Like all towns that survive, they evolve. When I get nostalgic I think of how things were back when I was a kid growing up here in my hometown.
Here are a few of the changes I have noted in this area over my decades of life:
- Where the new bank is, there used to be the HUB Drive In. It was a teen meeting place and hang out. It had great hard ice cream milkshakes and juicy, made to order burgers.
- Where the dentistry office and sandwich joint is, there was a Blockbuster (remember VHS?) and before that it was a Jack Pot Gas Station. It wasn’t a full service gas station, but it was a harbinger of things to come.
- Where the fast food place and convenience store are built, there was the Farmers Auction Barn. I would go with friends to sit in the bleachers and watch pigs, goats, horses, cows and all farm animals be auctioned off. It was fun entertainment listening to the auctioneer speed talk through the evening.
- Between the two fast food businesses is the Interurban Trail. It used to have a railroad track that ended in the power plant.
- South of the Interburan trail there was Meyrick’s Furniture Store. This was a large, two story furniture store that sat back of the big parking lot.
- And the Columbia River Substation used to be called the Bonneville Power Plant. I’m sure there was a reason for the change but I don’t know what it was.
This should be a quick park and grab. It is out of sight of muggles. Bring your own pen.
Congratulations to EveningKiss on being the first to find!