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Brownwood
Barbershop,
General Store, Lyric Theatre, Hotels... |
| "Here is a 1940
photo of my dad's Brownwood Barbershop. He is Britt Towery, Sr working
the last chair and his brother Dick Towery is working first chair. Later Dick
has his own shop across Fisk Avenue from the 12-story
Brownwood Hotel." - Britt
E. Towery, Jr. |
| "This photo is
January, 1930, year I was born. Dad's shop and once again his brother Dick is
in front and dad at back, Britt Towery Sr and the shop was located on 110 East
Chandler Street, Brownwood, TX. The woman in middle chair and the barber I do
not know, nor the woman waiting. Note spitoon and tin ceiling." - Britt
E. Towery, Jr. |
| "The Lyric was
an opera house, then first run films and now reopened as a community theater.
This one is beside the Lyric Theater, with Center Avenue behind us. Year
is 1943 and from left to right: Robert Taylor, the manager, girl usher, Joe Swan,
Bill Lequay, and Britt Towery" - Britt
E. Towery, Jr. |
| "A
small grocery or general store. My great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson
Simmon II owned this." - Bruce D. White |
| "Appears
to be taken during some kind of benefit. The customers are throwing rings. On
the wall at the left, a partially visible sign says some thing about "Benefit"
and Brownwood." - Bruce D. White, April
14, 2007 |
| "This is from
a home movie shot outside Brownwood, TX by Joe
Swan. I am the character with the gun. The western film we made has long since
been lost. Sad." - Britt
E. Towery, Jr. |
The
12 story Hotel Brownwood
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
| | Hotel
Brownwood
Old postcard |
| | Hotel
Southern, circa 1943 (now vacant)
Old postcard |
| | Even
with a million in gold, these two aren't happy about leaving Brownwood.
Photo postcard |
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Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic,
endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local
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