What did you town look like long ago? Click the link

This will show you some picture post cards from the area where you grew up, taken back when there were penny post cards. What did your town look like according to Penny Postcards? Click on the State and then the county to view. Click on the postcard to enlarge.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html

My county wasn't listed. Oh well, it is neat though.

 

pretty much the same as it does now minus the new dock and add a big honkin coal lift across the channel.

 

That is cool. Too cool. In the background you can see the courthouse on the right side. It's much bigger now but that is Kansas Ave.
One would never guess how much it's grown even since I've moved there.
Olathe is the county seat to one of the most affluent counties in the country. One of the buildings on the left is now a resturant/diner.

 

Born here


Raised here, well close to here, I think.

 

I've sailed right through this spot. It's a bit more crowded now.