Mashell Avenue in the 50’s looks like a scene straight out of Back to the Future.
Some of the buildings are no longer standing, like the Red and White Store on the corner (which was then run by Jess Dawkins and Keith Malcom) and Van Cleve’s Ford dealership on the right, which was taken in 2011.
The old lamps were removed, but not destroyed. Some residents recycled them for their own yards. Keep your eye out and you might spot one or two.
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Eatonville To Rainier 
22 responses to “Mashell Avenue – ca. 1958”
This is how I remember Eatonville as a kid.As I remember, The Red and White later became Dawkins Grocery.
Kids used to “Cruise the Gut”.That was Mashell ave. from the High School down past the Roxy theater, turn around and cruise back up to the High School.(Over and over)
I wish it was still like this, but time marches on, and things change. Thankyou very much for these old pictures, and this gerat website !!
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What did they sell at the Red and White. Was it a grocery store?
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I know that the red & white was a grocery store.
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WWWWOOOOWWWW!!This is so cool that you put this web site together so we can see how much our roads and town have change!!
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What is the Red & white?
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The Red & White was first T.C. VanEaton’s store before it was the Red & White. I’ll try to get a picture up there. Not, unfortunately, it’s a parking lot.
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ccccccccccccccooooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllll this is awesome.this is the past before we were alive wow thats a huge change
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i agree
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This can’t be 1955. There is a 1957 Chevy on the right side in front of the Ford dealership.
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I know nothing about cars, sorry. I’ll change the day to 1958 to be safe. 🙂
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I think this is a great website! You are doing great as far as I’m concerned.
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Thanks. And thanks for the comments too. 🙂
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I CAN’T believe I missed that !! I am usually a stickler for the wrong years, due to the years of cars, etc. good eye Jak.
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Thanks David. The big mystery is what is that Chevy doing in front of Van Cleves ha ha.
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The Red and White store that Jess Dawkins had also had Keith Malcoms butcher shop and meat market at the rear of the store. Also the store had a long ramp in the front that must have been for deliveries and for us kids to run up and down on the way in and out.
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Thanks for the post and info!
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That butcher shop later became a small Italian restaurant, called “The Pizza Place,” if I recall correctly. We ate there a couple of times back in 2006 after moving to Eatonville. Soon afterwards, the owners refurbished the old Van Eaton Chevrolet dealership building and moved their restaurant there (calling it “Jebino’s). What a great place that was until it closed down last year. A big loss for the town. The butcher shop building, after the restaurant vacated it, later became a meat market again and is still doing a good business. Funny how some things come around again.
Brian Wise
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I didn’t know the but her shop had been a butcher shop prior. Thank. Speaking on stying the same, Jebions may br opening with new ownership. Not the same name, but will probably be Italian food. 🙂
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