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 northeast corner of West 1st Avenue and North Washington.
The building at 28 W. 1st had an interesting history before its demise. In 1908, Frank Manda built the Coliseum Hotel - European Plan at 28 W. 1st, he was also the proprietor.
It featured a saltwater swimming pool with in-room saltwater baths. This feature was fed by a saltwater brine well drilled toward the back of the hotel. The first photo shows the Coliseum Hotel about 1913.
In the 1920s, it was renamed the Reno Hotel. In May of 1930, Graber Furniture moved from 101 S. Main to this location and was there until 1984. The second photo shows Graber's there in 1937.
In 1988, it became Woody's Furniture-TV-Appliances, owned by the Hayes family. The third photo shows that at opening.
On Jan. 17, 2001, the Hutchinson gas explosions happened. The fourth photo shows Woody's completely engulfed, fed by the uncapped salt brine well from the Coliseum's days.
The fifth photo shows the 28 W. 1st location today as a City of Hutchinson parking lot with a monument pillar on the corner with some plaques on it describing the property history.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Gambino's Pizza
Sleep Shoppe & Furniture Gallery
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum
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