Rick, I went downtown Bastrop today to try and identify the buildings in the picture and I noted a few things. First the intersection isn't the main one (at least not the main one now), but is Main and Spring street near the old Opera House. On the 1950 there is a Piggly Wiggly on the right. That is where the First State Bank is today and is now taller so I don't know if it was added on or if it was rebuilt from scratch. The one other change in the street, using the picture as a guide, was the new building for the Army recruiting station, on the left side, at the next intersection of Main and Chestnut. The 1909 and 1950 pictures are taken from the intersection of Main and Spring, one intersection down from Spring. If you look in the middle of the picture there is what appears to be a traffic light and that is the Chestnut/Main intersection. When you cross the bridge, from Hwy 71, you are on Chestnut with Main being the first intersection you come to. Turning left and going to the next stop sign, which is Spring St, is where the pictures were taken. So I'd say there is a great chance that the building you are looking for is still there. One thing I noticed is that the buildings don't have the normal raised letters with the name of the original owner on the top of the building, except for the Prokop building. I did see the Kesselus building because of a plaque and the Bruno Elzner building because the painted side was still readable. I'm not familiar with the history of the rest of the buildings, though I do have an 1885 insurance map of the town with types of business listed that I hope to get online one day. The buildings all have addresses so I don't know if you have a tax list or deed that shows the number, you can try that way, only if they weren't renumbered along the way. Tammy Owen Bastrop County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm <A HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=35098265&bfpage=digbutton">Ancestry.com - View Census Images Online</A> The Best! with subscription. <A HREF="http://www.myfamiliesname.com/?AID=2834348&PID=849435">MyFamiliesName.com - "Preserving and Reserving Your Family Name Online."</A> <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-487817">Go to the AandE, Biography and The History Channels</A> And the best place to find new and used genealogy stuff? <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-1643272">EBay - the world's online marketplace</A> and <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-168019">Half.com: The Smartest Place to Buy and Sell Genealogy material.</A>

Good idea, Tammy. I think I'll try to find a deed or tax record. I'm almost positive I saw that somewhere once, long ago. Thanks so much for all your help and guidance. Rick Richard Gillespie, DC mailto:DrRickTx@rattlers.net -----Original Message----- From: Bastropcc@aol.com [mailto:Bastropcc@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 9:28 PM To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXBASTRO] Personal Website Rick, I went downtown Bastrop today to try and identify the buildings in the picture and I noted a few things. First the intersection isn't the main one (at least not the main one now), but is Main and Spring street near the old Opera House. On the 1950 there is a Piggly Wiggly on the right. That is where the First State Bank is today and is now taller so I don't know if it was added on or if it was rebuilt from scratch. The one other change in the street, using the picture as a guide, was the new building for the Army recruiting station, on the left side, at the next intersection of Main and Chestnut. The 1909 and 1950 pictures are taken from the intersection of Main and Spring, one intersection down from Spring. If you look in the middle of the picture there is what appears to be a traffic light and that is the Chestnut/Main intersection. When you cross the bridge, from Hwy 71, you are on Chestnut with Main being the first intersection you come to. Turning left and going to the next stop sign, which is Spring St, is where the pictures were taken. So I'd say there is a great chance that the building you are looking for is still there. One thing I noticed is that the buildings don't have the normal raised letters with the name of the original owner on the top of the building, except for the Prokop building. I did see the Kesselus building because of a plaque and the Bruno Elzner building because the painted side was still readable. I'm not familiar with the history of the rest of the buildings, though I do have an 1885 insurance map of the town with types of business listed that I hope to get online one day. The buildings all have addresses so I don't know if you have a tax list or deed that shows the number, you can try that way, only if they weren't renumbered along the way. Tammy Owen Bastrop County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm <A HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=35098265&bfp age=digbutton">Ancestry.com - View Census Images Online</A> The Best! with subscription. <A HREF="http://www.myfamiliesname.com/?AID=2834348&PID=849435">MyFamiliesName. com - "Preserving and Reserving Your Family Name Online."</A> <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-487817">Go to the AandE, Biography and The History Channels</A> And the best place to find new and used genealogy stuff? <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-1643272">EBay - the world's online marketplace</A> and <A HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-849435-168019">Half.com: The Smartest Place to Buy and Sell Genealogy material.</A> ==== TXBASTRO Mailing List ==== To send a post to the BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS list, send your message to TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2