More history for 215 West North St.
To The Editor: I have been meaning to write but I am so good at putting things off.
You recently had a story about the house on 215 West North street. That house was my family’s house. I think we moved in when I was about 5 which would have been in 1935. The present kitchen was our back porch and our kitchen was where the bathroom is now. We had an old ice box that you had to put ice in the top and be sure and empty the drain pan on the floor or you would have water all over the place.
I don’t remember when daddy remodeled it and changed it around. He built that 3 cornered cabinet in the dining room corner probably in 1952. We always had trouble with the stool in the bathroom clogging up. He had to dig up the pipes on the west side of the house, they were always overgrown with roots.
My mom lived there until 1992 when she moved to California to live with me until she died in 1997. We had a good time although I wish I would have been more understanding of an older person. Now that I am older and understand the things on the other side of life. You don’t realize what it is to be old until you reach that age. Daddy had a garage on Main Street, there was a newspaper next to it. Mr. Headley was the editor. Monks clothing store was next to it. Mr. Monk sat in a high enclosed seat so he could watch the store.
When I was in grade or junior high, we used to roller skate above Lovy Hall’s store. The building was condemned for the weight and we had to quit. It was fun while it lasted.
There was a barber shop across the street from daddy’s. Mr. Rankin was one of the barbers but I don’t know who owned it. Mr. Rankin was a brother to Myrtle Jordan. Daddy was the fire chief for many years and I found a picture of the group of volunteer fireman. I put it someplace where I wouldn’t forget it and now I will have to look for it. I thought maybe the Lyne house might like it.
Enjoy your articles, keep it up.
Joyce Donley
