Price Pike
Lexington Pike, East from Girard, Florence
postmarked Erlanger, 12-03-1914,
to Miss Lillian Corbin, 625 Washington St., Newport, Ky,
There was so much of interest in your last letter I can't even
attempt to answer, so will just send you a picture of a section
of Pike St in Florence, looking toward Erlanger from Charley M's
Store - you will prize the view. The x is the P.O. Anna
Main Street, Florence, all circa 1910.
The Old Store in Florence
an old postcard plagiarized from a John Uri Lloyd Photo
Ford Garage, 1930
Florence Post Office
The post office was in Jim Tanner's Hardware Store, in the left in this image.
A hundred years ago, PO's were a cabinet in a corner store, and whose
store housed the PO
was subject to change every time the political winds shifted.
A little background on Florence post offices is here. (pdf)
left, C. W. Myers' Store,
Florence, 1903
right, Fred. Reich's Shop, Florence, 1903
left, House on Main
right, House on Banklick Next to Methodist Church
The back of this one says "Lutheran Church,
then Cinema, on Main street next to town hall"
A painting by Thomas Corwin Lindsay
"Stringtown on the Pike," c. 1901
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The "Parson of Stringtown" writes a letter describing parts of Florence, here. |
