Just a few pictures of old Sheffield
The Old RR bridge allowed trolleys, trains and cars to cross. I didn't know that trolleys used the bridge. Usually, trolleys were narrow gauge. To use the bridge, it would have to be standard RR gauge. A relative worked on the system.
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One could catch a reserved trolley car from the Sheffield train station to the hotel
The hotel burned in 1948/ I remember the ruins as a child. My grandad loved to dine there, especially, oysters on the half shell.
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Hi Dire,
When I was a wee lad in the late 1940s/early 1950s, this building was the Gipson Venetian Blinds company. It was owned by Mr. Gibson who was also a pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were good friends with my mom and step-dad -- and my step-dad worked for Mr. Gibson. At times I used to go with my step-dad to the shop where they assembled the blinds -- and then go with him to the customer's home where he would install them.
In 1970, when my step-dad died, the funeral service and burial was at a small church in Russellville, his hometown. After the service, my mom and Mrs. Gibson walked out of the church together and I met them outside. Mrs. Gibson looked at me for a few minutes and then said, "Do you know who you look like? Billy Graham. I hope to see you in the pulpit one day like him."
I just smiled and said nothing. But, in my mind I was thinking, "Lady, are you out of your mind? I want nothing to do with Billy Graham or any of that Christians stuff!"
I was 33 then. Fast forward about 20 years -- and I would have been happy to have been compared to him.
For me, this building represents old Sheffield and new Sheffield. Venetian blind factory -- to music factory!
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
Thanks, the only old hotel pic I'd ever seen was during the fire..
Where was the hotel?
The hotel faced Montgomery Avenue on the east side, with Raleigh Avenue to the west side, 5th Street to the north and 4th Street to the south.
The hotel faced Montgomery Avenue on the east side, with Raleigh Avenue to the west side, 5th Street to the north and 4th Street to the south.
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Thanks, I knew the general location, but not exactly. I used to see the rubble in a field near Guy Taliaferro's Prescription Shop.
