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Welcome to Hopkinsville Nostalgia


View From 9th and Main 1958

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 Jeff Davis Motel1950s/60s Another look at the Latham
Chicagoan Motel 50s Tiny Town Motel Guthrie 1970s Lake's Cottages US 41
Colonial Motel 1960s Stamms Motel 40s Scott's Motor Court
Fountain Bleu Hotel 1960s 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
From Sambo's Restaurant Hopkinsville 1 From Sambo's Restaurant 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 Premiun 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 Program Cover 1934
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 5/5/08
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 Clarksville City Hall 1916

Dunbar Cave Overlook Clarksville Phoenix Hotel Stationary Envelope Hopkinsville Clarksville Post Office
     
     


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


Y & G Motel In The 50s US 41 North

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 1970
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
 

NEW 3/2/08

 
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

New
2nd Street Owensboro about 1940 Lake Street In Fulton KY Also early 40s Falls Motel Kentucky Lake
Old Cottages at Kentucky Lake Falls Motel2 Kentucky Lake Kentucky Dam Village Swimming Beach
Lakehurst Hotel Kentucky Lake
     
     

Cadiz KY Main Street Looking East 1967



Central FIre Station, Town Clock And S. Sacks Hopkinsville



Great Pictures Of The Princess and Rex Theaters At Night. 1918 Hopkinsville

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 KenLake
from 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 Hall
which 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"

Check out this link to Ferrell's. Ferrell's Cam The local website Hoptownhall has a Ferrell's Cam
aimed at Ferrell's and it runs 24 hours a day. Images refresh every 30 seconds
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

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.

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 Ward Page 1 Montgomery Ward Page 2 Montgomery Ward Page 3
Montgomery Ward Page 4 Montgomery Ward Page 5 Montoomery Ward Page 6
Montgpmery Ward Page 7 Montgomery Ward Page 8 Montgomery Ward Page 9
Montgomery Ward Page 10 Montgomery Ward Page 11 Montgomery Ward 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


New! 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