I'm going to post a few more pictures before I get into future plans and our new project.
This is my rendition of the Band Box Theater from my home town of Spencer, Iowa. As a young boy we would go to the Saturday afternoon double-header movies for ten cents. There would always be a Superman serial that ran before the feature films where he would get into some jam that it seemed impossible for him to get out. You would have to attend next week to find out what happened. Usually at least one of the movies was a cowboy and Indian one and we would have to go home and get out our cap guns and re-enact it. Great memories!
Another Spencer business was Sportsmen's of Spencer that carried not only all kinds of sporting goods, but also train sets at Christmas time. Here we see Hilda waiting for her ride home after a long day of cleaning offices. Doctor Kinderdine, the local dentist, is reading the Spencer Daily Reporter while waiting for his wife so they can go out for dinner at Stub's House of Plenty downtown.
In the nearby town of Ruthven, Iowa the sun is going down while the local policeman is keeping a close eye on the American Legion prior to tonight's bingo game. The lights are still bright at Wigdahl's hardware next door serving farmers that need parts to keep their equipment running during the harvest. The Farmer's Coop elevator and lumber yard are quiet and it looks like everyone has gone home for the day.
Earlier in the afternoon the local Ruthven sandlot teams were enjoying a game of baseball at the diamond in Lost Island Park. It looks like the Eaton Grease Gun factory has shut down for the day, but there are a lot of lights on at the Tangney Hotel, Spencer's tallest building. (The baseball field is on a Styrofoam liftout for access to this section of the layout.)
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