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 northwest corner of East 2nd Avenue and North Poplar.
In 1901, brothers C.N. & K.E. Sentney moved to Hutchinson from Indiana and started a grocery store at 109-115 S. Main.
Business went so well that, in 1904, they built a three-story, 40,000-square-foot building at 126 E. 2nd.
On Jan. 1, 1909, they incorporated as the Sentney Wholesale Grocery Co. The first photo shows their horse-drawn delivery wagon about 1908.
The second photo shows the company's transition to gas trucks in 1912.
The third photo shows the business corner in 1929.
About 1940, the Sentney branding was sold off to Pioneer Foods.
In 1944, the building became the Western Foods, Western Canning Co., an offshoot of the Vinegar Works just north of the railroad tracks. The fourth photo shows the building in that transition period.
The fifth photo shows the Western Foods building in 1963.
They were active there until the early 1970s.
The building has housed many businesses since. Many of you might remember when it was the "Purple Pickle" private club in 1993.
In 2008, it was remodeled into apartments. The sixth photo shows the 126 E. 2nd building today known as the "Sentney Lofts." The building is currently owned by the Sentney Re Holdings L.L.C. of Denver, Colorado.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Anchor Inn and Anchor Away