Comments on: N Buchanan & Fessenden, 1930

By: Eleanor Siebert

Eleanor Siebert — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:46:59 +0000

OH MY GOSH! Finally a picture of this building in it’s prime. I’ve lived down the street from here for 10 years.

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:51:15 +0000

I think you’re correct, Lynette. I can’t remember if they were still being worn when we were children.
There was an old woman who had a store on the corner of SE 65th and Reedway. It was very small and she lived above it. She didn’t have paper bags. She had a couple of rolls of brown paper that she would use to wrap purchases. She also had spools of twine that she used to tie the packages. It was like a time piece from the turn of the 20th century.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:34:07 +0000

looks like they ripped out a beautiful house for modern small skinny houses too down the street..

By: Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:21:19 +0000

I used to work with a woman, back in the early 1970s, who wore sleeve protectors every day. They were clear plastic, not dark cloth like Mr. Fuchs’ seem to be. Is he wearing spats?

By: Mike Slama

Mike Slama — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:02:05 +0000

On the window behind the Barber, you see the word “Why?” That’s a slogan for MJB coffee. And while some might think it means “Why drink ground up floor sweepings?” It really had something to do with “Why” do the make such great coffee..or something like that, I suppose…The slogan was painted on many buildings in that era, and it shows up often in old photos, mostly in San Francisco.

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:54:19 +0000

Great photo. I really like the way Mr. Fuchs is dressed. I’m thinking of copying it.

By: Mike Slama

Mike Slama — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:53:54 +0000

The Campbell’s soup sign is Porcelain enamel and very desirable to collectors. If you had the barber pole, it’s probably worth a down payment on a house in that neighborhood today. They are quite spectacular when lit up… Great photo, Dan!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:31:36 +0000

It’s a Church of God in Christ now. Perhaps they covered the windows to keep outside distractions to a minimum? That’s a guess.

By: Dave Brunker (@dbrunker)

Dave Brunker (@dbrunker) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:04:47 +0000

I wonder why they boarded up the windows. http://goo.gl/maps/ZDAsi