Apr 04, 2024

📷 Throwback Thursday: Jackson Meat - Vol. 64

Posted Apr 04, 2024 11:00 AM
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - New Building. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - New Building. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

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 unit block of West 6th Avenue on the south side.

Right after WW2, Howard Jackson and Bernard King were working for J.S. Dillon & Sons in Wichita and saw a need for a meat locker plant in Hutchinson. They moved here to start that business.

In March of 1946, Howard Jackson hired Oscar Young Construction to build a new building at 13 W. 6th for $12,000. The first photo shows the new Jackson Food Locker at completion.

Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - New Building. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - New Building. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

The second photo shows the business opening in late 1946.

Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 (Storefront at Opening). Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 (Storefront at Opening). Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

The third photo shows the interior display and sales area.

Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - Interior and Display Case. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1946 - Interior and Display Case. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

Business flourished and, by 1955, the company had a staff of eight with four delivery trucks. The fourth photo shows the employees and trucks.

Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1955 (Food Locker Storefront with Trucks and Employees). Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Frozen Foods Center - 13 W. 6th - c. 1955 (Food Locker Storefront with Trucks and Employees). Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

In 1960, Howard's son, Bill, purchased the business from his parents.

In 1995, Michael and Robin Jackson bought the business from Bill.

In 2010, Jeni and Andrew Bryan purchased the business from Mike and Robin Jackson. The fifth photo shows the 13 W. 6th location, now known as Jackson Meat, still flourishing today with Jeni Bryan as owner and operator, and Andrew Bryan as co-owner.

Jackson Meat - 13 W. 6th - March 7, 2024. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Jackson Meat - 13 W. 6th - March 7, 2024. Courtesy of the Conard-Harmon Collection.

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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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