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BUSINESS 1911 There were thousands of businesses in Charleston in 1911. Here are but a very few that appeared in the book.  Baker Furniture on the corner of Quarrier & Hale. This company was the Woodrums of it's day. Mr. Baker was so successful that he had this building built from profits. The building still looks the same today. The biggest difference is that the main entrance is now on Quarrier Street instead of Hale as shown in this photo. The Baker sign is still visible high on the wall on Dickinson Street at Quarrier after all these years.  As you can see, Baker Furniture was doing VERY well before he prematurely died of heart failure. Speaking of Mr. Baker, here's where he got his start:  Payne Shoe Co at Virginia and McFarland Street. Mr Charles Payne left an estate of one million dollars at his death in 1950.  Lowenstein's was a major player in the business also in 1911. I am a bit surprised that they only included
a photo of their warehouse in the book, instead of their
beautiful building on Capitol Street, which you can see HERE  Capitol
City Supply. I grew up near this building. It's still on the
corner of Broad & Smith Street, directly across the
street from SoHo's in the Capitol Market. They have bricked up the ground floor windows in the past years for protection from thugs.  Hubbard-Bedell Grocery on Virginia St E. A few years later, they would move to Brooks & Smith Street  Prince, Mahan, and McClure Inc at 610 Virginia St. were wholesale candy makers and sellers of confections  Hutchinson-Stephenson Hat Company was located at 912 Virginia St.  Kanawha Land Company. I like this photo because of the chickens in the foreground. There were farms here in 1911. Now, the Interstate runs right through this property. The train trestle is still there. The Kanawha Land Company must have owned or sold darned near all of the property in South Charleston all the way through Davis Creek and beyond.  ..... BANKS & OFFICE BUILDINGS |