Comments on: 5th and Monroe (1954)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:34:35 +0000

The newspaper stand was operated by George Hickman until August 1957 when he moved his family to sunny Florida.

By: Barb Schou Turley

Barb Schou Turley — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:20:47 +0000

In the winter time, when snow was falling and the streets downtown were strung with colored lights, one of my treasured memories is hearing the Methodist Church bells on 5th street at 5pm playing a song. The nostalgia of that church, the snow, the warmth of the season, helps to make great young-kid memories.

By: Pat Turnbull

Pat Turnbull — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:39:36 +0000

The mall does not have any shopping that would come close to the wonderful shopping at those shops downtown.

By: Cheryl (Miller-Lampros)Robillard

Cheryl (Miller-Lampros)Robillard — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:15:26 +0000

Because their wasn’t any mall. 5th and Monroe was the place to be.

By: Cheryl (Miller-Lampros)Robillard

Cheryl (Miller-Lampros)Robillard — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:15:03 +0000

Because their wasn’t any mall. 5th and Monroe wa the place to be.

By: Ron Kelley

Ron Kelley — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:48:41 +0000

I always wondered if this was the corner that prompted the words in a song, “Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by?” It seemed to be a great bus transfer point for many of the FHS, SHS, LHS,& CATHEDRAL HS kids. I seemed to recall a newspaper stand there on the corner where Batman, Superman, Archie, etc. comics could be purchased for $.10.

By: Charles Robson

Charles Robson — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:36:36 +0000

In 1954 I was a sophmore at Cathedral High School and lived on Holmes Ave on the S.W. side of town. we had to switch buses at 5th & Monroe to get home. It was the gathering spot for all of the kids who had to bus to school.
We would meet our girl friends at the Steak & Shake which was between 5th & 6th on Monroe.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:06:19 +0000

The old photo of 5th & Monroe is one of my favorites on this site. It shows the hustle and bustle of the old downtown. People everywhere, lots of cars and buses, but with a flow that was not gridlock. The current picture makes me sad; the life of the city is gone.

By: Stephen Parfitt

Stephen Parfitt — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:24:15 +0000

It’s always amazing to me how busy the downtown area used to be.

By: Patty Jannesse

Patty Jannesse — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:55 +0000

Hey, Does anyone remember when 5th and 6th street changed from 2 way streets to one way streets? I was born in 1957 (we lived on Ash St between 5th and 6th) and I remember asking my mom this question one day when I was very young when we were driving …”Mommy, what happened ,why are the streets going all one way now?” They also cut down a tree in front of our house on Ash St. to make more room for 2 more lanes,changing it into 2 lanes going east and 2 lanes going west….memories…..