This pretty little house that once had a front porch is on its way down. While driving by I did my usual OMG reaction to seeing this one almost gone. And then I started remembering that its neighboring house was already gone! So, Searcy Sleuths, what was the neighboring house? Ok.....here's t
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10/31/2019
We have published the old Plaza Theatre picture before but this time it has the names of the band members. I have always loved the looks of the building and the perfect way all the band members are sitting and standing. The sign to the right on another street says, "Varner's Cleaners & Tailors.
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10/29/2019
Where was it and what were they doing?This picture has Nov. 1952 written on the back. The front lower corner says Novak Bald Knob Ark. The water tower has something that looks like " ...national ......Co" written on it. Could it have been International Shoe Co.?So, Searcy Sleuths, can you tell
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10/21/2019
Giant! One giant of a movie!I was watching Giant, the 1956 movie that is still a great movie and one that I had not seen since it was first shown. One memory is still sad. I heard that James Dean, my idol at the time, had died. In fact, he died before the movie was released.Anyway.....back to
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10/17/2019
Kathi Raines at The ArtistryI stopped by The Artistry at 802 S. Main, Searcy AR today and almost didn't get away. It is a creative artist co-op with retail shops and a learning center. Kathi Raines is the artist/owner. I have known Kathi for years but didn't realize all the creativity that has
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10/12/2019
Mercury dealership approximately 1952.The building is still there. I drive by this building daily, almost, and have wondered what was once there. Seeing a picture in the book, "Memories of America Searcy" with my husband, a former car dealer, he pointed out that the Mercury dealership was once l
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10/07/2019
Queen of Floyd SchoolI stumbled across this picture while looking through an album full of old pictures with most of them pictures from the Floyd AR area. Floyd was once a thriving community, so it seems, and the school had not consolidated at the time of this picture.The pretty girl in the pict
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10/04/2019
Where was it?This old picture was included in an old album of photographs of folks from Floyd Arkansas. The girl, as written on the back, was Bettye Perry and there are several pages of pictures of her. So who was she? The album has pictures of the school at Floyd before it was closed and lot
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10/02/2019
Find yourself in this group? Check and see.I was just doing a preview trip and a "visit my daughter Valerie Smith Canepa" at the up-coming estate sale on Pin Oak in River Oaks when I saw two huge pictures that were so clear and full of nice folks on a bus trip. The first one is shown above with
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10/01/2019
