Bob Lemmon remembers Whitney, Nebraska, when it was a "hopping" place. A few of his memories are shared here.
Bob Lemmon remembers downtown Whitney as a busy place, with a restaurant, hotel, two banks, a drugstore, two grocery stores, a movie theatre and a lumber yard. He was 12 years old when fire ravaged the west side of Main street in 1927.
Modern residents have become almost oblivious to one of the business “landmarks” of old downtown Whitney. It’s the safe of the Farmers & Drovers Bank that burned down in 1927. Now something of a one-stop recycling center (buy your pop and deposit the empty can in the recycle can!) it’s been a subject of some interest for years. We know the safe was opened at least once in recent years -- but what were its contents? Help us solve the mystery. E-mail us with what you know about it. This photo was taken in November 2007.
Modern residents have become almost oblivious to one of the business “landmarks” of old downtown Whitney. It’s the safe of the Farmers & Drovers Bank that burned down in 1927. Now something of a one-stop recycling center (buy your pop and deposit the empty can in the recycle can!) it’s been a subject of some interest for years. We know the safe was opened at least once in recent years -- but what were its contents? Help us solve the mystery. E-mail us with what you know about it. This photo was taken in November 2007.
Bob Lemmon remembers downtown Whitney as a busy place, with a restaurant, hotel, two banks, a drugstore, two grocery stores, a movie theatre and a lumber yard. He was 12 years old when fire ravaged the west side of Main street in 1927.
Modern residents have become almost oblivious to one of the business “landmarks” of old downtown Whitney. It’s the safe of the Farmers & Drovers Bank that burned down in 1927. Now something of a one-stop recycling center (buy your pop and deposit the empty can in the recycle can!) it’s been a subject of some interest for years. We know the safe was opened at least once in recent years -- but what were its contents? Help us solve the mystery. E-mail us with what you know about it. This photo was taken in November 2007.
Modern residents have become almost oblivious to one of the business “landmarks” of old downtown Whitney. It’s the safe of the Farmers & Drovers Bank that burned down in 1927. Now something of a one-stop recycling center (buy your pop and deposit the empty can in the recycle can!) it’s been a subject of some interest for years. We know the safe was opened at least once in recent years -- but what were its contents? Help us solve the mystery. E-mail us with what you know about it. This photo was taken in November 2007.
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