really retro look, with giant ice cream cones and a over-sized shop logo. I doubt anyone in Jefferson even notices.
How about the "Jefferson Chick Hatchery"? What a piece. It has been around as long as I have and that's saying something. Always has been a piece. Tear it down or tear it down.
Larry D you just like ice cream! Last time I saw you you could stand to lose a few so lay off the ice cream dude!
Braxton Hicks posted "The stately home with the tall columns at 408 W. Lincolnway was the residence of medical doctor Hanson and wife Margaret May..."
I used to trick or treat at that house in my younger years (late 60s). Another thing of note at that address was that there was a very nice Air Stream travel trailer parked in the back yard. A black semi-trailer truck was used to haul the Air Stream. A sweet setup for so long ago.
"The Dairy Queen in Jefferson is the best looking Dairy Queen you'll find. A really retro look, with giant ice cream cones and a over-sized shop logo. I doubt anyone in Jefferson even notices."
That Dairy Queen is way too nice for the people of Jefferson. They will never appreciate it in the town whose motto should be "that is good enough".
I spoke to a resident of Jefferson last week and asked him if he had noticed the giant ice cream cones you have to drive past when entering the DQ parking lot. He said no.
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