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Favorite Old Postcard - Southwest Corner Public Square ca 1903 2014-10-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Ann Curtis. Paired Photo: See also: The Arnold Building, SW corner of the Square - 29 Oct 2014 The color scheme was quite different for the Southwest Corner of the Square in this favorite old Postcard first posted after being received from Ann Heskamp and posted. 2007-07-15 . "Note cast iron trim on red brick building...probably around 1903." The caption further read, "Approximately one-third of the building on the corner, right hand side of photo, is being remodeled as the "Red Brick Recording Studio" by owner Mike Harris. On the left side of the photo, from left, the then two story Jeffries Building. then the handsome old First National Bank building, then the Reed, later Nell Variety Store. Harris' renovation will break up the monolithic look of the red brick building into what will be three building fronts, which will help avoid the 'dead space' of consolidated, non-retail outlets which suppress traffic. The more small frontages in a stretch, the more traffic, planners say, with the biggest attractants food establishments and small retail. Ideally, many service and professional offices are located upstairs or in the backs of buildings. And while reducing the shock and awe of monolithic frontages, the smaller shops dramatically increase the traffic to non-retail. - EW Permalink | Comments?

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