Today, all of a sudden, my thoughts drifted to my hometown of Severy. I thought about the old lumberyard that I think was called Gibbons Lumberyard. I also thought about a small cafe just south of the lumberyard across the street. Does anyone remember these buildings? What was the name of the little cafe? Also, does anyone have pictures of these two buildings? If you do, could you post them on the forum?
The only reason that I think these came up in my thoughts is because my sister, Jean, and I drove through Severy on Saturday, drove down Main Street, went by Grandma Furrow's old place ( that isn't there anymore), went by our old house south of the school. It is in sad shape. Went by several other family homes that we knew. Went by Uncle Bob and Aunt Cleo's house. Lots and lots of memories.
Anyway, if anyone knows what I am talking about, I would appreciate the info.
Oh yeah. One more. Does anyone have a picture of Mary and Gene's drive in that was at the junction? Patti and I worked there for several summers.
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You're right, Carl. I could remember the cafe, but I couldn't come up with a name.
Thanks, Carl. Now that you said it, I remember now. Now, if we can locate a picture that would be so great. Thanks, again.
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Marcia,
Just out of curiosity, and if possible, who owned the filling station and when did it go out that was on the corner of where Hiway 99 came toward town from the west and then turned north at the RR tracks?
Chuckle, I liked going by that place when I was a kid.
Waldo, the early ones that I remember that had the little Mobil station were Glen and Alva Knapp.
I dont remember the brand of gasoline.
I think it might have been open in my early days I cannot recall. There was an empty building there for years, though.
We usually arrived in Howard after dark. Once we got to that station, we were really near grandma's house--no more towns to go through--and if anyone was sleepy we were now wide awake.
Once we rounded that curve and the next curve and got going south again on K-99, my sister and I would keep our eyes focused to see who would be the first to spot the light on top of the Howard water tower. That was a badge of honor to spot it first.
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Thank you Marcia.
I sure would not have guessed it was open til that late date.
Thanks, Marcia. I will talk to Mary Harrod.
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It didn't look like that when I worked there. She added that front later, I think. Thanks for the picture.
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This photo is much more recent than when Beth and Ralph Harrod owned it.
Notice that it just says Mary's Drive-In. When I worked there it was Mary and Gene's Drive-In. We had neon lights on it, but I can't remember if we had an ice cream cone on it or not.
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That is the way it looked as I remember it.
Now, that is the way I remember it.
Janis was my best friend all through school, and I think they just called it "The Dairy Bar", or Harrod's Dairy Bar.
Just wonderin, were these drive ins, dairy bars, some kind of chain store ? Most all the small towns had one, usually with the ice cream cone sign. The last time I was in Garden Plain, theirs was relatively unchanged.
Marcia,
Do you have a photo of Slim's Barbershop or Gray's Barbershop in Severy that you can post?
Asmar "Slim" Gray left his partnership with Waldo Gray in Howard and opened a shop in Severy. I was in there at one time that I know of but cannot recall what it looked like or where it was at although think it was on Greenwood. I am assuming the shop was torn down at some point.
Also, do you have a photo of the western town created for the Jeff Bridges movie "Bad Company" that was filmed in Severy? It seems the town left the back drops up for several years until taking them down. The bank was Union Army headquarters during the Civil War, I think.
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I dont know how long the Gray barbershop was in Severy but it probably was not for very long.
It wasn't there very long. It was located in the building just north of the grocery store.
While we are at it, has there been any use made of the old but newest Knight lumber building?
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Marcia, at the time of the movie, Knight's Lumber was Riggin's Hardware. You are right about the barber shop. A little niggle in the back of my mind was telling me that Slim's shop was on the east side of the street, but I didn't remember that it was Cecil that had his shop next to the grocery. My husband patronized both of them. That is, Slim, until he left, then Cecil until we moved away.
Good pictures, Marcia. Thanks for the info about my grandad's barber shop.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Those pictures were great. Brought a smile to my face. Loved the drive-in photo, but I still don't remember the ice cream cone. LOL
You know, it seems like yesterday that the film "Bad Company" was filmed there in Severy.
However, it was forty years ago this year. Time flies.
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