With 2 doors down and 6 more to go I was feeling pretty optimistic. So far it had taken me around 48 hours total to dig up what information I had so far. But things were going to get a lot tougher. All I had to go on now were the statements the donor had given (namely that one of the doors came from the Grand Opera House building) and the advertisement stickers that were on some of the doors. Not much, really. But it was worth a try to look through the Polk’s again, address by address, street by street and see if there were any possibilities or connections.
This is how the blocks and their lots were laid out back in the early days; do you see all of the buildings within buildings?? Little tiny businesses and apartments. Oh my.
This is how the blocks and their lots were laid out back in the early days; do you see all of the buildings within buildings?? Little tiny businesses and apartments. Oh my.

This door has Dobbs Hats on it:


Then there was this door with the FTD and Diners Club stickers.

Next up: Grocery stores downtown…
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