Main Street from near Fourth and Main looking N/W
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| This is the north side of the 400 block of Main Street
in Seneca, Kansas around of before the turn of the century. . Click on
picture and numbers will appear. # 1 Location of Fire station and will be replaced in 1917 and dedicated January 1, 1918, also two other building which appear to be same ones that are on the location today. # 2 This Citizens State Bank in the west half and with
C. C. G Scoville president and the Skoville Hardware
owned by A. L. L. Scoville in the east half of the building. other picture on this web site will prove
this.
#5
The Thompson and Wempe store located her in 1904 and
the sign on the west side of the store is still visible today in 2004.
A 1994 Seneca Tribune article refers to the large barrel of candy in
the west window of the Thomson Wempe. To day is is Mitchell Appliance
Store. # 6 The National Bank Building which also housed The Seneca State Savings Bank. Other pictures and adds on this web page to prove this. #7. The small Shop next to the bank was Dan's Barbra Shop, Dan retired in 2004. Early records show this to be a tin shop and then some remember it a hamburger shop. In the 1930 and 40s the Northcott Barber Shop with a many as three barber chairs and was owned by Irwin Hank of Sabetha.. # 8. Uncertain at this time, now Seneca Variety covers this area and the next two stores this way. # 9. Kampert Drug store until Seneca Variety was built. # 10. This building is still is in tact and is part of Seneca Variety Store today. Need name for some of these early businesses farther east where the Variety Store is today. |
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This page last updated on 11/15/2005