Wednesday, August 8, 2012

August 1955...

...The Military Inn, also known as The MI, was located on the corner of Fry Blvd. and Carmichael Ave.  A few years later, the building was expanded and remodeled, as for the open-air dance area, it was made into a business duplex they rented out. Fred and Everett Baumkirchner owned and operated the popular restaurant-lounge-dancehall for 23 years and sold it in 1971. Courtesy The Bellantoni Family.

Monday, August 6, 2012

1957...

.....The original WFC was built in 1955, the larger photo shows construction on the west side of WFC in early 1957. Later that same year Modern Pharmacy opened for business. Today, it's The Harley Davidson Store. After the fire that destroyed El Rancho Market, the building was rebuilt and a new grocery store moved in. A.J.Bayless held their Grand Opening on July 10, 1958. Shops were built to make a new shopping center. Photos courtesy Henry Hauser Museum.

Saturday, August 4, 2012