Comments on: 11th and South Grand (1954)

By: Marita Brake

Marita Brake — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:16:02 +0000

Blalock’s was heaven!

By: R Burton

R Burton — Sun, 29 May 2011 00:15:32 +0000

Lauterbachs hardware store, was the scene of a terrible assault by a mental subject with a ax from the store stock , couple people killed sister severly injured , closed ever since

By: Shirley

Shirley — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:48:04 +0000

Are you thinking of Lauterbach’s (spelling may not be correct). I remember that was a gray building and in the late 40′s they had a parrot in the store. I never could get it to talk to me. Herter’s Drugstore was near there but on the other side of the street.

By: MIKE T

MIKE T — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:17:13 +0000

I have a question.About 2 blocks to the left of this picture was a hardware store on the corner.It was run by 2 sisters.When you went in nothing was very neat but you ask one of the sisters if they had it & within 5 min they would produce it if they had it.This had to be before 58 Thanks

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:57:03 +0000

I remember Blalocks. I loved that store. They had porcelain horse figurines and Whitman books that I loved. Also Steak n’ Shake at the corner of 7th & South Grand as well as the A&P. And Bressmer’s and Myers Brothers & Herndons(?). Springfield’s downtown was special in those days, and the bus service was great. I remember The Platter Shop somewhere downtown. And the Orpheum theater. I understand the downtown area is a ghost of what it once was. We moved to California in Sept 1962. I went to Stuart School from kindergarten through 6th grade (60-61) then 7th grade at Franklin Jr High. We moved at the start of 8th grade.

By: Linda Carlton (Kwiatt)

Linda Carlton (Kwiatt) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:02:36 +0000

My parents owned the So. Town Grill Restaurant and I spent many hours at Blalock’s, admiring all the cosmetics and sitting on the floor in the back, reading The Bobsey Twins books.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:41:35 +0000

Blalock’s was one of the neatest stores. You could find so many things in there. Next door was Madison Furniture, which carried high quality furniture. In the 1970s cable TV had come to Springfield and the office for cable was a few buildings down on this same side of the street.

By: Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:47:08 +0000

Grew up in this neighborhood just 4 blocks north. Delivered papers to some of the businesses on So.Grand. There used to be a soda fountain in this building in the late 50′s and early 60′s I was 2 years-old when this photo was taken.