It’s 1920 at KYGMC!
One hundred years ago in Maysville you could hear the rumble of the electric trolley, the clip-clop of the horse-drawn wagons and the trains at the new C. & O. Depot in Maysville. There are shouts of children as they skate over the sidewalk and the whistles of the river boats. A.C. James’s Horse Stable was at 139-143 East Second Street. Mr. James proudly boasted, “We can accommodate 200 head of horses- Every horse hitched in a separate stall.” Keith & Keith Motor Car Co. and William Shanks in Dover could provide you with a car and McIlvain & Thompson on East Third could offer you Auto Accessories and Repairing at Dodge Brothers. The Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge didn’t even exist yet. Crossing the Ohio was done on Ferry. More roads in town were being paved. “In a move to provide better police efficiency for Maysville citizens and Visitors”, Police Chief Harry Ort announced, “the 1920 Police Force would be required to study local ordinances for 30 minutes a day….He was laying down better traffic law enforcement…Second traffic offenses will not be excused.” The “White Way” replaced the old arc lights in the business section of Maysville. Farmers & Traders Bank, The State National Bank or the Bank of Maysville could help you with credit to purchase your families’ newest transportation needs.
Summers were hot in Maysville and there was no air conditioning. Fans helped some- electric or hand-propelled. River breezes could cool you off while you sipped Mint Cola & Orange Punch from Frank L. Hendrickson’s Bottling plant on Sutton, or get hand dipped ice cream at The Elite Confectionary on Second, where folks would meet to enjoy themselves and talk about the changing times and women’s right to vote.
You could cool off in the Ohio River or country ponds and creeks. The Maysville, May’s Lick and Minerva high school boys would be attending the YMCA Summer Camp at Camp Daniel Boone. Ruggles Camp ground was the best place to enjoy the July 4th Celebration “in three Counties.” Professor Young’s Boys Band “in the best of trim” could be heard there or at the opening of the Booth Memorial Hospital in Covington.
Norma Talmadge in “Woman Gives” was one of the many wonderful plays you could attend at the Opera House on Friday afternoon and evening. The new brick street bond was discussed and Mayor Russell asked to block East Second between Wood and Prospect Streets for a Free Asphalt Dance. The Leslie H. Arthur Post American Legion said “Those who enjoyed the dance on Court St. some time ago say that asphalt streets make a splendid dancing floor”. You could play billiards at Early C. Calvert’s. Everyone goes to the “Old Reliable” Germantown fair, and the fast Black Sox ball team crosses bats with the Washington Stars. DeNuzie Book store has the implements for all your play time. “If it’s Baseball; if it’s River Bathing; if it’s Lawn Parties- men, women and children can find full equipment at DeNuzie’s.”
Small neighborhood grocers like M.C. Russell on Market or Cablish provided produce, and condiments. Most shopped at the nearby bakeries such as F.H. Traxel’s or Thomas’s Grocery for bread “with the same BODY to it that MOTHER used to make”. Butter, eggs and cream came from C. G. Gault Produce or E.L. Manchester Produce Co. situated on West Third, where everything was “Fresh from the Farm”. Lee William’s Meats on 3rd and Wood or Witt Phillips at 3rd and 423 Forest Ave, sold “Slaughtered Meats, Fresh and Smoked”. You could get fresh chickens from Pyle’s Poultry Plant.
Entertainment at home included parties, talking, games, reading, playing musical instruments, listening to the radio, or the Victrola. Murphy’s Jewelry Store on 15 W. 2nd Street could provide you with “The Musical Instrument Supreme.” You could also get a Victrola with “Records by the world famous Victor Artists”. A party may have been as mild as a tea. An out–of– town guest, an addition to the family through marriage, or merely the desire to visit with one’s friends or relatives- all provided good reasons to have a tea. Certain items were served. Tea, of course, and coffee were served very hot. The tea and coffee service was arranged in front of the hostess for serving. An informal tea included cakes, fancy crackers from the grocers or small sandwiches. Extras for a formal tea were salads and ices. An ice was a frozen dessert containing water, sugar and fruit juice. Most items could be found by the hostess at the Maysville Tea, Coffee and Spice Co. at 202 Market Street.
By the middle of the decade, the silent screen had exerted its influence. Theater audiences at the Opera House on 2nd street could watch moving pictures and were fascinated with Clara Bow and Greta Garbo, whose overall look- eye makeup, permed hair, dark lipstick and smooth legs- exuded sex appeal and glamour. Rudolph Valentino, as the “sheik” charmer, wooed movie-goers with his smooth face and slicked-back hair. The Russell was being built at the end of the decade in time to show Maysville’s own Henry Wadsworth on the screen. The Russell opened with Eddie Cantor’s “Whoopie” and gave movie goers a chance to sit in a Colonial Spanish Garden and dream of exotic places.
You can get a view of Maysville in the 1920’s when you visit The Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless: A Portrait of the 1920’s. View over 174 clothing articles from the Kentucky Science Center and countless historic Maysville artifacts from KYGMC and local collections.
Readers may email questions to [email protected] @ Kentucky Gateway Museum Center Maysville, Ky.
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