Red & White Store
May 14, 2013 – 9:00 am | No Comment

The Red and White store used to be a familiar feature on Mashell Ave. For years you’d walk in and find Keith Malcom and Jesse Dawkins ready to serve you.
The building is no longer standing, and …

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Inside the Herron Jewelry Store
February 12, 2013 – 6:32 pm | No Comment
Inside the Herron Jewelry Store

Where the Eatonville Outdoor sits today, on the corner of Center and Mashell, was once the Herron Jewelry stop. Both H. L. Herron and Wayne Herron served as town councilmen sometime between 1909 and 1954 and …

Snow on Mashell (ca. 1905)
December 19, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Snow on Mashell (ca. 1905)

It the first snowfall of the season tonight, so this picture seemed fitting — Mashell Avenue around 1905 during a snow. Even a local dog was out enjoying things.
I believe the shot was taken at …

Center Street – 1971
October 1, 2012 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
Center Street – 1971

Shot of Center Street, July 18, 1971. This is the same year the Disneyland resort opened in Florida, and there was a poll taken that claimed 60% of people in the U.S. were against the …

Center Street and Gas Street Lighting (ca. 1913)
August 28, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Center Street and Gas Street Lighting (ca. 1913)

This picture taken around 1913 looks down Center Street from just above the Mashell Ave./Center Street intersection. To the right you can see the well house in front of the hotel. And on the other …

Center Street – 1957 & 1970
August 27, 2012 – 3:32 pm | 3 Comments
Center Street – 1957 & 1970

Like everything else in town, Center Street has continually evolved. Here is a picture of Center taken around 1957 and then about 20 years later in the 1970s. (If you want to see it even …

Why we have that weird intersection at Mashell and Center
August 10, 2012 – 4:24 pm | 7 Comments
Why we have that weird intersection at Mashell and Center

The intersection at Mashell and Center is an odd one —  Center almost lining up with itself, but not quite. Makes you wonder if the town planners had one too many beers that night. The …

Eatonville Center Street, Early 1900s & 1950
May 17, 2012 – 3:57 pm | 3 Comments
Eatonville Center Street, Early 1900s & 1950

These pictures aren’t the best quality, but it gives you an idea of the transformation of Center Street over the years. The first image is of Center Street (looking down at Mashell).
You can see on …

Robin Hood Days & Cedar Shakes (1954)
February 27, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Robin Hood Days & Cedar Shakes (1954)

Pictured is the O.E. Haynes & Son truck, which took part in the Robin Hood Days parade. The sign on the back reads “Hand Split Cedar Shakes”and there is paper archery target on the cab …

Eatonville’s Animal Ordinances
November 16, 2011 – 10:40 pm | 4 Comments
Eatonville’s Animal Ordinances

Eatonville residents often complain that the deer are eating their flowers. It could be worse. A hundred years ago it was cows and horses in your yard. Here are just some of Eatonville’s animal ordinances
Horse …

Center Street 1926
October 7, 2011 – 5:22 pm | One Comment
Center Street 1926

This picture has a little wear and tear, but it’s one of my favorites of Center Street, taken around 1926. You can clearly see Christensen’s Clothing (now the Sears building), and kitty corner from it …