March 1972 – Golden Anniversary of the St. Paul First Baptist Church…

© Jerry F. Couch 2020 NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO it started like this…. Following its organization, members of the church’s congregation set about erecting a church building. They chose Donald R. Beeson as the architect to guide them. Beeson had designed the new St. Paul High School, “Greystone,” and “The Molinary House” (since demolished) on… Read More March 1972 – Golden Anniversary of the St. Paul First Baptist Church…

St. Paul’s Russell St. as the years roll on – Part One

© Jerry F. Couch In late 1947, St. Paul businessman William Andrew Turner relocated his Chevrolet dealership from the western corner of Russell St. and Fifth Ave. to a new building on the eastern corner of Russell Street and Fifth Ave.  Turner had paid in excess of $60,000 to construct this building – a lot… Read More St. Paul’s Russell St. as the years roll on – Part One