>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:59:34 -0600 >X-From_: [email protected] Fri Apr 30 10:59:34 2004 >Reply-To: "ELOISE WALTON" <[email protected]> >From: "ELOISE WALTON" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Old-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:59:36 -0400 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: {not a subscriber} [email protected] >X-Envelope-To: NCLENOIR-L >X-Junkmail-Status: score=0/65, host=mr11.mrf.mail.rcn.net > >Re: Ebay pictures of (Kinston?) > >That picture and the others that were for sale were of Jacksonville, NC. The >picture on ebay that you mentioned is of the Onslow County Court House with >the Bryan building to the behind and to the right of it. If you enlarge the >picture you can plainly read the sign on the Bryan building, Bryan-King >Motor Company. It was a car dealership and was just across the street where >I lived as a child. > >One of the other pictures that was for sale showed the Scott building where >I lived and you could read the plaque showing that it was the Scott >building. In the background of that picture was the bank where I worked in >the 1950's, right across the street from the court house. The bank at the >time of this picture was the Bank of Onslow. If you blow up the picture, it >is clearly visible. > >In one of the pictures is a banner stretched across Court Street that >advertises the Kinston Fair. That seems to be where the misunderstanding >started. It is and was Jacksonville, NC. I was born and raised here. Lived >on that corner. Worked on the other corner. I know those buildings like the >back of my hand and have several pictures of the changes in that area over >the years starting with dirt streets until now. > >Eloise Walton >[email protected]