601 Edmond (Herman Drug Fire) Also Damages 117-121 S 6th

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601 Edmond (Herman Drug Fire) Also Damages 117-121 S 6th

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2020.25.675

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601 Edmond (Herman Drug Store Fire) Also Damages 117-121 S 6th Drug Store Fire: 1 of 4 (1) 2020.25.675 (2) 2020.25.680 (3) 2020.25.708 (4) 2020.25.677 The fire damaged Eshelman's, Junction Shoe Repair, the Recreation Club Bowling Alley, Robert Smith Insurance and Herman's Drug store. A large crane was brought in to aid in removing upper leval material. Check out the old fashioned hard rubber wheels on the crane's trailer Note the giant bowling pin sign was located on the corner edge of Herman's Drug store The bowling ally was on the 2nd floor 121 S 6th. The bowling alley had old wooden floors and did not have automatic pin setters, they hired kids to set the pins manually I worked there one night setting pins for 10 cents a game, it was pretty dangerous https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/6thstreet/south6th.html

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ESHELMAN MUSIC JUNCTION SHOE REPAIR BOWLING ALLEY HERMAN DRUG STORE ROCKFORD FURNITURE ROBERT SMITH REAL ESTATE South 6th between Edmond & Felix These are some great photos of the 1960 downtown fire On December 31,1960 smoke was discovered coming out of the bowling alley's roof located above Eshelman's Music The fire damaged Eshelman's, Junction Shoe Repair, a bowling alley, Rockford Furniture, Smith Insurance and Herman's Drug store A large crane was brought in to aid in removing upper leval material Check out the old fashioned hard rubber wheels on the crane's trailer A giant bowling pin sign was located on the corner edge of Herman's Drug store The bowling ally was on the 2nd floor of the brick structure just north of Eshelmans The bowling alley had old wooden floors and did not have automatic pin setters, they hired kids to set the pins manually I worked there one night setting pins for 10 cents a game, it was pretty dangerous Photo #1 - Looking southeast on 6th Photo #2 - Herman Drug Store & giant bowling pin sign Photo #3 - Robert Smith Real Estate & Insurance Photo #4 - Junction Shoe Repair & Hermans Photo #5 - Looking northeast on 6th Photo #6 - old large crane & Eshelman's Photo #7 - old photo showing Herman's before fire Photo #8 - Empire Trust in background Most of the fire photos were donated by Doug Howard