Archive for April 2012
Fisher – Pou Funeral Home …
Fisher – Pou Funeral Home was located down on Wright Street across from First Methodist Church. This was made back in the 1970’s, if I had to guess. My father was good friends with all the people who worked there and he used to take me before church started to visit. I remember him telling me this story about a group of gypsies that had a funeral there for one of the “leaders” of their group. My father went down to take some photos of all of the floral arraignments surrounding the coffin. He said right in front of the coffin were two trash cans … one held cold beer and other was for the money that everyone donated to the family of the deceased. My dad said that after that funeral, alcohol was forbidden inside the funeral … go figure. As usual, all comments are welcome and thanks for looking.
Hill – Kelly Motor Company …
This business is now called ” Hill – Kelly Dodge ” and I know there are some other car brands associated with this business, but I cannot think of them know. This photo looks like it was made for a print advertisement … you can tell it was staged and the people look young, so it could have been made for a yearbook ad. I do not know the location of Hill – Kelly where this was made, but they sure have come a long way from this site … they have a beautiful lot out in Car City now. Thanks for looking …
Hygeia Bottling Works in Pensacola …
This was the first Coca-Cola Bottling plant in Pensacola … I posted a view from the road earlier, but I ran across this side view and thought that I would through it up here. I do not know where this was located, but it is next to some train tracks. They would be to the left or the back of this building if they were in view. I think I have a view showing the tracks somewhere, so I will look and see what I can find. Thanks for looking and as usual, all posts are welcomed …
Ballpark Beauty Contest …
This is something that the Blue Wahoos might to consider … A Beauty Contest … Miss Blue Wahoo. Sort of has a nice ring to it. My father made this photo down at the old Admiral Mason Ball Park when the Pensacola Dons were playing. They must have had a beauty contest and this pretty young lady was the winner. You can see all of the other contestants in the background. I also ran across a men’s body building contest, but it is in bad shape and have not wanted to bother taking the time to clean it up. I had posted this photo up on my old blog and someone told me who the radio announcer is, but I cannot find his name anywhere. I am sure someone out there knows … also, if anyone recognizes the ball player or young lady, please let us know. I would guess that this was around 1957 or 58. Thanks for looking …
UPDATE: The man with the microphone is Don Griffith. Someone had emailed me that information a while back when I had the other blog and I could not find where I had put his name. Back on Saturday, April 7, 2012, Earl Bowden had written an article in the Pensacola News Journal on the ” Opinion Page ” about the history of Pensacola Baseball through the years. He mentioned the ” melodius WCOA broadcaster Don Meredith ” in his article and when I read that I remembered the announcer’s name. If you can find the article ( I do not know if you can go on-line and access past articles from the PNJ … if you cannot, maybe contact them and ask how you can locate the article ) it is very interesting and entertaining … as are all the articles that Mr. Bowden writes for the Pensacola News Journal. The only thing that I do not like is that Mr. Bowden is limited to only one column – they should give him several, since everything he writes is so interesting! As usual, all comments are appreciated …
Son Motors …
Son Motors is on the right hand side of this image, next to Muldon Motor Company. I personally do not remember Sons Motors in downtown Pensacola, since they were around in the 1950’s and I was born in 1953. The photo above I have posted before, but it is the only exterior view I have of Son Motors and I just wanted to re-post it so you can see where it was located. The rest are all interior views and are ones that I do not believe I have posted before. Below is a view that I have just recently worked on …
I do not know if this was their showroom or not or if this was their garage converted to a showroom for these cars to be displayed in. From another angle …
The sign above the car reads, “Imperial 1956 “. Below is another view …
This lady is in several of the photos and I do not know who she is … maybe one of the owners or could even be their daughter?
These could be the owners … someone told me that their last name was ” Son “, but I have never heard that name before. And finally, here is one of their work trucks.
Nice looking truck! Notice the phone number on the side: HE 2-7191 … the HE stood for Hemlock, then later changed to ” 43 ” when Southern Bell when to all numbers. I never understood why they used a word for the first two digits on your phone number … maybe they just thought it was easier to remember. I have a few more interior views from this negative envelope that I will work-up and post later. If anyone remembers Son Motors, please let us hear from you. Thanks for looking …
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