601 Francis - LEES RECORD AND RADIO SHOP, FRED HENZE CIGAR COMPANY, L H BATSELL & SONS BUILDING, KATZ DRUG STORE,WALDHOFF DRUG STORE, ...

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

516 Francis Lee's Record Shop (Donation of Al Rothstein's daughter, Carol Rothstein)

(Photo Donation of Al Rothstein's daughter, Carol Rothstein)

Name/Title

601 Francis - LEES RECORD AND RADIO SHOP, FRED HENZE CIGAR COMPANY, L H BATSELL & SONS BUILDING, KATZ DRUG STORE,WALDHOFF DRUG STORE, ...

Entry/Object ID

2020.25.763

Description

601 Francis St - Lees Record & Radio Shop, Katz Drug Store,. In the 1940's Lee's Record Shop was located at 601 Francis It was later torn down, replaced with a new Katz Drug Store Lee's Record Shop was moved to 516 Francis Street It was the favorite record shop of the teenagers This place was always packed with customers You could buy the top hits on 45s for $1 Al and Irene Rothstein, owned Lee's Record and Radio shop Lee's Record and Radio Shop was in the St. Francis Hotel Building which was demolished under Urban Renewal. Circa 1899 FRED HENZE CIGAR COMPANY 601 Francis Circa 1924 L H BATSELL & SONS BUILDING COMPANY 601 Francis Circa 1937 WALDHOFF DRUG STORE 601 Francis Street (Northeast Corner) Circa 1942 ST FRANCIS LUNCHEONETTE 601 Francis Circa 1940's LEE's RECORD & RADIO SHOP 601 Francis Circa 1960's LEE's RECORD & RADIO SHOP 516 Francis https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/6thstreet/north6th.html

Photograph Details

Subject

History of 601 Francis Street

Subject Person or Organization

Fred Henze Cigar Company, L H Batsell & Sons Building Company, Waldhoff Drug Store, ST Francis Luncheonette, Lee's Record & Radio Shop

Context

Circa 1899 FRED HENZE CIGAR COMPANY 601 Francis Circa 1924 L H BATSELL & SONS BUILDING COMPANY 601 Francis Circa 1937 WALDHOFF DRUG STORE 601 Francis Street (Northeast Corner) Circa 1942 ST FRANCIS LUNCHEONETTE 601 Francis Circa 1940's LEE's RECORD & RADIO SHOP 601 Francis Circa 1960's LEE's RECORD & RADIO SHOP 516 Francis

Web Links and URLs

https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/6thstreet/north6th.html