A 1955 photos of The Fry Store and Post Office

    Built and opened in 1936, the store destroyed by fire in 1956. The post office survived with minor          damage. Sierra Vista Herald photos.

 

Circa 1964.

             #1 is the Dana Bros Service Station.
             #2 is  the Philips 66 Service Station.
             #3 is Rustin Texaco Service Station.
             Red X shows the Fry Store concrete slab and next door is the old Fry Post Office building                       that survived the 1956 fire.    

433 E. Fry Blvd.

 

This Fry Family photograph was taken at their home at Fry, AZ

 

THEN: The Lewis Springs train depot built by the El Paso & Southwestern railroad in 1902.

 Abijah Smith posing with his daughter, wife and 2 friends as they are waiting for the next train in 1909. Arizona Historical Society/Tucson  photo.   

NOW: What the train depot location looks like, with the help from my friend, Gene.

 

The only remaing standing building in Lewis Springs, the railroad water pump house.

             I'm taking a look at the electric breaker panel that powered the electric water pump. In                             front of me is the concrete slab that the pump was bolted on, on the right is two pipes that                           go through the wall. The bottom is the source, from the well, the top pipe went to the 

          water tower.   

Photo of the the large Lewis Springs 60' x 70' dancing pavilion.....

            .....that was completed on July 7, 1907. The large artificial lake was constructed in 1913 

            by the new owners of the property, The Boquillas Land & Cattle Co. 

            Photo courtesy The Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum.

1910 Lewis Springs picnic with the Bisbee Fair Store lady employees.

        There were prizes given to the first and second place winners. Photo courtesy The Bisbee Mining            & Historical Museum.

Circa 1930 with the newer remodeled Lewis Springs train depot.

         The only standing building at Lewis Springs today is the small pump house building on the                     left next to the water tank tower. Photo courtesy The Bisbee Historical & Mining Museum.

         

Lewis Springs event gathering in 1905.

      Posing with his friends and family is William Sparks, front right. High resolution photo zoom in.            Arizona Historical Society photo.

1910 excursion train cars to Lewis Springs from Bisbee, Az.

          Bisbee residents load onto train cars to go to LS in the morning and return late afternoon /

          evening for $1.00 adults and 50¢ for children. Photo courtesy Don L. Hofsommer.

 

1909 Lewis Springs picnic.

         Photo courtesy The Bisbee Historical & Mining Museum. 
    

1907 Lewis Springs Serbian picnic.

     Photo courtesy The Bisbee Historical & Mining Museum.

The Army Fry Amusement Center aka The Green Top......

    .....shown here on dedication day, March 27, 1943. Photo courtesy Signal Corps, U.S.Army.

Photographer's location on above photo.

                        A 1949 / 1950 aerial view of The Green Top. I'm not exactly sure of  the 

                        photographer's location, so I took a guess, the red circle is where I think

                        the photo was taken from.  

High ranking officer reading from his notes during the dedication of the Green Top on March 27, 1943.

    Photo courtesy Signal Corps, U.S. Army.

5 of 7 Murals. Painted by William E. Scott.

    Bottom black and white photo from The California Eagle March 24, 1943.

4 of 7 Murals. "Fighting for Uncle Sam" 1942. Mural painted by William E. Scott.

    Black and white photo from The California Eagle March 24, 1943.

3 of 7 Murals 1940 measuring 52x118 inches. Mural painted by William E. Scott.

Black and white photo from The California Eagle March 24, 1943.