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Author of the article: John Rhodes Publishing date: May 25, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Left to right, 160 King Street West, Robert Cooper Book Seller (Burton's); No. 162, C R Stevenson Hardware (Later the site of the Singer Block), No. 164, Grand Central Hotel later Bork's Shoes); No. 166 to No. 168, Karry Confectionary (Vanitie Shoppe). Drawing was created circa 1913. Other than the Stevenson Block, most of what is in the photo is still there. John Rhodes photo jpg, CA Article content My friend Martin Horneman has set about on yet another adventure of rescui...

Reminisce: Harman’s love of bicycles and business By Greg Hoersten - For The Lima News A large bicycle race can be seen in this 1896 photograph, with its starting line in front of the Harman store along North Main Street. Frank Harman’s father, William Harman, remarried and moved his family to Lima about 1869, operating a store here until around 1876. An advertisement from F.E. Harman’s store from 1895 promises a Columbia bicycle for $100. The Harman store featured a display of bicycles in 1896. Frank Harman and the former Clara Mary Bell married Sept. 4, 1883. PART ONE OF TWO SOUR...

Queen Anne history slowly restored in downtown Missoula; more funding allocated Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file Removing the old tin façade, still seen in this photo, slowly revealed a long list of historic surprises, including marble banding, carved stone corner pieces, carved granite capitals, hand-carved hardwood mullions, and oak window tops carved with a rope detail. and last updated 2021-03-02 12:19:11-05 MISSOULA — After a lengthy discussion on the value of the city’s history and the importance of preserving it, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency’s board recently ...

The Hawk Eye WEST BURLINGTON — The Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission board of directors recognized Dick Keith of Burlington and West Point Mayor Paul Walker with awards for outstanding contributions to their communities at its Jan. 28 meeting in West Burlington.  Keith received the LeRoy Meyer Award for his hard work in restoring and redeveloping area historic buildings.  SEIRPC says on its website, "As a volunteer and board member with the Heritage Trust, Mr. Keith was instrumental in the adaptive reuse of the decrepit building at 213 Valley in Burlington, transforming it in...

 The annual Forecast Breakfast, hosted by the Fenton & Linden Regional Chamber of Commerce, was held remotely this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Laundry, Lewis & Knopf CPAs, PC and Consumers Energy sponsored the online event.  Keynote speaker was Jim Holcomb, senior executive vice president and general counsel of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. In a pre-recorded video, Holcomb said although times are difficult now, he looks forward to when everyone can meet again in person.  The Michigan Chamber has 5,000 members and there are members in all counties of the state...