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Walking
with my brother Bennie up to
J.J. Newberrys on
Saturdays was always a treat when we were kids in the late '60s.
We
were there to check out the Matchbox cars and what then seemed to be
massive selection of toys and games they had.
The
Brachs candy section also was a favorite part of a trip in that
store. I don't recall ever buying a single candy there, but the huge
bins of neatly wrapped caramels and other candies always made me wish
my quarters would stretch further than Matchbox cars.
It
wasn't until I was in high school that I began to realize how unique
my hometown really was. I knew we had The Stephen Foster Story
("the drama" to the locals) and My Old Kentucky Home State
Park, and lots of other old buildings in town. But people actually
loaded up in their station wagons, trucks and campers and drove
across state lines to visit here. I remember wondering: "Why?"
As
an adult, I've come to geniuniely love Bardstown and Nelson County,
though both have changed dramatically since my days of Matchbox cars
and Brach's candies.
These
images are from assorted postcards in my collection. Enjoy!
Click
the thumbnailsto view the larger image. They're large images, so
please be patient. I promise they're worth the wait.
--Jim
Brooks
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View of North
Third Street looking south from Flaget intersection. Circa 1940. |
View looking north
on Third
Street from
courthouse, circa 1960 (look for the Kennedy- LBJ campaign banner!). |
Postcard of
"Old Mill" near Bardstown. Date unknown. |
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Postcard drawing
of Old Talbott Tavern, circa 1970. |
Postcard photo of
Tavern circa 1945. |
Photo of Tavern,
with Jonsie's carriage at right, circa 1995. |
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Aerial view of
Tavern after February 1998 fire. (Teresa Rice photo.)
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Ladder truck next
to tavern after 1998 fire.(Teresa Rice photo). |
An interesting
post card about Nelson County! Click
here for details!
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This photo is from
the 1997 fire at Heaven Hill Distillery. (Heaven Hill fire photos
were all part of The Kentucky Standard's coverage of the event). |
This view looking
north down Third Street from the Courthouse door is on a postcard
dated 1922, and addressed to Miss Mattie Curtsinger of
Cox's Creek, Ky. |
Another photo from
the Heaven Hill fire. Kentucky Standard staff members at the scene
reported huge fireballs of unburnt alcohol that were forced hundreds
of feet into the air until they found oxygen to combust. |
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This photo is
facing down the hill toward the actual distillery at Heaven Hill. To
the left is KY 49. The warehouse at right was ultimately destroyed. |
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