Stamps: Missing In Action

(Places and Things in pre 1970 Stamps that are no longer around)



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Keith"s Dairy Freeze

William"s Dairy Freeze

Yellowjacket Cafe

Jimmy"s Drive In on 82 near football field

Gladys Martin Oglesby Radio reports.

Old wooden Baptist Church and parsonage on Church Street.

Baptist tennis court in city park.

Old log library in city park.

Large political gatherings around Gazebo in city park.

Graham"s Dairy Farm on North Opera.

Old Lunch House opposite School house at corner of Calvin and Buchanan.

Tennis courts next to Lunch House.

1948 Field House and music room next to tennis courts.

Baseball field next to old Lunch House.

1948 Baseball field on McKamie Road just beyond the pond spillway.

1948 football field next to SHS.

Pre WW2 lighted football field just west of North Thomas Street.

c1953 football field and Field House on north side of 82E.

Old white, wooden gym.

Black, wooden body, open windowed school buses.

Fuller Liquor store on Triangle.

Jarnigan Liquor store.

Alva Williams Liquor store on 82 in Buckner.

Pelt"s Store in Buckner.

Riggins" Store in Buckner.

American Legion Hut on Railroad Street.

Old swimming pool next to American Legion Hut.

Railroad Depot at intersection of Cotton Belt and L&A railroads.

Ice House at Conlan and East 1st.

Sawmill across RR from Depot.

Plywood plant along railroad.

Ann Farr"s Gift Shop on Triangle.

Hollis Galloway"s insurance office on Triangle.

Stamps Lumber Company.

McMurrough Insurance and Real Estate on Thomas Street.

Flower shop on North Thomas.

Ed Farley"s Stamps Builder Supply on 82.

Roton"s Cash Store on Triangle.

Jester"s Jewelry.

Willie Mae Thomas Grocery store at 82 and Central (before Jitney Jungle) - Lafayette County was "wet" and they sold beer.

Willie Mae Thomas Jitney Jungle on South Thomas.

Willie Mae Thomas Piggly Wiggly at Central and 82.

Chandler Grocery on South Thomas.

Cox Grocery store.

Perkins City Grocery at Opera and Church.

Hamilton Grocery at Thomas and 82.

Patterson M-System on Triangle.

Babbit Grocery on Triangle.

Baker Grocery Store on Triangle.

Stewart"s Grocery Store next to old Bank building.

Stuart Grocery next to old Bank building.

Marlar Grocery next to old Bank building.

Merle Thomas Sack and Save Grocery store on 82.

Clifton Chastain Grocery store at East Main and Central.

Downs Grocery store at East Main and Central.

Perkison Grocery store at East Main and Central.

Lindsay Grocery on North Thomas.

Petry Grocery on Triangle.

Talbot"s Dept. Store on Triangle.

Kelly Bros. Department Store on Triangle.

Post Office (two locations) on Triangle.

Clark"s Men"s Store in Cabe"s complex.

Clifford Russell"s NAPA Auto store on Triangle.

Russell"s Oklahoma Auto store on Triangle.

Russell"s Photo Studio on Triangle.

Beasley Hardware on Triangle.

Bond"s Drug Store on Triangle.

AP&L office on Triangle.

Gas office on Triangle.

Dr. Keith"s office, 2nd floor, on Triangle.

Dr. Strange office on South Thomas.

Dr. Cross"s office on Main street.

Dr. Lee's office, near Petry's grocery.

Dr. Nichols on Buchanan.

Dr. Jacks on Central

Baker"s Drug Store and Dr. Baker"s office on Triangle.

Ellis Drug Store and Dr. Ellis" office on Railroad Street, west of old L&A.

Bouleware and Wilkinson law offices, 2nd floor, on Triangle.

B.O. Strange Sporting Goods on Triangle (before Mrs. Strange built separate building).

European Hotel and Cafe on Triangle.

European Hotel Barber shop on Triangle.

Burnett Barber Shop on Triangle.

Elmer Harris Home Furnishing on Triangle.

Nix Furnishing on Thomas, near Main street.

Knight"s Dry Goods on Triangle.

Lovell"s Confectionary on Triangle.

George Cafe on Triangle.

Soda Fountain at Al Cross"s People"s Drug (Billy Peck and Don Ballou worked there, IIRC).

Gay Theater on Triangle.

Cil Theater on South Thomas.

Hicks Barber shop on Triangle.

B. Langley Shoe Hospital on South Thomas.

Hicks Barber Shop on South Thomas.

Pool Hall on South Thomas.

Lloyd Lewis Hamburger house on South Thomas.

Mr. Hutchinson peddling his produce from his farm in his horse drawn wagon (a large watermellon was 25c).

Monroe hauling trash to the Stamps city dump in his big wagon with two mules.

Telephone operator"s office on Church Street.

Methodist parsonage on Church Street.

Stamps City Marshal J.K. Jones" weekend Goat Barbeques on Main Street in lot next to Cabe"s.

Maonic Hall on Thomas opposite City Hall.

Crow Burlingame on Thomas, near city hall.

Old City Hall and Fire department on Thomas opposite Masonic Lodge.

Old jail house near RR tracks.

Dick Davis Construction Yard.

Carl Davis Gulf Oil distributorship.

Saucer"s Texaco and Bus Stop near 82 and Central

Roger"s Lion Oil service station @ Saucer"s Texaco location

Gas stations at Thomas and 82.

Bright"s Gulf Station.

Tissue"s Gulf Station.

Camp"s Service Station.

Gas station on 82W near overpass in Baker Town.

Waldo"s Gulf station at sotheast corner of Thomas and Main.

Murphy"s Gas station at southeast corner of Thomas and Main.

Keith & Hurley Welding shop behind Murphy"s Gas Station across from old Bank building.

Auto shop opposite Chastain"s.

Hudgen"s Garage on North Thomas.

Briehn"s Nehi Bottling Plant.

Ben Franklin 5c/10c on Triangle.

Mouser"s Variety Store on Triangle.

Dr. Scurlock Dental office at Thomas and Church.

Dr Mosley Dental office on Thomas, near Beasley Hardware.

Ellidge Dept. store on Triangle.

Endom"s Beauty Shop.

Western Auto store on Triangle.

Brown"s Truck Stop and Cafe on 82E.

RR Overpass on 82W.

Old wooden bridge on Hope Road near Indian Sorings over the L&A.

McMurrough Gin and store on the pond.

Wooden stores opposite Gin, including a drugstore that had homemade root beer.

Galloway"s Stamps Auto Ford dealership on the triangle.

Galloway"s Stamps Auto Ford dealership at Thomas and 82.

Hudson Chevrolet on Triangle.

Beasley Cleaner"s on Triangle.

Hazelett Cleaners next to Beasley Hardware.

Drive in Theater between Stamps and Lewisville

Old wooden Lafayette County Democrat office on N. Thomas.


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