Thursday, August 28, 2014

Emerson Avenue Baptist Sunday School Graduates--1948 and 1956

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Emerson Avenue Baptist Church has been an important institution in the neighborhood since 1921.  Located at the northwest corner of North Em...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

On Their Way--1954

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Julius and Gloria Becker, dashed to their car, a Willys-Overland, to begin their honeymoon.  The couple had just married at Our Lady of Lour...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Wedding Day Prank--1954

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Julius Becker grew up at 5621 Beechwood Avenue.  On the day of his wedding reception on November 27, 1954, his buddies playfully toyed with ...
Saturday, August 16, 2014

A Wedding Reception Along Beechwood Avenue--1954

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It had been a joyful day for the Becker and Pirtle families. At 11:00AM on November 27, 1954, Julius Becker married Gloria Pirtle at Our Lad...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014

A View from Our Lady of Lourdes, 1954 and 2014

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Gloria Pirtle beamed as she ascended the stairs along with her mother, Ona Pirtle, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on East Washington...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Becker Family Moves into Beechwood Avenue Home--1947

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Wilmer Horace and Dorothy Nevins Becker moved into 5621 Beechwood Avenue in 1947. They were only the third family to dwell in the home. The ...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

On Her Own--Mrs. Emmajane Aumann--c1948

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Carl F. and Emmajane Aumann moved into their dream home at 614 North Bosart Avenue in the Emerson Heights neighborhood in 1928.  Their son, ...