Sunday, April 17, 2011
TIME MACHINE ... July, 1955
After five months under construction Pocomoke City's new J.J. Newberry Store was set to open at the northeast corner of Market and Second Streets where the old Wilson Hotel once stood. The new store would feature 40 major departments as well as a lunch counter, and a half-mile of air conditioned selling and display space with slim-line florescent lighting and incandescent spotlights. The new Pocomoke Newberry's would be five times larger than its' old store located on the west side of Market Street and would have about 40 employees.
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I'm wondering if anyone would have a photograph of what the Wilson Hotel looked like.
I've been told that the hotel was all brick with shrubbery that went around the entire property.
I have some of the pyramid shaped concrete blocks that were used in place of a foundation. They are about 2 feet square on the bottom, two feet tall and taper to 1 X 1 at the top.
I don't think I've seen a picture of it that I know of.
Funny how times change.. What once was J.J. Newberrys with 40 major departments, now houses Liberty Income Tax, a vacant storefront, and an American sport motorcycle manufacturer.
Its too bad things like this go by the wayside. It happened on broad street in Richmond. Remember the old Thalhimers?
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