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History
Historic look at Kendall through the lens....
 Original entrance to Glenwood Park |  Main Street from the west. Building under construction on the right is currently the Kickback bar(formerly the Midway). |  Schroeder Motors, about 1960 |
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 Kendall aerial view. About 1960 |  Downtown Kendall looking east. Early 1900’s. |  Kendall High School about 1894. |
 Kendall main street late 1890’s or early 1900’s. |  Downtown Kendall looking east. About 1948 |  Civil war veterans in front of the Northwestern Hotel on White Street in early 1880. G.A.R.(Grand Army of the Republic) |
 The Women’s Relief Corps. , G.A.R. |  Ranney’s Barber shop. 1917-1964 |  Kendall Roundhouse. Late 1800’s or early 1900’s. |
 |  Juneau Valley crossing(now Missouri Ave.), 2 miles west of Kendall. |  Kendall Depot and coal chute. |
 Downtown Kendall. Early 1900’s. |  Kendall looking north. Catholic church in background. Note coal chute in on right of photo. Late 1890 |  C.R. Evans’ Northstar shoe store. |
 Late 1890 to 1900. Downtown from the southeast. The front of the Kendall is slightly right of center. |  The Farmers and and Merchants bank is built at it’s present location in 1914 and opens in 1915. |  |
 Kendall in 1911. Railroad yards with the coal chute in left center. |  Interior of Gammons store. 1910 |  Adrion and Waffle General Store. Located on West Railroad Street in front of the Northwestern Hotel on White Street. Early 1880. |
 Verwiebe’s Bar with Herb Verwiebe behind the bar. |  The Geogia Coffee shop at 114 West South Railroad St. in 1942 |  Georgia Style Shop at 114 West South Railroad St. in the late 1930’s. |
 Evans Drug and Jewelry store. 118 West South Railroad St. Late 1930’s. |  Schroeder Motors, Inc. from 1929 to 1987. In photo from L. to R.: Otto Schroeder, Arthur Roloff, Irvin Roloff, Bill Keller. |  Schroeder Motors, 1978 |
 Hotel Kendall (later Hotel Senz) |  View to the north on White St. across four sets of railroad tracks. |  Kendall Coop Creamery, 201 E. Suth Railroad St. about 1940 |
 South Railroad Street looking east. About 1020 |  South Railroad St (Main Street) in 1914. First building on the left is the current F&M Bank. The building across the street was the hardware store now the site of Central Park. |  Kendall roundhouse (14 stalls built in 18780 with Kendall depot behind it. |
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 |  Downtown Kendall, early 1890’s |  Downtown Kendall in the early 1900’s. These are the new buildings that replaced those burned in the fire of 1903. |
 1890 to early 1900. Large building in the center is the backside of the Kendall Hotel |  |  |
 |  1890 to early 1900. Large building in the center is the backside of the Kendall Hotel |  |
 |  Victory Arch to Welcome home Kendall veterans. |  Marachowski’s store opening. |
 Waffle and Holmes Tires and Tubes at 228 West South Railroad St. Early 1920’s. |  Cecil Gammon, Abner Gammon store. 112 East Railroad St,, currently Sonnenberg Funeral Home. |  200 block of White street after the flood of 1912. |
 Railroad Street, looking west, about 1940. (l-r) Pollard's Garage, a residence, Gammon's Store, the Locker pLant. |  Kendall depot before bike trail with kids |  Kendall depot as they are creating the bike trail |
 Kendall depot early bike trail days. |  Kendall depot entrance showing in Bike Trail sign early bike trail days. |
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