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Welcome to Hopkinsville Nostalgia


View From 9th and Main 1958

Here Is An Interesting Letter Sent From
The Hotel Latham In Hopkinsville 1935

People Line The Street For The Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 9th & Main

If you have ever lived in Hopkinsville KY you may be interested in taking a look at how
things have changed over the years.In this site you will see images of what used to be.
I am starting out with some of the more common images available that will consist of old images of
post cards going back to almost the the turn of the 20th century. Some of these may be familiar to you
and some will not, but they are all interesting. I will be adding images as I find them.
Our image collections are offered below.
This is a collection of old Hopkinsville post cards plus other nostalgia from Hopkinsville and the vicinity

Hopkinsville Motel Images
Chesmotel Lodge 1940s,Hopkinsville KY Jeff Davis Motel1950s/60s Another look at the Latham
Chicagoan Motel 50s, Hopkinsville KY Tiny Town Motel Guthrie 1970s Lake's Cottages US 41
Colonial Motel 1960s, Hopkinsville KY Stamms Motel 40s Scott's Motor Court
Fountain Bleu Hotel 1960s, Hopkinsville KY Ivry Tower Hotel 1960s Another Chesmotel
Holiday Inn Early 60s Holiday Inn Early 70s Kings Court Motel Room 50s / 60s
ChesMotel 60s Rock City Motel RockHill Motel
Rock Cafe Waddlington Motel 1950s Latham Hotel Jeff Davis Motel Before The Pool
Other Hopkinsville Nostalgia
9th St Christian Church Bethel College Bill Boley
Coach & Four Restaurant Elk Brand price list Old Hopkinsville High School
Courthouse WFIW Radio Stamp Planters Bank 1911 Calender Hopkinsville
Virginia Park 1920s Pennyrile Forest Beach New Central Hotel Plate
New Years Greetings Planters Bank 1917 Jeff Davis Motel Brochure Main Street 1950s
Looking North On Boulvard Library Early 40s Coach & Four Restaurant 50s
Train Depot Jeff Davis Restaurant Main Street 1920s
Another Main Street Hopkinsville Fire Truck Old Hopkinsville Post Office

And Still More Nostalgia
Coach & Four Dinner Plate 50s Gordon Cayce Gallery 40s McFarland Grocery Premium Item 50s
Devil Grip Patch Made In Hopkinsville 50s Jeff Davis Monument 40s Ivry Tower Ashtray 60s
Another Bethel College View 1907 US 41 North to Hopkinsville View 40s Another Main Street View 30s
Little River Motel Main Street 50s Y & G Motel, North 41 40s Fort Campbell HQ 50s
Greetings From Hopkinsville 50s Hopkinsville Plaza 50s Western State Hospital 50s
Hills Firstone Catalog Hopkinsville 40s Greetings From Hopkinsville Fort Campbell Post Card
Ash Tray Stamms Motel Ash Tray Jeff Davis Motel Courthouse Collector Plate
Nice view of the Colonial Motel 60s Jeff Davis Birth Place Fairview Another Nice View of Virginia Park
And here are some more images. Some of these are different views
of what has been previously posted and some are new
Virginia, Clay and Westside Schools 30s Cooper Tobacco Loose Floor 30s Hancock Cooper Sign
Great View of Coach and Four Restaurant Rock Bridge North Main Waddlington Auto Court 50s
Model Milk Bottle New Central Hotel Key 50s Grace Church 40s
McClean College Belmont Hill 1900 Pennyrile State Park Beach Another View Of Pennyrile Beach
Hopkinsville Water Works Standpipe 40s Planters Loose Floor Warehouse 50s Hopkinsvell Steam Laundry Enevelope 1910
Bethel College Artifact Holiday Restaurant (lake area) Hopkinsville HS vs, Bowling Green HS 1948
Very Nice Old Library View Hopkinsville Pennant Yes, There Is Another Hopkinsville
Very Old South Main Street View Stage Coach Ticket? Nice night time shot of Jerry's restaurant sign
Holiday Inn Menu Cover 1962 Holiday Inn Menu Prices 1962 Shady Oaks Motel US41 To Crofton

Very Old Jennie Stuart Hospital Ben Wood Farm Post Card Very Nice Rock City Image
Close Up Of The Train Depot Money Issued By Hopkinsville National Bank Western State Asylum (OLD)
Alhambra before the Restoration 1981? Old Sisk Nash Dealer Sign 50s Nice Phillips 66 Station 50s Northside

Nice George Atkins Dairy Milk Bottle South Main 40s showing Wards and Ferrell's Fort Campbell Paratroopers On Aircraft
Durgins Market, Crofton (Store is for sale) Very Early Y&G Motel View Kentucky New Era Building 20s
Very Nice Chicagoan Motel 50s Greetings From Kentucky Jerry's Sign Daytime
McDonalds Ad Early - Mid 60s Covered Bridge Julian Rd. Hopkinsville Minor League Baseball Player
Tobacco Farmer (night riders?) In Guthrie Planters Burley Brochure Another Bethel College View
9th Street Business District 30s Latham Hotel 1906 view Elk Brand Artifact
Bethel College Pitcher Another Pennyrile Beach View Set 50s Aspirn made in Hopkinsville 1
ST. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (new) ST. Peter & Paul Catholic Church( Interior) Aspirn made In Hopkinsville 2
Local Burger Chef Premium

Courthouse from 1918 RM Anderson Grocery Envelope Fontain Bleau Hotel Glass
Nice photo of Klein's Dept Store Hopkinsville Traffic Dept Badge Princess Theater
Eggnor's Ferry Bridge Highland Park IGA 50s With Sparky Nice Baptist Church

Thanks To Bob Gray For The Highland Park IGA Photo
Babbage Funeral Home Fan Cayce Mill envelope 1941 Olld $1 bill issued in Hopkinsville
Hetties Tea Room HHS football program coke ad 1949 Wrestling At The Fairgrounds 60s
From Croketts Restaurant Mathews Grocery Mathews Grocery 2
Hopkinsville's First Gas Station Ferrell's Dinner Plate 1938 Ferrell's Restaruant from 1938
Nolands Western Auto Catalog 1(50s) Nolands Western Auto Catalog 2 Nice Hopkinsville 4 views

Another 4 view card of Hopkinsville South KY College (bethel street?) Methodist (ME) Church
Kelly Green Man Alien Replica Binns Mill Artifact 1 50s Binns Mill Artifact 2 50s
Different View Of Western State 40s Jessup Street circa early 1900s Hopkinsville Bumper Sticker
Western State Condederate Flag Local Flood Sign From 1997 Nice Fort Campbell Post Card
Kentucky Map Post Card Hopkinsville Silver Spoon Burger Chef Kite

Hopkinsville Water Works Dam 1941 Barkley Lodge Interior 1960s Ariel View Of Barkley Lodge 1960s
Cadiz Methodist Church Cadiz Courthouse 1960s Mayes & Stone Texaco Station artifact
Another view of Barkley Lodge 60s Nice Old View Of Jenny Stewart Hospital Ferrell's Henderson KY

Nice Virginia Street School Hopkinsville Trailer Camp 30s Matchbook Covers For Motels
Katherine Peden For Senator Ferrell's China Plate Hopkinsville Two Hopkinsville Pennants
Hoptown Orange Odd Fellows Building 9th Street Outwood #1
Outwood # 2 Outwood #3 Cate's Mill

Different Pennyrile Beach Different View Of Rock Hill Old Barracks At Fort Campbell
B-Line Motel Crofton 50s Bank Of Hopkinsville Check Confederate Monument Riverside Cemetary
Coke Bottle Opener Hopknsville Latham Hotel Stationary Cadiz Attorney Stationary

Thanks to Bobby who sent the flood sign and David Peterson who sent the Burger Chef kite


ADDITIONS
Crystal Pool Information 50s Hopkinsville Entrance to Crystal Pool 50s Hopkinsville Main Street 1905 Hopkinsville
Main Street 1943 Hopkinsville Hopkinsville Issue Postal Bond Note WWII Pledge Fan Standard Seed Company
WWII Pledge Fan 2 Hopkinsville Nice View of Rock Hill Hopkinsville  

Ware Brother's General Store Trenton, 1906 Invitation to Ware Brother's Grand Opening Doouble Cola Hopkinsville Bottles
Hopkinsville Medical Association pin 1916 US Veteran's Hospital #93 (before Ourwood) Older Guthrie Tiny Town Motel Image
Hopkinsville Plaza Hopkinsville Civil Ware Headline Dink Embry's Band from the 50s Hopkinsville WHOP
Western KY Gun Club Hopkinsville North Main Streed Bridge Hopkinsville

Attucks School Hopkinsville Hopkinsville Postal Note Commonwealth Bank Hopkinsville
Very Nice Jennie Stwart Hospital Hopkinsvill WT Cooper Enevlope Hopkinsville Hollyhock Motel Cottges Hopkinsville
Boots Randolph Club Cover Virginia Park with playground Equipment Hopkinsville Nice Confederate Monument Hopkinsville

McKee Grocer Jug Hopkinsville CW Young Thermometer Hopkinsville Planter's Bank Thermometer Hopkinsville
WKOA Advertising Hopkinsville 9th St, Christian Church Plate Hopkinsville 9th Street Christian Church plate history Hopkinsville
Gas station sign from somewhere In the area 30s Indiana Cafe ad Crofton Nice view of 9th St. Christian Hopkinsville
Tennessee Central RR Pass Stoped At Hoptown Water Works Dam Hopkinsville  

Thanks to Bob Kupfer For the Indiana Cafe ad.
Thanks to Terry Franklin for the gas station sign.

Mack's Rock Cafe before it was Roundie's Hopkinsville Bennettstown Greetings Postcard Hopkinsville West 7th St Looking East Hopkinsville
Christian County Courthouse 1908 Hopkinsville Hopkinsville Rail Road Station 20's Hopkinsville Tourist Brochure Cover
Hopkinsville Only Town On The Map Old Sunflower Milling Sack Old Jeff Davis Monument Image

Camp Campbell Post Office 50s Camp Campbell Field House 50s Chautauqua band performance Hopkinsville 1912
Another Hopkinsville Pennant Regatta, Kentucky Lake Bill Boley Puppet 1 Hopkinsville
Bill Boley Puppet 2 Hopkinsville Dunlap Sales Premium Manby's Soda Fountain Dawson Springs

Mayes & Stone Texaco Premium Christian County Christennial Coin1 175 years Christian County Christennial Coin 2
Very Nice Y&G Motel Card Old Local Baptism Photo by Quick Service Studio 6th St. Hopkinsville Greetings
New Central Hotel Stationary Envelope Nice Block City Building Set Made In Hopkinsville Hopkinsville Dog Tag Tax 1929
Very Nice Y&G Motel Card And The Reverse Of The Card WFIW QSL Reception Card
Ogden Methodist Church Child's Platter Fashion Furniture Caldwell County Times
Nice Clay Stree School Kentucky Bank Robbed By Jesse James Nice Lake's Cottages Card
Logan County Court House Planter's Bank Farm Ledger License Plate From 1957
Rapid Bridge Scorer Princeton Insurance   Elks Club 73rd Convention 1982 Hopkinsville

Updated10/23/07
Local Cotton Pickers 1935 Hopkinsville Back Of Cotton Pickers Photo Christian-Todd Telephone Company Letter
Camp Campbell Post Card Folder Acme Mills Feed Bag Hopkinsville McConnell Tobaco Warehouse
Very Nice Latham Hotel Image Jordan Furniture premium Great Jeff Davis Image 50s
First City Bank Key Chain 70s? Sunflower Hopkinsville Milling Thermometer Christian Bank Promisary Note $3

Illinois Central RR Ticket Front 1915 Illinois Central Ticket Reverse 1915 Very Nice Image of the Old Post Office 9th St.
The Moore Clinic 9th and Liberty 20s Image of Jessup Street 1910 Hopkinsville Milling Premium Coupon
Fort Campbell Phone Book 1968    

New 11/27/07
6th Street Hopkinsville Billiards Token front 6th Street Hopkinsville Billiards Token Reverse Double Cola Crate Hopkinsville 1
Double Cola Crate Hopkinsville 2 Match Book Collection Hopkinsville 1 Match Book Collection Hopkinsville 2
Central Meat Market Receipts 1926 Hopkinsville Fort Campbell Image 1 Hopkinsville Fort Campbell Image 2 Hopkinsville
Fort Campbell Image 3 Hopkinsville
Mason Pontiac - Cadilliac Dealership 70s Standing Rock Princeton KY

DX Station At The Triangle W 7th St 1951 What The DX Station Looks Like Today W 7th St. Thompson & Perkins DX Station In 1959 4th&Main
What Thompson & Perkins Looks Like Today Downtown Flooding 9th Street Same Perspective Of The Flooded Area Today
     

Here Is Something New.
I have been doing some local photography of things I find interesting In the area.
Those of you who have been away from Hopkinsville may also find these interesting.
Remains Of the B-Line Motel In Crofton 1 Remains Of the B-Line Motel In Crofton 2 Remains Of the B-Line Motel In Crofton 3
Remains Of the B-Line Motel In Crofton 4 Remains Of the B-Line Motel In Crofton 5 Shady Oaks Hotel 41A 1
Shady Oaks Hotel 41A 2 Old Shell Station 9th & Campbell 1 Old Shell Station 9th & Campbell 2
Old A&P Store E9th St. Now an Auto Zone Kat's Boron Station and Store Crofton Remains of the Boron Sign at Kat's
The skeleton of an 0ld barn On Lovers Ln The skeleton of an 0ld barn On Lovers Ln 2 Up to date photo of Peace park
Rare Hopkinsville Cobble Stone 10th and Liberty Rare Hopkinsville Cobble Stone 10th and Liberty2  

For those of you who have not seen a Hopkinsville Christmas Parade in a long time,
here are some pictures of the 2007 Parade Thousands of people lined Main Street.
Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 1 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 2 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 3
Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 4 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 5 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 6
Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 7 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 8 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 9
Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 10 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 11 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade 2007 12
     
     
     

Pictures From The 1955 Christmas Parade


I would like to thank Jennifer (Dowdy) Cox for sending me these pictures and commentary of Hopkinsville Christmas Parade floats.

"Thought I would pass along these 2 snaps from a float in the 1955 Hopkinsville Christmas parade.
I believe the float was sponsored by the PTA of Virginia Street School.
All but one of us pictured were in 3rd grade at the time. Don't ask me how/why
I remember, but we sang 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' for the entire parade route !

Float 1 Left To Right: Linda Beazley, Linda Henninger, John Hall, Jennifer Dowdy, Kathy Brown .
Float 2 Left To Right: Larry Morris, Susan Caudle, Winslow Fairleigh, Jimmy Hall , Steve Underwood"

New 12/9/07


Stage Coach House In Guthrie KY Ellis Ice Company Wylie & McClelland Pharmacy Bottle Princeton
Hoptown Hoppers Baseball Schedule 1950 Ad On the back Of the Hopper's Schedule W. Jeff Hammond Moving Storage Artifact1
W. Jeff Hammond Moving Storage Artifact2 Envelope From West Kentucky Asylum Coach & Four Restaurant Drinking Glass
A Few Matchbook Covers Mayes & Jones Texaco Kids Premium MatchBook Cover Ford Tractor
     
     
New 12/16/07
Hopkinsville Tigers vs. Mayfield Program Cover 1934 Hopkinsville Tigers vs. Henderson Program Cover 1934 Hopkinsville Tigers vs. Madisonville Program1934
Back Page Of Program Sponsors 1934 Patriotic Envelope 1894 Mary Starling Paynes Blue Cross Mobile Van 1960s
1929 Attucks HS Class Ring Hopkinsville Planters 100th Anniversary Coin 1973 Bomber Bait Ad With 3 Hopkinsville People In ad

Here is The Regional Section Of The Site
Adsmore House Princeton KY Adsmore House Princeton KY 2 Young's Motel Madisonville
Toung's Tourist Court Madisonville The Victoria Motel Madisonville Todd County Court House
Sweet Feeds Of Hopkinsville Strip Mine, Madisonville Ice Cream, Rich Grill-Madisioville
Princeton Creamery Madisonville High School Madisonville Baptist Church
Madisonville Country Club Madisonville Post Office Oak Grove Police Patch
Bridges Funeral Home Fan Princeton Bridges Funeral Home 2 Fan Princeton Old Barkly Bridge Image
Confederate Monument Madisonville Elkton Airport Opening 1961 First Day Cover Freemans Chapel Hopkinsville
Grant's Motel Madisonville Colonial Court Motel Madisonville Christian County Courthouse early 60s
Harton - Cooper loose Floor Hopkins County Hospital Hopkins County Courthouse
Lakes Area
Lakes Area 1 Lakes Area 2 Lakes Area 3
Lakes Area 4 Lakes Area 5 Lakes Area 6
Lakes Area 7 Lakes Area 8 Lakes Area 11
Lakes Area 9 Lakes Area 10 Lakes Area 12
Lakes Area 13 Lakes Area 14 Lakes Area 15

Princeton
Princeton Courthouse #1 FIrst Baptist Church 1959 Burgess Mote
Coon Library Dogs on Princeton Post Card First Baptist Older B&W
Princeton Hotel and IC Depot Courthouse #2 Butler High Schoo
OakWood Motel 50s East Side Grade Scho Princeton Creamery
Bridges Funeral Home 2 Fan Princeton Adsmore House Princeton KY  

New 1/1/08
Gray's Club Oak Grove CW Young Brochure Hopkinsville CW Young Warehouse Sign Hopkinsville
Kenlake Lodge Pennyrile Electric 1960 Almanac Hopkinsville Western Kentucky State Fair 25th Year 1975
Main Street Hopkinsville 1900 Era Hopkinsville Water Works Very Old Hopkinsville HS Pennant
Martin Wagons Hopkinsville Cain's Market Premiun back side Hopkinsville Christennial Buttons 1974 Hopkinsville
Cain's Market Premium Collie Dog Hopkinsville Picture of Guards at Hopkinsville Insane Asylum Katy Photo Service mailer Hopkinsville

New 1/9/08
Newspaper Edition Kelly Incident 1955 Sunshine Unkle Minor's Storybook Hopkinsville Author Of Book 1895
Back Of Picture Colorful Western State Card HB Shelton Cadilliac Premium Brush
HB Shelton Cadilliac2 Hopkinsville Nice Elk Brand Calendar 1947 Hopkinsville Copyright Page V. M. Metcalf Hopkinsville
Dixie Flyer Registration Ticket Very old Jeff Davis Monument Photo looking south Hopkinsville Studies Books From 1963
Nice Hopkinsville $5 Bank Note Reverse Of The Bank Note (cost $3,000 on eBay Nice Main Street Scene 1943 Hopkinsville

Updated 1/28/08
Keach Furniture Calendar 1911 Hopkinsville Keach Furniture Calendar 1911 A Hopkinsville Ken-Lake Hotel 1953 Kentucky Lake
King's Court Motel 1957 Hopkinsville Main Street Scene 1919 Hopkinsville Lincoln Cigars Made In Hopkinsville
Lincoln Cigar Box Hopkinsville Courthouse Scene from 1916 Hopkinsville Ken-Lake Hotel As It looks Today

Holmes Records Hopkinsville, The Haddock Sisters Record From Burger Chef Bowling Green Business University
Record from Oak Grove Recording Studio Hoptown Tigers State Champs 1965 Keach Furnitire Calander 1911
Anothe Keach Calander 1911 Elkton Courthouse 1970s Baptist Cookbook

New! 2/3/08
KNE VE Day Edition Hopkinsville 1945 Fairview Church Postcard Fairview KY Reverse of the Fairview postcard
Pure Oil service and restaurant US 41N Hopkinsville Pure Oil service and restaurant US 41N Hopkinsville2 Atkins Dairy Milk Bottle Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville China 30s Hopkinsville Local Matchbook Bowles & Co Hopkinsville 1920s

Thanks the Kenny For The Records and Carolyn For The Newspaper

Updated 2/26/08
White Brothers Grocery Hopkinsville 1920s 9th Street Grocery Hopkinsville 1920s Gray's Tavern Oak Grove KY
Major-Reed Chrysler Matchbook 1970 Major-Reed Chrysler Matchbook 1970-2 Boy Scout Signal Sender Klein's 1950s
Russ Carlyle and Orchestra VFW 50s? Hal McIntyre and His Band VFW 50s? Christennial Celebration Buttons 1974
Old Chicagoan Post Card Hopkinsville 60s Reverse Of Card Fort Campbell Theater 60s
Arthur Back's DX Station Motel Restaurant US41N 60s Reverse of Back's Motel Hopkinsville KY Fort Campbell Chapel 60s
Woodmen Of the World Key Fob Hopkinsville Plate 1st Christian Church Princeton KY $10 Bank Note From Princeton National Bank 1929
Fort Campbell KY Gate 4 Welcome Sign 1969 Greetings from Fort Campbell Coffee Mug From Ferrells Hopkinsville KY

Hopkinsville 175th Anniversary Plate Christian County Notes For Plate Harding & Millier Piano Company Ad Hopkinsville
Harding & Miller Logo Hopkinsville Skarry's Steam Bakery Token Hopkinsville Back Of Skarry's Bakery Token
Attucks School Reunion Hopkinsville Attucks School Board Hopkinsville 1927 Bethel Women's College Card Hopkinsvillle 1907

Update 3/18/08
Adolph Hitler Effigy Hanging At 9th and Main 1945 Frankel's Busy Store Calandar 1910 Hopkinsville 1939 Article On Hopkinsville Home Of Fred Herfurth
Bethel College Sorority Publication Front Bethel College Sorority Publication Back The Herfurth house is shown on the Chicagoan Card
Very Nice Main Street Looking North To Wards 1957 Letter to Elkton KY Resident Dated 1886 Barkley Lodge Entry Room 60s Cadiz
Post Card Printed in Hopkinsville, School Marm View Of Tornado April 2006 From Jennie Stewart Cam Old Hopkinsville Fire Truck 30s

Inside of Hopkinsville Rail Road Depot 30s or 40s? Stone's Texaca Salt and Pepper Shakers Hopkinsville 50s Goodnight Motel Cadiz KY late 50s
Maple Lawn Motel and Lodge US 41 N Hopkinsville Maple Lawn Moter Reverse Of Card Kentucky Dam 1952
Hopkinsville High School 1912 Coal Company Store Coupon The Seelbach Of Hopkinsville KY
Loch Mary Earlington KY Madison Public School 1907 Country Club Madisonville KY 1920
Young's Motor Court Motel Madisonville KY 1960s Local collection Of lures, Hopkinsville  

Thanks to Nancy Narris for the train depot photo
Updated 6/1/08
Golden Pond KY Street Scene 1 (Land Between The Lakes 50s) Golden Pond KY Street Scene 2 (Land Between The Lakes 50s) Pure Gasoline Stations 1 Hopkinsville KY
Pure Gasoline Station 2 Hopkinsville KY Wilkerson's Cottages Business Card Hopkinsville KY Small Collection Of Regional Key Fobs, Cadiz KY
Letter To Elkton KY Resident 1866 Lake Malone Beach Todd County KY 1950s Elkton Bus Stop Pass, Elkton KY
Cadiz Railroad Steam Locomotive Cadiz KY Farmers Almanac Cadiz Insurance Agency Cadiz KY Indian Themed Post Card Hopkinsville KY
Jeff Davis Motel, 1955 Odd Fellows Hall, Hopkinsville KY 1955 Bass Lure Made In Hopkinsville

Local Artist Harold Peace, Hopkinsville KY Civil War Centennial Card 1961, Hopkinsville KY Kentucky Whip and Collar Co. , Princeton KY
Kentucky Whip and Collar Co 2 , Princeton KY Baptist Church, Hopkinsville KY Cadiz Raiload Car, Cadiz KY
Cadiz Courthouse 1966, Cadiz KY Main Street early 20s, Looking South, Hopkinsville Scott Fitzhugh Bridge, Kentucky Lake

Interesting Family Scene Picture Or Post Card 1907 Baldwin Trucks Drawn by Horses Late 19th Century Main Street, Turn of the Century or Earlier
Snow Covered South Main St, 1930s? Money Bag From Hopkinsville Coke Bottling Original Burger Chef Sign, 60s, Hopkinsville KY
Old Kentucky New Era Metal Newspaper Tube Hopkinsville Elks Club Gavel 1938 1 Hopkinsville Elks Club Gavel 1938 2
Hopkinsville Elks Club Gavel 1938 3 Clarksville Municipal Stadium 1950 Phoenix Hotel Stationary Envelope Hopkinsville

Happy Chandler Campaign Button Hopkinsville KY Gaither & West Tobacco Merchants Hopkinsville KY
Post Card From Rock Motor Court 1945 Wallace Insurance Agency Policy 1932 Hopkinsville KY WWII Ration Book Cadiz KY
Checks From Bank Of Hopkinsville 1899 Shady Oaks Motel 60s Hopkinsville KY Shady Oaks As It Is Today Hopkinsville KY

Shady Oaks As It Is Today -2 Hopkinsville KY Jordan Furniture Premium Pop Art, Hopkinsville KY Jordan Furniture Premium Pop Art 2, Hopkinsville KY
Shoe Shine Box 1961, Revere Store, Hopkinsville KY Revere Store 1961, Hopkinsville KY Trail Of Tears PowWow Program 1996, Hopkinsville KY
Charlies Steakhouse Plate Oak Grove, KY Charlies Steakhouse Plate2 Oak Grove KY  

Hopkinsville Hospital 1915, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville Resident Civil War Era, Hopkinsville KY Reverse, F Eggle Photography 1860s, Hopkinsville KY
D I Smith Whisky Bottle, Cadiz KY Cadiz Railroad Engine, Cadiz KY Camp Cambell 1940s? Hopkinsville KY
Christian County Schools Diploma Cover, Hopkinsville KY John Young Implements, 1915 Stationary, Hopkinsville KY Virginia Street Park, 1939, Hopkinsville KY

Dionne Quints Fan Reverse, Hopkinsville KY Wood-Fuqua Funeral Home Fan, Dionne Quints Hopkinsville KY Associated Charities Sallie Campbell 1916, Hopkinsville KY
Riverside Chapell, Hopkinsville KY Rev, McRidley Early in 20th Century, Cadiz KY  

Some Regional Stuff Including Hopkinsville and Tennessee areas New 6/30/08
1st Baptist Chruch Dyersburg, KY 175 Year Christian County Celebration Plate, Hopkinsville,KY Kentucky Stove Works 1 Princeton KY.
Kentucky Stove Works 2, Princeton KY Acme Mills, Hopkinsville KY Big Springs Pond, Princeton, KY
Butler HS, Princeton, KY Howell School Early Century, Clarksville TN Covington Motel 50s, Guthrie KY
Christian - Todd County Telephone Co Bill, Hopkinsville KY Garnett Jewlers, Hopkinsville KY Garnett Jewlers 2, Hopkinsville KY
Island Cafe US 41 North 50s, Hopkinsville KY Modern Beauty Shop, Hopkinsville KY Very Old Envelope, Oak Grove, KY
Old Princeton HS, Princeton KY Old Furnace At LBL, Cadiz KY Old Market St, Paris TN
Paris Tn Public Pool 60s, Paris Tn Plantation Motel, Paris TN Some MIsc Hoptown Views, Hopkinsville KY
Hopkinsville's Burley Markets Open, 1934 Bird's Eye View Of Hopkinsville KY Very Nice Rock City Motel Sign 50s, Hopkinsville KY

Jordan's Furniture Premium Fan, Hopkinsville KY Rock House Formation, Dawson Springs, KY Milliken Community House, Elkton KY
Madisonville HS 1937, Madisonville KY Madisonville HS 1951, Madisonville KY Interesting Photo From Humphries Studio, Hopkinsville KY
12th year for Pennyroyal Fair 1961, Hopkinsville, KY New Old Stock Aspirin Made In. Hopkinsville KY Old Store Display Case Of Aspirin, Hopkinsville KY

Very Nice Main Street Scene From the Teens, Hopkinsville KY Reverse Of Street Scene From the teens, Hopkinsville KY Largest Tobacco Market In the World, Hopkinsville KY

More Regional Images 7/28/08
Cunberland River 40s, Clarksville TN Dyersburg Post Office 1940s, Dyersburg TN Dyersburg Country Club 40s, Dyersburg TN
Dyersburg Plaza Court Motel 50s, Dyersburg TN Dyersburg National Bank, 40s, Dyersburg TN Dime Saver, Clarksville National Bank 1955, Clarksville TN
Fort Donellson1, Dover TN Fort Donellson2, Dover TN Major Dray Apothecary Jar1, Hopkinsville KY
Major Dray Apothecary Jar2, Hopkinsville KY Oak Ridge School 1908, Clarksville TN Oak Ridge School2 1908, Clarksville TN
Nice Plantation Motel 50s, Dyersburg TN Reelfoot Lake Kids Train Ride 50s, Dyersburg TN Tobacco Warehouse 30s, Springfield TN
Vry Nice Spring Grill Image. 50s, Dover TN Outstanding S. Main Street Snow Scene, Hopkinsville KY  

Paducah National Bank 1910, Paducah KY Barnes Motors Ruler Premium, Hopkinsville KY Bethel College Yearbook 1950, Hopkinsville KY
Bethel College Yearbook21950, Hopkinsville KY Farmer's Pocket LedgerFrom Cayce Yost, Hopkinsville KY Farmer's Ledger2 From Cayce Yost, Hopkinsville KY
Forbes Manufacturing Letterhead 1916, Hopkinsville KY Grodon Cayce Antiques, Hopkinsville KY Gordon Cayce Reverse Of Card, Hopkinsville KY
Gray's Bar and Grill 50s, Oak Grove KY Greyhound Bus Terminal Paducah 1940s, Paducah KY Elevated shot of Jeff Davis Motel 60s, Hopkinsville KY
John Newton Wall For State Senator 1934, Hopkinsville,KY Poison Labels New Old Stock Major Dray, Hopkinsville KY Pennyrile Mall Promotional Frisbee, 70s, Hopkinsville KY
US-41 Inn 50s, Hopkinsville KY Old Methodist Church, Hopkinsville KY Elevated Shot Of Rock City Motel, Hopkinsville KY
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New! Updated 9/15/08
Promisary Note $5 Christian Bank, Hopkinsville KY Dixie Gas Company Premium, Hopkinsville KY Farris Florist Fan,, Clarksville Tn
Farris Florist Fan2, Clarksville Tn Fountain Bleau Motel, Hopkinsville KY Island Cafe, 50s, Nice Card, Hopkinsville KY
Jeff Davis Hotel Brochure 60s, Hopkinsville KY Jordan's Furniture, 30s Fan1, Hopkinsville KY Jordan's Furniture 30s Fan, Hopkinsville KY
Little River Motel Matchbook 50s, Hopkinsville KY Major -Dray Drugs Matchbook, Hopkinsville KY McLean College, Hopkinsville KY
Moe Light Fixture Sticker, Hopkinsville KY Moe Light Lighting Fixture, Hopkinsville KY Natural Bridge, Hopkinsville KY
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Confederate Medallion 1918, Hopkinsville KY Confederate Medallion Reverse, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville City Directory 1966, Hopkinsville KY
Hopkinsville City Directory 2 1966, Hopkinsville KY First Baptist Church, Teens, Hopkinsville KY Rev R.W. Gaines Funeral Notice 1808, Hopkinsville KY
Wrestling Noational Guard Armory 1964, Hopkinsville KY Train Or Coach Ticket 1860, Hopkinsville KY Titsworth Ford Premium, Hopkinsville KY

Updated 10/1/08
2nd Avenue Presbyterian Church, Hopkinsville KY Arlington Hotel, Clarksville Tn Bilss & Laughlin Faultless 1969, Hopkinsville KY
Bilss & Laughlin Faultless 2 1969, Hopkinsville KY Block City Construction Set, Hopkinsville, KY Block City, Made In Hopkinsville KY
GoodNite Motel, Very Nice, Cadiz KY IGA Uniform From Grey;s IGA 60s, Hopkinsville KY Red River Furnace, Clarksville TN
 

Updated 10/13/08
34th Rotary Radio Auction 1984, Hopkinsville KY Old Elks Building, Clarksville TN Old Elks Building 1925, Princeton KY
Very Old Image Of Franklin St, Clarksville KY Very Old Image Of L&N Rail Bridge, Clarksville TN Very Nice Lake Malone Image 50s. Todd County KY
Images From Outwood Facility, Hopkinsville KY Caldwell County Court House 40s, Princeton, KY Sentry Coal Facillity 50s? , Madisonville KY
     

The Moore Clinic From The Late 20s Or Early 30s, 5th and Liberty St. Hopkinsville KY


Thanks To Local Artist James Cain Jr. Nice Work!

Kelly Green Men UFO Incident

Here is the comprehensive story of the Kelly Green Men
incident that happened on August 21, 1955

And Here Is The Counterpoint To The Incident

Here Is The L&N Depot From 1976 (Before The Restoration


For a number of years the Illinois Central Railroad came through
Hopkinsville KY. Some of the right of way is now going to become
part of the Hopkinsville's Rail To Trail project.

A Short History Of The Illinois Central Railroad.

Here is link to a map of the Illinois Central Railroad routes
Note that there was a dead end of the line in Hopkinsville

And here is an Illinois Central passenger ticket

Clarksville
Clarksville A&W Motel 1951 Early Austin Peay Card Clarksville Baptist Church
BB King at eh DAV club Clarksville Confederate Statue Clarksville Courthouse 1
Clarksville Courthouse 2 Clarksville Covered Bridge Clarksville Covered Bridge
Roy Acoff Dunbar Cave 2 Gavin Furnitire Store Premium Glenn's Tavern 1
Roy Acoff Dunbar Cave 3 Glenn's Tavern 2 Clarksville Greetings
Clarksville Medow Motel Clarksville Methodist Church 191 Clarksville Panarama Map 1870
Clarksville Post Office 1 Civil War Headlines Vacation Motel 2
Clarksville Woman's Club 20s Cumberland Motel Clarksville Dunbar Lake
Tornado Recovery Benefit Very Nice Dunbar Cave Hotel JC Couts & Son (Town Square)
A.C.O. Drugs Clarksville Commemorative Coin Sea & Sirloin Reataurant
Palmyra Covered Bridge Leaf & Grain Store Clarksville Fire Dept. 40s
Interior Of Dunbar Cave Greetings Map Clarksville Larger A&W Motel 50s
Tennessee Greetings Clarksville Speedway 1950 Medow Hotel 2
Austin Peay Program Cover Medow Hotel 1 Clarksville Coca Cola Plant
Acme $3,500 Boots 3,500 Boots Solicitation Downtown Clarksville 1958
Acme Shoe Letterhead Patsy's Cottages Clarksville BF Goodrich Plant 40s
Idaho Springs Hotel Clarksville Cumberland Motel Interior Clarksville Clarksville Courthouse 1906
 

Uptated 6/3/08

 
Franklin Street 1945 Dr. Burt's Infirmary Clarksville founded 1906 CB QSL Cards - Clarksville
Pure Oil Station US 41A and Lafayette Drive1 1955 Pure Oil Station US 41A and Lafayette Drive2 1955 Clarksville Snuff Factory

W C Basto 1964 Clarksville, Clarksville TN Dunbar Cave Overlook Clarksville, Clarksville TN Clarksville Post Office, Clarksville TN
Port Royal Bridge 1, Clarksville TN Port Royal Bridge 2, Clarksville TN Clarksville City Hall 1916
Nice Dunbar Cave Hotel 1945, Clarksville TN Reverse Of The Hotel 1945, Clarksville TN Dunbar Cave Image 1920, Clarksville, TN

Dunbar Cave, Vintage, Clarksville TN Airial View Of Riverfront 1992, Clarksville TN Clarksville Country Club 1927, Clarksville TN
Vintage First Baptist Church, Clarksville TN Northeast High School Yearbook 1984, Clarksville TN Wrestling Poster 1964, Clarksville TN
     

Some Regional Stuff
2nd Street Owensboro about 1940 Lake Street In Fulton KY Also early 40s Falls Motel Kentucky Lake
Old Cottages at Kentucky Lake Falls Motel 2 Kentucky Lake Kentucky Dam Village Swimming Beach
Lakehurst Hotel Kentucky Lake
     
     

Boren's Truck Stop 5 Miles North Of Hopkinsville On US41



Cadiz Raikroad Steam Locomotive - Cadiz KY WHOP Reception Card Signed By Leo Wilson - Hopkinsville KY
Trigg County Farmer's Bank Correspondence - Cadiz KY Roy Acuff Dunbar Cave - Gread Speckeled Bird - Clarksville TN

Cadiz KY Main Street Looking East 1967



Central FIre Station, Town Clock And S. Sacks Hopkinsville

Belmont School, Also the site of McClean College. This School Burned In 1959

Thanks To Mary Helen Adams, from "Gateway to the Past" William Turner's pictorial history, 1974


Here Are The Three Other Elementry Schools Of The Same Era.
Thanks Again to Mary Helen Adams and William Turner's Pictorial History 1974

Virginia Street School, Hopkinsville, 1901 to 1972 West Side School, Hopkinsville, 1906 to 1974 Booker T Washington School, Hopkinsville, 1882 to 1974




Belmont School 1st Grade Class 1956

Picture compliments of Tom Brown Jr. HHS 1968
"I remember some of the first names but these 5 in particular.
1 is the former Suzanne Higgins, 2 Is Jane Russell (Wells) of "Mr. Mulch",
3 Bruce Joiner, 4 Steve Moseley (my cousin) and myself 5 Tom Brown Jr."
And Mrs. Buchanon, Class Teacher



Members of the Westside School 4th Grade Class. Early 50s Hopkinsville KY


NEW! 3/25/09
Here Are Some Artifacts From The Sambo's Restaurant In Hopkinsville From the 70s,
Some of these were given to the kids and some were worn as part of the waitress uniform
Thanks To Midge Durbin Of Hopkinsville KY For the Artifacts
From Sambo's Restaurant Hopkinsville 1 From Sambo's Restaurant Hopkinsville 2 Sambo's Restaurant Hopkinsville Tiger
Sambo's Matchbook, Hopkinsville Pins For Waitress Sambo's Restaurant, Hopkinsville Sambo's Restaurant Cook's Neckerchief, Hopkinsville
  View all Artifacts From Sambo's In Hopkinsville  

Here Is A Nice Set Of Pictures Courtesy Of Joy (Moseley) Housley
This picture was taken around 1937 and depicts Kentucky New Era Newspaper Carriers
The only name I have for any of the boys is Nelious Saturley (second from left) which was my uncle.

Joy Also Sent two photos are Grace Episcopal Church, but does not know of the actual date.
1 - Grace Episcopal Church Hopkinsville KY 2 - Grace Episcopal Church Hopkinsville KY

NEW! 3/25/09
Here are some different takes on some of Hopkinsville's Motels
and some other interesting things
Whit's Music Shop Circa 1952, Hopkinsville KY Johnson Fancy Fly Company, Hopkinsville KY Very Nice Hopkinsville Plaza Motel 60s, Hopkinsville KY
Unusual Card For Shady Oaks 60s, Hopkinsville KY Nice Kings Court Motel Card, Hopkinsville KY Pennyrile Beach 60s, Hopkinsville KY
Pennyrile Lodge 60s, Hopkinsville KY Chamber Directory 1968, Hopkinsville KY Claude Clark For Circuit Court Clerk 1918. Hopkinsville KY

Another view of the Chicagoans Motel, 50s, Hopkinsville KY Gus Young Hardware Early 20th century, Hopkinsville KY Major Dray Drug Store, Matchbook 50s, Hopkinsville KY
Very Strange Post Card but interesting 1935, Hopkinsville KY Paul Walker's Grocery West 17th St, Hopkinsville KY  


Dr. Satan's Shrieks In The Night Show At The Princess Theatre In Hopkinsville
Princess Theatre 50s Horror Stage Show
Horror Show At the SkyWay Drive-In Hopkinsville
Skyway Drive In Kirma's Ghost Party

Did you know that Hopkinsville once had a Stuckey's?
If you do not remember Stuckey's it was the place where
you bought pecan log rolls and their .99 breakfast. Stucky's had restaurant sall over
the country and usually sold Texaco Gas.Hopkinsville had one on 41A south,
and Cadiz had one on US 68 towards the lake.I am looking for a picture of the Hopkinsville Stuckey's.
It burned down In the mid 60s. I do have a picture of the the Nortonville Stuckey's from the early 50s
Stuckey's Nortonville KY

Here are a few pictures of what was the Stucky's In Cadiz KY
Stuckey's Cadiz KY 1
Stuckey's Cadiz KY 2
Unfortunately I have not been able to come up with a picture of the Hopkinsville Stuckey's
but I am told that the Hopkinsville Stuckey's was about the same as what Cadiz had.

Along the same lines I have a photo of the Holiday restaurant at KenLakefrom 1957.
I now have a photo of the same restaurant from 2007. It has been out of business for some
time but looks like it could be a restaurant once again.
Holiday Restaurant KenLake 1957
Holiday Restaurant KenLake 2007

And here is the remains of the KenLake Music Hallwhich was destroyed by fire some years ago.
Kenlake Music Hall Marquee


Here are some pictures of Square Deal Market on Canton Pike These pictures were taken prior to 1970
and were supplied by Gary Bell. They show the store and the Kirkman-Bell family who owned and ran it.
Square Deal Grocery 1 Square Deal Grocery 2 Square Deal Grocery 3
Square Deal Grocery 4 Square Deal Grocery 5 Square Deal Grocery 6
Square Deal Grocery 7 Square Deal Grocery 8 Square Deal Grocery 9
Square Deal Grocery 10    

Here are pictures of Tongates Restaurant, and an artist's rendition of Tongates done by James Hardin.
There is also a modern picture of Ferrell's. I have been trying to find a vintage picture of
Ferrell's but everyone I have talked toabout it tells me that it is pretty much the same as it always
was and only the vehicles in the street would be changed from new to old. I would like to thank
Jason Barr of Fresno California for sending the images.
Tongates Restaurant Artist's Rendition Ferrell's Snappy Service / Special Breakfast

And another nice addition. The Golden Ice Cream Parlor Courtesy Of Pat Smith

Golden Ice Cream Parlor On Dawson Rd Probably Early 50s. WHOP's Radio Antenna Shows In The Background


Here is a beautiful Dresden Plate and its history Submitted by Lynn Garnett Shepherd.

"Thought you might be interested in this picture of an old plate that belonged to my grandmother,
Irene Garnett (Mrs. James T.) From top left clockwise, it depicts the Christian Co. courthouse,
Clay Street Public School, Bethel College, Virginia School and South Ky. College.
The back of the plate says "Wheelock, Made in Germany for
Geo. W. Young, Hopkinsville, KY....Dresden"

Christian County Historical Markers
Here is a link to all of the Historical Markers In Christian County KY. You can also look up the markers
for every county in the state. Use the drop down county selection menu to choose a county. Historical Markers

Here is a Section About Forbes Manufacturing Company and Mogul Wagon
Forbes Manufacturing was in Hopkinsville from 1871 to the 1930's. They built Mogul Wagons.
The wagon plant stretched from along Harrison Street from 18th to 21st Street. They had a hardware store where Cayce Yost store was.
In fact you can see some of the old ads painted on the Virginia Street side of the building. They built Virginia Street and West Side schools
along with the old HHS on Walnut Street.The family home was located on the corner of 14th and Main next to the Methodist church.
It was sold to the Fuquas a funeral home in 1954.

Here are some pages from the Mogul Wagon catalog
Mogul Wagon Catalog 1 Mogul Wagon Catalog 2 Mogul Wagon Catalog 3 Mogul Wagon Catalog 4

Thanks to James Forbes for providing this information


Hopkinsville / Christian County Restaurant Trivia
Here is a list of all the Christian County Restaurants that were listed in the 1977
telephone book Yellow Pages. How many do you remember?
Hopkinsville / Christian County Restaurants

My Nostalgia Blog
I have started a personal blog about growing up as A Baby Boomer in the mid
to late 50s and 60s. I have two blogs up and hope to add a few each month.
Click on the link and let me know what you think.
Boomer Generation - Relics Of The Past

This Is Also A Bit Of Nostalgia That Does
Not Have Much To Do With Hopkinsville.

For as long as I can remember I have had a passion for Radio and have
an extensive collection of amateur radio magazines and other radio
publications going back to the 30s in some cases.

I am In the process ofresearching the history of Western (also Midway)
Radio from Kearney Nebraska.They advertised every month in the popular
Handy Man magazines of the 40s through the 70s. I have these magazines
going back to the 40s. Popular Mechanics, Mechanix Illustrated,
Science and Mechanics, Pop Science, Pop Electronics etc.

I have set up a website about Western Radio.

Western Radio

If you ever purchased any of their products or know something
about them, Please let me know.



Nostalgic Local Advertising By Local Merchants

The Sign Still Hangs In the Old Cayce Yost Building. Cayce Yost was a Great Advertiser and Asset To The Community

This section deals with local Hopkinsville and area advertising.
It is interesting to see what merchants we had in the past, goods they offered
and the pricing of what was offered for sale.

For those who are interested, here is a link to a cost of living calculater.
You can use this to determine the difference as to what things
cost in the past and what they might cost today
Cost Calculator


Here Are Some Ads From 1940
Airport Nite Club, Hopkinsville KY Alhambra Theater Ad, Hopkinsville KY George Atkins Dairy, Hopkinsville KY
Barnes Shoes, Hopkinsville KY Charles Barr Jewler 1, Hopkinsville KY Charles Barr Jewler 2, Hopkinsville KY
Bass & Company, Hopkinsville KY Bowles & Graves 1, Hopkinsville KY Bowles & Graves 2, Hopkinsville KY
Cayce Yost 1, Hopkinsville KY Cayce Yost 2, Hopkinsville KY Craven Field Race Track, Hopkinsville KY
Crawley's Market, Hopkinsville KY Littlefield Grocery, Hopkinsville KY Dr R E Cole, Hopkinsville KY
Drury's Market, Hopkinsville KY Dunbar Cave, Clarksville TN Fannie Mae Eat Shop, Hopkinsville KY
Ferrell's, Hopkinsville KY Forbes Hardware, Hopkinsville KY Freeman Fur Company, Hopkinsville KY
Haydon Lumber Company, Hopkinsville, KY Henderson Produce, Hopkinsville KY Hill's Firestone, Hopkinsville KY
Adolph Hitler Editorial Cartoon, Hopkinsville KY Hoptown Race Track, Hopkinsville KY JC Penny, Hopkinsville KY
Johnson's Tin Shop, Hopkinsville KY The Log Cabin Nite Club, Hopkinsville KY Marinello Beauty Shop, Hopkinsville KY
McGowen Men's Wear Shop, Hopkinsville KY McKinny & Tate Company, Hopkinsville KY Merit Shoe Store, Hopkinsville KY
Metcalf Florist, Hopkinsville KY Model Laundry, Hopkinsville KY Morton Ladies Shop, Hopkinsville KY
Newton College, Hopkinsville KY Pennyroyal Fair 1940, Hopkinsville KY Phoenix Pharmacy, Hopkinsville KY
Princess Theater, Hopkinsville KY Rock Bridge Park, Hopkinsville KY Steger Real Estate, Hopkinsville KY
Waller Insurance Agency, Hopkinsville KY Montgomery Ward Radio, Hopkinsville KY Wards Radio 2, Hopkinsville KY
Webb's Market, Hopkinsville KY Wendell Wilkie For President, Hopkinsville KY Cayce Yost, Hopkinsville KY
Young Hardware, Hopkinsville KY    
     

Here is Christmas Advertising From December 23, 1939.
This was a time when most local advertisers wished Merry Christmas to
all of their customers and to the community at large via their advertising
Altshuler. Poole & Pyle, Hopkinsville KY Arnold's House Of Fashion, Hopkinsville KY Babbage Brother's Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, KY
Baker's Shoe Store, Hopkinsville KY Barr Service Station, Hopkinsville KY Bass & Company, Hopkinsville KY
Cooper's. Hopkinsville KY Cayce Yost, Hopkinsville KY Coca-Cola Bottling, Hopkinsville KY
Dollar Brother's Shoes. Hopkinsville KY Elk Brand, Hopkinsville KY Ellis Ice and Coal, Hopkinsville KY
Ferrell Brothers, Hopkinsville KY First City Bank, Hopkinsville KY Forbes Manufactiring, Hopkinsville KY
George E. Baker Car Dealer, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville Milling, Hopkinsville KY J.H. Anderson Co. , Hopkinsville KY
J.K. Hooser, Hopkinsville KY J.W. Ray & Woolworth's , Hopkinsville KY Jake J. Sable, Hopkinsville KY
Jordan's Furniture, Hopkinsville KY Keach Furniture, Hopkinsville KY Kentucky / TN Power Company, Hopkinsville KY
King - Cole Bottling Co. Hopkinsville KY Marge's Coton Shop, Hopkinsville KY Montgomery Ward, Hopkinsville KY
Morton's, Hopkinsville KY Phoenix Drugs , Olpe Cain Grocery, Hopkinsville KY R.C. White Tire Co. Hopkinsville KY
Sisk Service Station, Hopkinsville KY Walden Bread Co. Hopkinsville KY Wood's Drugs, Hopkinsville KY

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Special Section On Montgomery Wards
Many of your will remember shopping Montgomery Wards either downtown or when they moved to the Pennyrile Mall
in late 1971 when the mall opened. At its height, Wards it was one of the largest retailers in the United States, but declining
sales in the late 20th century forced the original Montgomery Ward to close all of its retail stores and catalog operations by early 2001.
I am not certain when our Montgomery Wards went out of business but I think it was sometime in the late 1980s or Early 90s

I had the good fortune to stumble across a 12 page Montgomery Ward New Era newspaper insert celebrating their
100th anneversary in September 1972. Below are all 12 pages of the catalog. These are large files.

Montgomery Wards Page 1 Montgomery Wards Page 2 Montgomery Wards Page 3
Montgomery Wards Page 4 Montgomery Wards Page 5 Montgomery Wards Page 6
Montgomery Wards Page 7 Montgomery Wards Page 8 Montgomery Wards Page 9
Montgomery Wards Page 10 Montgomery Wards Page 11 Montgomery Wards Page 12


Here are two interesting links to Montgomery Wards.
1. Did Ward's Create The Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer?
2. Wikipedia Article On Ward's History


1987, Most of you will Remember These
Alexander - Carloss, Hopkinsville KY All American Video, Hopkinsville KY Baldwin Appliance, Hopkinsville KY
Baldwin Truck & Tractor. Hopkinsville KY Baldwin Appliance 2, Hopkinsville KY Bartholomew's, Hopkinsville KY
Bannister's, Hopkinsville KY Batie Mazda, Hopkinsville KY Boggess Chevrolet, Cadiz Ky
Boyd's Mens Wear, Hopkinsville KY BTO (Brighter Touch Of Orange), Hopkinsville KY C & H Rauch, Hopkinsville KY
Camera World, Hopkinsville KY Shriner's Circus, Hopkinsville KY Colortyme, Hopkinsville KY
Cunningham TV, Hopkinsville KY Dick Kenehan Insurance, Hopkinsville KY Fae's Crafts, Hopkinsville KY
Frank Gamble Appliances, Hopkinsville KY Freeman Chevrolet 1, Hopkinsville KY Freeman Chevrolet 2, Hopkinsville KY
Golden Farley, Hopkinsville KY Hamtown, Cadiz KY Harvey's, Pennyrile Mall, Hopkinsville KY
Hesters Saw Shop, Hopkinsville KY Jim's Appliance Spott, Hopkinsville KY Keach Furnitire, Hopkinsville KY
Little River Road and Canoe Races, Hopkinsville KY Little River Ford, Hopkinsville KY Looking Glass, Hopkinsville KY
Lots To Love, Hopkinsville KY Pennyrile Mall, Arts & Crafts, Hopkinsville KY Martin 5 Theater, Hopkinsville KY
Maternity World, Hopkinsville KY O' Leary's Grand Opening, Hopkinsville KY Pasquale's Italian Restaurant, Hopkinsville KY
Pennyrile Arts Council. Hopkinsville KY Radio Shack , Hopkinsville KY Rizpah Circus, Hopkinsville KY
Raintree Hills, Hopkinsville KY Rutland's BBQ, Hopkinsville KY Sabel's Western Wear, Hopkinsville KY
Skyline Supper Club, Hopkinsville KY Towne & Country Drugs, Hopkinsville KY Litle River Ford Salesman Of Month, Hopkinsville KY
Uh Oh, Hopkinsville KY Warehouse Of Toys, Hopkinsville KY Wisby Nursery, Hopkinsville KY
Western KY Bandag, Hopkinsville KY Pennyrile Ball, Hopkinsville KY  

Here is some advertising from 1983
Many will remember these businesses.
Some are still here but most are gone
Alexander Carloss Jewelry Hopkinsville Apsco Home Center Hopkinsville Arnolds In the Mall Hopkinsville
Western Kentucky Bandag Tires Hopkinsville Begly's Drugs Hopkinsville Bert's Botique Hopkinsville
Bestway Foods (Replaced A&P) Hopkinsville Bill Martin's Cee Bee Hopkinsville Boyd's Men' Store Hopkinsville
Brickyard Plaza Grand Opening Hopkinsville Brigg's Clothiers Suit City Hopkinsville Brooks Fashions Hopkinsville
Camera World Hopkinsville Chaney and Chaney Insurance Hopkinsville The Cheese Store Hopkinsville
Christian County Library Hopkinsville Clayton's Jewelry Hopkinsville Dennison-Hunt Sporting Goods Hopkinsville
Druther's Hopkinsville Fireside Lounge Hopkinsville The French Quarter At Lone Oak Hopkinsville
Giles Market Hopkinsville Golden Farley At The Mall Hopkinsville Good Year Annual Bicycle Sale Hopkinsville
Hecks Department Store Hopkinsville Honey's Auto Parts Hopkinsville J&J Jewelry Princeton
Jerry's Restaurant Hopkinsville Judge White Campaign Ad Hopkinsville Keach Furniture Hopkinsville
Kentucky Miss Hopkinsville Marshall's Pennyrile Mall Hopkinsville Nautilus Fitness Center Hopkinsville
Nobil Shoes Pennyrile Mall Hopkinsille Phillip Mullins Tobacco Warehouse Hopkinsville Poor David TV and Appliance Hopkinsville
Pride Inc. Christmas Light Contest Hopkinsville Randolph And Hale Apple Computer Hopkinsville Three's Fashions Hopkinsville
TV-43 Announcement Story Hopkinsville Union 1776 Fashions Hopkinsville Video Villa Hopkinsville
Warehouse Of Toys Hopkinsville    
     


Advertising From the Winter Of 1979
Hopkinsville Autopaint & Bumper Baker Realty Hopkinsville Brooks Fashions In the Mall
Burger Quees West Side Hopkinsville Carroll Hubbard For Governor Country Boy Store Pistal People
Christian County Landmark Dillie's Barber Shop Grand Opening ERA Realty Hopkinsville
Etcetera Cosmetique Fashion Furniture Hopkinsville Guitar Class-Charlie Winkler
Hampton Meats Hopkinsville Hansel & Gretel Shop Cadiz Highlander House Restaurant Cadiz
Holiday Inn Meal Menu Hopkinsville Hoop Shoot Basketball Contest Hungry Farmer Restaurant In The Mall
Indian Hills Garden Shop Hopkinsville Kwik-Pik Market Contest Hopkinsville Longbranch Saloon Hopkinsville
Longbranch Saloon Fort Campbell Bvd. Mary Lee's Market Hopkinsville Missy Master Hopkinsville
Mr. Gatti's Pizza Grand Opening Hopkinsville The Needle Pointers Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era Carrier Recruiting1
Kentucky New Era Carrier Recruiting2 New Era Radio Dispached Vehicles Pennyrile Citizens Bank Hopkinsville
Pasquale's Italian Restaurant Hopkinsville Pennyrile Home Nursing Facillity Playboy Lounge 41N Hopkinsville
Shoe World Going Out Of Business Swain's Jiffy Market Hopkinsville Up & Down Shop Hopkinsville
Volunteer Aviation Graham Duncan The Wig Hut In The Mall Hopkinsville Young Hardware Sleds Hopkinsville
     
And some advertising from 1976.
much of this should still be in memories.
WABD 108 FM Classic Rock Hopkinsville A&P Grocery Store 9th Street Arnolds House of Fashion
Baldwin's Truck and Tractor Hopkinsville Barnes Motor Companny Big K (WT Grant Replacement)
Bonanza Restaruant Hopkinsville Burger Chef On the Blvd Burger Queen West Side
Clayton's Jewelery Shop Edna's Furniture Store Fashion Furniture
Fireplace Shop on Skyline Grand Opening Golden Farley Pennyrile Mall Herb Hayes Furniture
Hickory Ridge Apartments Being Built CC Ln Honey's Auto Parts Blvd Hopkinsville Volkswagon 9 th St.
JC Penny Poloriod Camery Sale JC Penny Electronics Sale JoAnn Fabrics
McDonalds Blvd McElvoy's Electronics Pennyrile Mall Mr. Wiggs, now torn down)
Pasquales Restaurant Blvd (Building gone) PN Hirsch Department Store Indian Hills Quin's Shop Indian Hills
Radio Shack Pennyrile Mall CB Radio Radio Shack Strawberry Patch Indian Hills
Briggs and Stanfill Suite City Blvd WKOA Radio Wyndall's Big Stare Pennyrille Mall
Holiday Inn Another Bonanza McDonalds
Munday Lacy & Peden Real Estate Clothes Closet Etcetera
Fritz Sporting Goods George Wallace For President Indian Hills Center
Ken Morris Realty KW Clothing Myers Marine

Pattison Pontiac Pro-Line Golf Store Cadiz Shoe World
Side Track Titsworth Ford Grand Opening Unicorn indian Hills

Ads from 1970
1970 Hoptown Tigers Ken Adkins Enco Station Grand Opening Adler's Bait Shop
Ambrose Lumber Avalon Studios At the Fountain Bleu Baldwin Truck And Tractor
Bill's Lakesure Market Brokerage Store Indian Hills Cato's
Daniel Boone Restaurant Country Club Ln Danielle's Salon DATCO Computers
Elk's Club Esther Mae Jones Reward Ad Fashion Fabrics
Gordon Cayce Holiday Inn Howard D. Happy
J.Petty Opening Gracy Jaycees Circus Kwick Car Wash
Lum's Restaurant Mile A Minute Marty-Williams Chevrolet Mile A Minute Marty 2-Williams Chevrolet
Mile A Minute Marty3-Williams Chevrolet Minnie Pearl Restaurant MON AMI's Salon
Quinn's Fashions Shainberg's Department Store Smithson Realty - Car Wash
Southside Church Of Christ Wet -Dry County Ad 1 Wet -Dry County Ad 2
Wet -Dry County Ad 3 Wet -Dry County Ad 4  
     

Here is some more advertising from 1969
Barnes Motor Company Fairlane Barnes Motor Company Falcon Barnes Motor Company LTD
Big K Department Store Bill Beliles Furniture Bill's Auto Stores
Brokerage Department Store Cayce Yost Thank You Grant's Plaza
Hopkinsville Implement Hopkinsville Cable Another Hopkinsville Cable
Hudson Furniture Jobs For Industry Jordan's Furnitire
Kress Department Store Liberty Super Market McDonalds Value Meal
Posey's CB Market SAV-RITE Tom Wade's Mens Store
WT Grant Montgomery Ward  

And Some Picks From 1966
A&P Contest Winner $500 Hopkinsville Clayton's Accutron Watch Ad Hopkinsville Ashland Gas Premium Hopkinsville
Big K Department Store Hopkinsville Bill's Auto Store Hopkinsville Buck's Ladies Shop Hopkinsville
Free Cable TV Offer Hopkinsville Cain's Market Ad Coach & Four-United Givers Award Hopkinsville
Carl's Carpet & Linolium Hopkinsville Cassady's Kids Clothing Hopkinsville Cayce Yost Department Store Hopkinsville
Cayce Yost toy Ad Hopkinsville Coleman Shoe Store Hopkinsville Country Boy Store Heaters Hopkinsville
DX Gasoline Hopkinsville EZY Shop Food Center Hopkinsville Fish & Morn Jewelry Hopkinsville
Fritz Sporting Goods Hopkinsville Hopkinsville Cable World Series Horn Pharmacy Hopkinsville
Houchins Market Hopkinsville Hudson Furnitire Hopkinsville Jolly & Sparky Implements Hopkinsville
Lion's Club Pancake Breakfast Hopkinsville McDonalds Free Coke Hopkinsville Minit Markets Hopkinsville
Modrn Radio Service Hopkinsville Myer's Mecrury Dealership Hopkinsville Newspaper Boy Day (All KNE Carriers Listed)
Norge Laundry Grand Opening Hopkinsville Phelps-Dodge Employment Ad Hopkinsville Pic-Way Shoe Store Hopkinsville
Red Ace Station Trading Stamps Hopkinsville Rocket Service Station Promo Hopkinsville Roeder Brother's Implements Hopkinsville
Sav-Rite Hopkinsville Skyline Furnitire Store Hopkinsville Smith-Alsop Paint Store Hopkinsville
Springfield Mills Store Hopkinsville Standard Oil Promotion Hopkinsville The Carousel Shop Hopkinsville
Thrif-T Dugs Hopkinsville Triangle 5&10 Cent Store Hopkinsville University Of Beauty Hopkinsville
Wood's Apothecary Hopkinsville Young Hardware Store Hopkinsville  

Ads From 1961 & 1962
Pennyroyal Fair 1961 10th Year Ambrose Lumber Company Arnold's Downtown Swimming attire
Art Linkletter Promotion Old Hillcrest Baptist Church For Auction Bill's Auto Store Bicycles
Bill's Auto Store Playground Jungle Buck's Ladies Shop Cornettes Home Decorating Dept
Coronette Revere Dairy King 41 North Friday Night Downtown Promotion
Duncan & Son's Florists Eissler - Campbell Office Supplies Electric Plant Board
Factory Return Shoes Florence's Beauty Shop Indian Hills Another Friday Night Downtown Promo
Nice Haddock Grocery Ad Hampton - Price Pembroke Houchen's Thank You Ad
Keystone Builders McCord Auction 1 McCord Auction 2
Modern Radio Service Munday Lacy & Peden Pennyrile Beverage
Roundie's Drive In Sally Gray Shop Going Out Of Business Shanklin's
Sisk Motor Company Rambler Skyline Building Service Southern Bell, A Car Phone Ad
Standard Mill Supply Tinker The Thinker Paxson King1 Tinker The Thinker Paxson King 2
Vaughan's Going Out Of Business Montgomery Ward Western KY Gas
Winstead Brothers Service    


And a few more from 1962
Three Stooges Alhambra Theate, Hopkinsville KY Ashland Service Station Baldwin's Truck And Tractor
Bill's Auto Store,Hopkinsville KY Bilt Rite Builders Carroll Kane Men's Shop
Cassady's Kids Clothing, Hopkinsville KY Cornette's Office Supply,Hopkinsville KY William's Chevrolet Corvair
Dixie Pavers Dollar Brothers Shoes Haydon Lumber
Hopkinsville Re-Capping Lile Real Estate McCord Reality Company
Pennyrile Beverage Pennyrile Rural Electric Tom Wade's Grand Opening
Twilight Speedway Butler Rd.    

And some more from 1961
Alhambra Theater, Can Can Barnes Ford Used Cars Bill's Auto Pool Table Ad
Boyd's Mens Store Cassady's Kiddee Korner Country Boy's Store, Boy Scouts
Fort Campbell Courier Ad Payroll for Hoptown Dairy Kreme Gracy Darie Delight Grand Opening
Downs' Laundry and Dry Cleaning Embers Restaurant Indian Hills Bowl Hill's Firestone
Hopkinsville Livestock Hopkinsville Model Laundry Indian Hills Bowl
Jim Noland's Western Auto Jordan's Furniture Danish Modern Kentucky Motors
Lile Realty Auction 1 Lile Realty Auction 2 Lile Realty Auction 3
Lile Realty Auction 4 Otis Stokes Chrysler Peter Wood Wholesale
Sportsmans Store Stephen's TV Wells DX Service Station Grand Opening
Wickerson Ladies Shop Sue Witherspoon For Jailer  

Buck's Chewning's Department Store Cayce Yost
Dairy Queen Dollar Brothers Electric Plant Board
Pennyrile Electric John McPherson Klien's Department Store
Kress, Indian Hills Lilly Brothers Seed Nichol's Department Store
Princess Theater Hopkinsville Federal  

Ads that are great from 1959 and 1958
Barnes Motor Company Ople Cain's Market Cayce Yost / John Green Dept Store
Drury's Market Farmer's Markets First City Bank Open House
Gates TV & Radio John Green Department Store Home Furnitire Cmpany
Joy's Jeweler Joy's Keach Furniture
O'steens Department store Movie Listings Singer Sewing Center
Sisk Motor Company Sisk House Trailers Hopkinsville Value Day
Montogmery Ward Cayce Yost Department Store Cayce Yost Department Store
A&P Supermarket 1958 Arnolds House Of Fassion 1958 Arnolds House Of Fashion II 1958
Barnes Motor Company 1958 Buster Brown Shoes 1958 Concoco Gasoline 1958
Garnett Jewelers 1958 Giles Market 1958 The Hat and Dress Shop 1958
IGA Grocery Store 1958 JC Penny Company 1958 Model Milk Dairy 1958
Moose Lodge 1958 Red Front Supermarket 1958 Salubria Springs Auction 1958
Shelton Pontiac 1958 Skyline Animal Clinic Opening 1958 William's Chevrolet Used Cars 1958
Keach Furniture Store 1958    

And more from 1954
Arnold's House Of Fashion Baldwin Truck and Tractor Barnes Ladies Shop
Dowdy Buick Dealer Otis Stokes Garage Chrysler Country Boys Store
Falls City Beer Henderson Moorfield Lumber Supply Higgen's Pharmacy
Kentucky Park System Ad Hopkinsville Lincoln Mercury Dealer Model Milk Company
Morse Florist Sisk - Nash With Air Conditioning Ad Baker Motors Oldsmobile
Hardin's Garage Packard Pennyrile Park Opening Ad SkyWay Drive In Movie (Racy)
Hardin Garage Willys Ad Wooworth 75 Aniversery Sale  

Ads that are nifty from 1950
Barnes Motor Company Car Lot View Barnes Ladies Wear Bethel Woman's College Classes
Carl's Dress Shop Cayce Mill Supply Cherokee Park Model Home Interior Keach
Cherokee Park Model Home Clarksville Speedway Coach and Four Inn Grand Opening
Crofton Motors Ad Dairy Queen Electric Plant Board
Forbes Hardware Store Ford Trucks Ad Frank Cayce Company
George Atkins Dairy H B Shelton Cadilliac Hopkinsville Hoppers
Hopkinsville Mercury Dealership Howard Freeman Furs Jordan's Furniture
Kentucky Ice House Maple Lawn Cafe - Taylor's Restaruant Marshall Butler Concert
McKinny's Service Station Dink Embry at Modern Radio Shop Nolon's Drugs
Philco Puppet Review Red Front Market Russell's Woman's Shoes
The Sally Gray Shop The Folly Restaurant Oyster Bar Restaurant
American Legion / VFW dance Wood's Drugs Employees Young's Hardware Crop Dusting
Dr. Pepper Contest Winners Drury's Market Phillips 66
Singer Sewing Center    

And ads that are fine from 1949
Barnes Motor Company 49 Ford, Hopkinsville KY Little Aetna Service Station, Hopkinsville KY Arnold's Junior Shop , Hopkinsville KYt
Arnold's Main Store, Hopkinsville KY Bill'e Auto Store, Hopkinsville KY Binn's Mill Milling Company, Hopkinsville KY
The Bootery, Hopkinsville KY Boyd's Men's Shop, Hopkinsville KY Cooper's Cafe, Hopkinsville KY
Crystal Heights Auction, Hopkinsville KY Forbe's Hardware Store, Hopkinsville KY Frank Cayce Men's Shop, Hopkinsville KY
Holt's 5 & 10 Cent Store, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville Appliance, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville Bowling Center, Hopkinsville KY
City Commission Candidate, Hopkinsville KY Jimmy Dorsey Dance Band, Hopkinsville KY Jone's Garage, Hopkinsville KY
Cayce Yost New Store, Hopkinsville KY Major Dray Pharmacy, Hopkinsville KY Merit Shoe Store, Hopkinsville KY
Modern Radio Shop, Hopkinsville KY Local Theater Ads, Hopkinsville KY The Phoenix, Hopkinsville KY
Southern Bell Ad, Hopkinsville KY Starnes-Russell Men's Shop, Hopkinsville KY Sunday School Appeal, Hopkinsville KY
The Pie Shop, Hopkinsville KY WHOP - Jack Benn, Hopkinsville KY Williams Company Elkton KY
Wyndiehill Home For Sale, Hopkinsville KY    

Get Your Kicks From 1946
7UP Bottling Plan, Hopkinsville KY Ambrose Lumber, Hopkinsville KY Atomic Ethyl Gasoline, Hopkinsville KY
Atomic Ethyl Gasoline, Hopkinsville KY 2 Blue Lake Swimming Park, Hopkinsville KY Burk's Furniture Store, Hopkinsville KY
Carl's, Hopkinsville KY Clark's Grocery Store, Hopkinsville KY Cornette's, Hopkinsville KY
Dalton Brothers Brick Yard, Hopkinsville KY Cobb's Taxi Service, Hopkinsville KY Debow TaxI Service, Hopkinsville KY
Stores Closing Early, Hopkinsville KY Frank Cayce, Hopkinsville KY GE Union Wage Statement, Hopkinsville KY
Greyhound Bus Lines, Hopkinsville KY Howard D. Happy, Hopkinsville KY E, H, Higgens Store, Hopkinsville KY
Home For Sale, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville / County Fair, Hopkinsville KY Hopkinsville Laundry, Hopkinsville KY
Huffmaster Aetna Service, Hopkinsville KY IL Central Railroad, Hopkinsville KY Interstate Loan Company, Hopkinsville KY
Southern Bell, Hopkinsville KY Island Cafe, Hopkinsville KY J. Noble Hall Home For Sale, Hopkinsville KY
Kate Smith on WHOP Radio, Hopkinsville KY Keach Furniture, Hopkinsville KY Kentucky & Princess Theaters, Hopkinsville KY
Kenwood Drive Plat Map, Hopkinsville KY Major-Dray Drugstore, Hopkinsville KY Marge Dress Shop, Hopkinsville KY
Marshall Butler, Bethel College, Hopkinsville Meadow Gold Dairy, Hopkinsville KY Morris Dairy, Hopkinsville KY
Mildred - Sue Shop, Hopkinsville KY Miller's Country Boy Store, Hopkinsville KY Moonlight Steamer Cruise, Clarksville TN
Anothee Morris Dairy Ad, Hopkinsville KY Morton's Store, Hopkinsville KY Multiple Ad Page, Hopkinsville KY
Osteen's Aetna Service Station, Hopkinsville KY Radio City Cafe, Hopkinsville KY Ritz Cafe, Madame Edwards, Hopkinsville KY
Red Front Grocery, Hopkinsville KY Roy Milam, Hopkinsville KY Sisk Motors Nash Cars, Hopkinsville KY
Simmon and Boyd's Grocery, Hopkinsville KY Stahl Real Estate, Hopkinsville KY The Phoenix, Hopkinsville KY
WHOP 6th Year in Service, Hopkinsville KY VFW, Hopkinsville KY Wood's Drugs, Hopkinsville KY
Jordan's Stuffed Animal, Hopkinsville KY Little Plumber, Hopkinsville KY Parkway Terrace Auction, Hopkinsville KY
Businesses Closed On Thursdays ga gb
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