Hutch Post, in partnership with Steve Harmon and the Conard-Harmon Collection, is proud to present Throwback Thursday. Enjoy a weekly release from Steve Harmon as he presents the "Hutch - Then & Now Collection."
STEVE HARMON
Hutch Post Contributor
Today's "Throwback Thursday Collection" takes us to the southeast corner of North Poplar Street and East 2nd Avenue.
Even though the architecture might look like a church, this building started life as a filling station.
Cities Services Oil Co. was there from 1935 to 1939.
Carl Peterson's filling station was there from 1939 to about 1945.
Harry and Howard Mock purchased the building in 1947, added on to it and ran the Hockaday Auto Supply there from 1947 to 1970. The first photo shows this enterprise in 1949.
R.E.I.B. (Real Estate and Investment Brokers) was started in 1959 by a group of local businessmen.
In 1970, Joe Gingerich and his two sons, Ron and Doc, purchased the company and moved it to the 201 E. 2nd building in 1975. The second photo shows the building and property today, still the R.E.I.B. business.
The company is run now by Ron, Doc and Robin Gingerich, and Laverle Pounds, and specializes in property auctions — just another longtime, successful, family-owned Hutchinson business.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Gambino's Pizza
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum
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