Destroying Old Homes Like Sherman
I found these pictures in a local history book (History of the River Valley or something of the sort).
Here is a picture of the home of Lawrence Russell, son of Dr. Russell (the name sake of Russellville, Arkansas).
Here is a picture of Russellville’s founding father, Dr. Russell.
The Devil Queen (at her original location) and Lawrence Russell's house were only two blocks apart from one another. Both survive the Fire of 1906. What else do these two houses have in common? To the best of my knowledge, neither can be found in Russellville. If I were a bit more diligent, I’d have a picture of what lovely piece of “progress” has replaced Lawrence Russell’s house. Why preserve the past when you can have a real tin building for less?
And, in case you're wondering, Dr. Russell's house, the first in Russellville, was demolished too (in 1970's or 1980's I believe). Why? Because we value history.
Here is a picture of the home of Lawrence Russell, son of Dr. Russell (the name sake of Russellville, Arkansas).
Here is a picture of Russellville’s founding father, Dr. Russell.The Devil Queen (at her original location) and Lawrence Russell's house were only two blocks apart from one another. Both survive the Fire of 1906. What else do these two houses have in common? To the best of my knowledge, neither can be found in Russellville. If I were a bit more diligent, I’d have a picture of what lovely piece of “progress” has replaced Lawrence Russell’s house. Why preserve the past when you can have a real tin building for less?
And, in case you're wondering, Dr. Russell's house, the first in Russellville, was demolished too (in 1970's or 1980's I believe). Why? Because we value history.
posted by John | 8:17 PM
3 Comments:
Oh, you've gone and depressed me. What an adorable house that was. I hate progress. One that makes me sick in Eutaw is the Eutaw Hotel. It was destroyed to make way for a new courthouse for all the drug dealers.
That's the saddest thing I've read all month. What a waste.
That's terrible. My girlfriend and I love to go exploring and find old, abandoned houses. There's quite a few that we've found that are now long gone. It's tragic to find a really cool house then drive by a month or two later to find it gone.
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