tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post8469400584231040276..comments2024-03-28T22:53:24.134-05:00Comments on Taken For Granted: Prairie Village Store SignsTaken For Grantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-62334764045345303092013-08-30T16:04:10.703-05:002013-08-30T16:04:10.703-05:00Simple stores with unimaginative names (at the tim...Simple stores with unimaginative names (at the time, anyway!)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267623476290975654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-68511872318418275572013-08-29T16:26:37.364-05:002013-08-29T16:26:37.364-05:00I bet the Gross family got a little tired of the j...I bet the Gross family got a little tired of the jokes.<br />That first building has an interesting placement of the door and window, too.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-35247713045567818192013-08-29T04:53:47.285-05:002013-08-29T04:53:47.285-05:00You found a couple of classics.You found a couple of classics.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-29788220332189319552013-08-29T00:07:06.291-05:002013-08-29T00:07:06.291-05:00InterestingInterestingJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-45637581563595318702013-08-28T23:35:33.934-05:002013-08-28T23:35:33.934-05:00Too funny! Click and Clack on NPR always said tha...Too funny! Click and Clack on NPR always said that their attorneys were Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe!Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-53987555896965625292013-08-28T20:27:29.502-05:002013-08-28T20:27:29.502-05:00These two buildings look like cousins.These two buildings look like cousins.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-89481899740785816802013-08-28T19:45:53.229-05:002013-08-28T19:45:53.229-05:00Way to make me smile! Great captures! Really like...Way to make me smile! Great captures! Really like that screen door on the first building. <br /><br />~LindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-29883036006650352282013-08-28T18:49:37.402-05:002013-08-28T18:49:37.402-05:00Prairie Village has a town "Main Street"...Prairie Village has a town "Main Street" with historical buildings from the area. There must be a dozen 19th Century town buildings saved for the future. It is a kind of living museum that comes alive during their Old Thrashers Festival every August. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-6212653280745663852013-08-28T15:26:56.519-05:002013-08-28T15:26:56.519-05:00Great names and it's great that the buildings ...Great names and it's great that the buildings were preserved.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938841714182436845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-37947652485764518832013-08-28T15:13:41.465-05:002013-08-28T15:13:41.465-05:00Gross grocery store - love it.Gross grocery store - love it.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-65498011858839295852013-08-28T15:07:14.931-05:002013-08-28T15:07:14.931-05:00Names can cause a problem. My maiden name was Rud...Names can cause a problem. My maiden name was Rude. I love the buildings, so trim and neat!Nonniehttp://nonniesobservations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-3448924605541028752013-08-28T14:33:38.967-05:002013-08-28T14:33:38.967-05:00I think they had a good sense of humour in pioneer...I think they had a good sense of humour in pioneer days!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-10656651246101286552013-08-28T14:33:36.846-05:002013-08-28T14:33:36.846-05:00Yes, that occurred to me too. I listen to Car Talk...Yes, that occurred to me too. I listen to Car Talk if I'm not off working somewhere.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-25767953102033588262013-08-28T10:30:29.868-05:002013-08-28T10:30:29.868-05:00Nice stores, lovely benches!Nice stores, lovely benches!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-68816443364774157112013-08-28T07:31:36.723-05:002013-08-28T07:31:36.723-05:00Reminds me of the legal team at Car Talk: Dewey, C...Reminds me of the legal team at Car Talk: Dewey, Cheetham & Howe John D. Linnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363389317652839129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-75301514369151155052013-08-28T07:20:42.434-05:002013-08-28T07:20:42.434-05:00Ed and Ma, these signs are the original names of t...Ed and Ma, these signs are the original names of the stores in these very buildings in Juneous, SD. The buildings have been moved a few miles to Prairie Village. The Coal company name has appeared in Ripley's Believe It, Or Not column years ago. The Gross family still maintains the General Store. No humor was intended, but they are still funny names.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-9105450684234733422013-08-28T07:13:39.788-05:002013-08-28T07:13:39.788-05:00We have something like that here in Indiana. I won...We have something like that here in Indiana. I wonder if the names are supposed to be funny, too.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-33162065999427948982013-08-28T06:30:02.214-05:002013-08-28T06:30:02.214-05:00I got a chuckle out of these signs this morning. ...I got a chuckle out of these signs this morning. As far as you know, are they legit or meant to be funny?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.com