This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yIB.2ACE/895.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Continuing: This little shed held many small businesses during the period of time from service station, grocery store, game room, etc. It changed hands often and I can't remember who had it and when. High on the hill across from the Galey and Tate stores was a big home that had in its day been fine but time and changes hhad taken a toil on it. Next, on the left was vacant for many years, then a house was built and some of the Galey family lived there. Across the street was a white building which housed the Masonic lodge and doubled as a theatre on weekends. Movies were shown and the tape was always breaking and lights would have to come on while they repaired the tape. FUN TIMES! Back to the right side of the street was another general store which also housed the post office. John Jones owned this store and since my dad was a substitute mail carrier and I always went with him on his route, I was a frequent customer in this store. At the end of his front counter there was a flat surface with two stools where we as small children always got to take a turn whirling round and round on the stools. Mr. Jones even had some "dry goods". We loved looking through the clothes and shoes and I remember a pair of shoes that was bought for me in that store was my very favorite and I think I continued to try to wear them after they became too small for my feet. Across the street from Mr. Jones' store there was a house and one of my school friends lived there. It was so exciting when I got to spend the night with her "in town". All this was during the years 1941-1955. The state road bypasses Blackhawk now. It goes behind the buildings on the left side of the street but I make the detour and go thru "town" every chance I get. Sorry this turned out like it did but I had to stop and start several times and my memories just keep coming.