Tag: Art Alley

  • The Bernhardt Building in 1948

    A Bish Mathis Institute Newsletter from 1948 came across my desk last week and on the front cover was this great photo of downtown Monroe. You can see the side…

  • A Trade Token From the Star Hotel

    A few months back I bought this little token, because I had never seen it before. Trade tokens, were used like money, in exchange for goods. This little token would…

  • Art Alley in 1927

    This was taken from the News-Star building in 1927 by Griffin. At the time, this street was known as 2nd Street, but is now known as Art Alley. Most prominent…