The woman I boarded with was maybe in 70's and had a grandson. No husband and was one of the streets off of the bvld. by the college. This street was absorbed by the college many years ago. The old building where Bear Market was in across from the old fire station was made into apartments a few years ago. Calvin Whitt was fire chief and seems like the police chief at one time was a Whitt. I'm sure you remember the unsolved murder of the Turpin woman. Was Mick or Mack on main street? What about Piggly Wiggly store in Radford? I worked with Frank Robertsion at RAAP and he worked at one of these grocery stores. I also worked with "Bob" Miller that lived in east Radford that killed his wife and then himself. At least they still have the movie theater on main street. No Radford today is not like it was in the 1940-1970 years. Edgar Vest PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: >From: "Jim or Alice Bishop" <jdbasb@i-plus.net> >Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:58:44 -0500 > >Edgar, >My Mother rented out rooms to workers at the Radford Ordnance Plant during >the WWII boom. We lived on Clement Street. The big white house (it has >been torn down and is now a parking lot) directly behind the First >Christian >Church on Tyler Avenue . My Dad worked at the Arsenal. There were several >on Clement Street that keep boarders. A Mrs. Dixon, also cooked meals for >these workers. We moved from Clement Street to First Avenue (one block >from >Tyler) between Downy and Clement. After my Dad died, my Mother sold it to >a >realtor who turned it into apts. and added an addition to the house with >apts. for college students. It is so sad to see that area where Norma, >Phoebe and I grew up. We have such fond memories of our childhood on >Clement Street. > >Do you know a June Vest that lives in Pulaski? She lives at the Village >(apartments that I manage). > >I saw the 'Long Way Home' outdoor drama several times and do remember Bobby >Collins. I did not know him but enjoyed his performances in the drama. >Alice > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> >To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:14 AM >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > > >I attended the Long Way Home several times and am sure he was part of the > > actors. I lived in Pulaski county about 30 years and loved the travels >to > > Radford yard saleing. Also not as fond, but by neccesity to the doctors. > > Sure hated to see the college take the streets and route 11 had to be > > relocated because students kept walking into the traffic. I worked a >short > > time in the Hosiery Mill in > > east end before going into Navy in WW2. Boarded with a lady a few blocks > > from college. Radford was so crowded as there was about 23 thousand >people > > working on the construction and operation > > of Radford Ordnance Plant and the plant at Dublin had many workers there > > also. The old King's Hospital is now a tea room or something like that > > since > > Radford College is owners. They built a 22 million dollar bridge across > > New > > River. By working those years at the powder plant I was accquainted with > > lots of folks in that area. > > > > Edgar Vest > > > > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message