Delivering the Daily Mail
No one seems to know the exact date of
these photographs or the model of the motorcycles. By the headlights,
it would appear to be the mid 20s or so, and most likely a Harley
Davidson. The only reference to these delivery bikes are both
found in the 1928 Daily Mail:
A four inch snow fall was recorded
here Saturday, evening. The snow delaying traffic by causing the roads
to become very slippery. The Daily Mail motorcycle man was only slightly
delayed.
Haeman Gainer, well known young man
of this city recently purchased the Auto laundry from Granvllle Gainer
and will operate the business In the future. The consideration has
not been made public. Until recently Mr. Gainer has been an employee
of the Charleston Daily Mail on the motorcycle delivery service from
Charleston to Rainelle. |
| Delivery by motorcycle was very common
in the 20s, 30s, 40s. Fife Street Shoe Shop ran an ad for a
long time proclaiming fast delivery via motorcycle. Even Valley
Bell delivered Ice Cream by motorcycle for a time. So did many others.
I myself delivered lunches from the Rose City Cafeteria by Vespa Scooter
in the mid 60s even. |
Photos Courtesy of the Tom Hindman
collection
SPEAKING OF THE DAILY MAIL....  | This is a wonderful photo of the
Daily Mail building on the left, at the corner of Virginia &
McFarland. The address was 1001 Virginia Street. Later, it moved into a
brand new building right across the street at 1002 Virginia Street,
where it is today. As all the cars are exactly alike, it's a good
bet that they are Daily Mail cars. Notice the YWCA next door and the
Sacred Heart Church steeple in the background. |
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