Chronology

 

1903                                        (110 E Kemp Ave) Wm. Luck shoes; Rosa Frey millinery

WHS Annual, 1904                 (110 East Kemp Ave) Rosa Frey millinery

1904-1905                               (110 East Kemp Ave) William Luck, boots and shoes, shoemaker; P. G. Wirtz, dealer in confectionery, fruits, cigars and tobacco; Rosa Frey millinery

Booster Souvenir, 1910          (over Luck’s Shoe Store, 110 E Kemp Ave) Chicago Tailors and Cleaners

1914-1915                               (110 E Kemp Ave) Hestad Shoe Store

WHS Annual, 1916                 (no address) Hestad’s Shoes

1916-1917                               (110) Hestad Shoe Store

WHS Annual, 1917                 (no address) Hestad Shoe Store

WHS The Column, 11.1919    (110 East Kemp Avenue) “Home Trade” Store

WHS The Column, 12.1919    (no address) Hestad Shoe Store

1919-1920                               (110) Hestad Shoe Store; (110½) Apartments: Frank A Sears; Frank C Lindner; Wm F Luck; Lee W Towne

WHS The Column, 1.1920      (no address) Hestad Shoe Store

WHS The Column, 5.1921      (no address) Hestad Shoe Store

Telephone Directory, 1922-1923        (110 E Kemp Ave) Hestad Shoe Store

1926-1927                                           The Fashion; Hestad Shoe Store

Telephone Directory, 6.1928              (10 E Kemp) Hestad Shoe Store

1929-1930                                           A G Hestad Shoes; (10½) Harry Buck signs

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (10 E Kemp) Hestad Shoe Store

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (10 E Kemp) Luck Shoe Shop

Purple and Gold, 15.2.1937               (10 East Kemp Ave) Luck’s Shoe Shop

1939                                                    R. F. Luck; The Camera Shop

Telephone Directory, 1939                 (10 E Kemp) The Camera Shop; Harold Gray Portrait Studio; Luck Shoe Shop

Telephone Directory, 6.1940              (10 E Kemp) Gray’s Studio & Camera Shop

1942-1943                                           Gray’s Studio

1948                                                    Gray’s Studio photog; New Elite Cafe

1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959            Gray’s Studio photog

1960                                                    Alvin’s Music Center; (10½) Norma Port pub sten

1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988         Alvin’s Music Center

 

 

101 East Kemp (1964)

 

Reference Photos

 

P1871              c. 1901-1910 (postmarked 1.9.1910)

 

Chronology

 

Deestrik Skewl Play Program, 12.8.1888      (Opera House Block) P. Mauseth, furniture and undertaking; (East of Opera House) C. F. Kron, practical shoemaker

Public Opinion, 19.1.1910      (Opera House Block) Grain & Wagner confectionery

1914-1915                               (201 E Kemp) Hentges Clothing Co

1916-1917                               (201) Hentges Clothing Co

1919-1920                               (201) Hentges Clothing Co

1926-1927                               (101) Hentges Clothing Co

1929-1930                               Hentges Clothing Co; Larson & Dickinson clothing

1939, 1942-1943, 1948, 1951 Larson Clothing Co.

1953                                        Luther Paint & Glass Co

1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963            Wilkinson’s Decorating Center paint

1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 

Ben Franklin Store variety

1979, 1980                  vacant

1981                            The Arcade Amusement Center; Florey’s Sport Center

1982                            The Arcade amusement center; Florey’s Sport Center; Arrow Screen Printing; Sunrise Amusement & Vending Inc

1983-1984                   Florey’s Sport Center; Arrow Screen Printing; Sunrise Amusement & Vending Inc

1985, 1986                  vacant

1987                            (101a) The Basket Shoppe gifts; (101b) Cowboys Closet western wear; (101c) Worth Repeating clothing consignment store

1988                            (101a) The Basket Shoppe gifts; Willow Bay Design And Gifts; (101b) Cowboys Closet western wear; (101c) Worth Repeating clothing consignment store                

 

 

101-103 West Kemp (1912)

 

1916-1917                                           not listed

1919-1920                                           (201) Watertown Light & Power Co

1926-1927                                           (101) Watertown Sheet Metal Works

Telephone Directory, 6.1928              (101 W Kemp) Watertown Sheet Metal Works

1929-1930                                           (101) Watertown Sheet Metal Works

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (101 W Kemp) Watertown Sheet Metal Works

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (101 W Kemp) Watertown Sheet Metal Works

1939                                        (101) Investment Service Co.; Watertown Production Credit Assn

Telephone Directory, 1939     (101 W Kemp) Investment Service Co; Watertown Production Credit Ass’n

Telephone Directory, 6.1940  (101 W Kemp) Investment Service Co; Watertown Production Credit Ass’n

1942-1943                               (101) Investment Service Co.; Watertown Production Credit Assn; (103) National Farm Loan Assn

1948                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; John P Redmond; (103) National Farm Loan Assn

1951                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) National Farm Loan Assn

1953, 1955                              (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) National Farm Loan Assn; Federal Land Bank

1957                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Murphy-Hoffman Agency ins

1959                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Western Union Telegraph Co; Murphy-Hoffman Agency ins; Vern E Frantz real est

1960                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Western Union Telegraph Co; Murphy-Hoffman Agency ins

1963                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Western Union Telegraph Co; Murphy-Hoffman Agcy ins; Northwest Loan & Refinance Corp

1964                            (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Murphy-Hoffman Agcy; Northwest Loan & Refinance Corp

Public Opinion, 29.5.1965      (101 West Kemp) Watertown Production Credit Ass’n.

1967                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Northwest Loan & Refinance Corp; Brink’s Ins Agcy; Brink’s Secretarial Ser; Farmers Ins Group

1968                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn farm chattel loans; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) Northwest Loan & Refinance Corp

1969, 1970                              (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn farm chattel loans; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) John G Kinnard Co Inc investment securities; Northwest Loan & Refinance Corp

1971                                        (101) Watertown Production Credit Assn farm chattel loans; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) John G Kinnard Co Inc investment securities; Geo Rozum Co loans

1972, 1973                              (101) Northeast South Dakota Production Credit Assn farm chattel loans; (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) John G Kinnard Co Inc investment securities; Geo Rozum Agcy loans

1975, 1976                              (101) U S Soil Conservation Service (Area Ofc); (bsmt) Alcoholics Anonymous; (103) John G Kinnard Co Inc investment securities; Geo Rozum Agcy loans

1977                                        (101) U S Soil Conservation Service (Area Ofc); (103) John G Kinnard Co Inc investment securities; Geo Rozum Agcy loans

1978                            (101) vacant; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr; Geo Rozum Agency loans

1979, 1980, 1981        (101) Watertown Agency ins; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

1982, 1983-1984         (101) Watertown Agency ins; (101½) Womens Resource Center; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

1985                            (101) Watertown Agency ins; (101½) vacant; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

1986                            (101) Hunter-Williams Ins Agency; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

1987                            (101) vacant; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

1988                            (101) Hesco Inc grain commodities; (103) Robt J Wagner lwyr

 

 

10-12 West Kemp (1908)

 

Reference Photos

 

P879                            c. 1900-1916 (First National Bank lot looks empty—previous to new building)

 

Chronology

 

1904-1905                                                       (110 W Kemp) Watertown Steam Laundry

Booster Souvenir, 1910                                  (Lebert Block) E. E. Little plumber

Metropolitan Theater Program, 1914            (110 W Kemp Ave) Armstrong & Egge electrical supplies

1914-1915                               (110 West Kemp Ave) Snyder Motor Repair; H P Hanson Grocery (ad in directory); (Lebert blk, 110 W Kemp) New York Dentists; (Lebert Block, W Kemp Ave) Martin McCarthy dentist; (112 West Kemp Ave) Lewis LaDou paints, paper & oils; (W Kemp Ave) Mrs J A Snyder electric contractor; Egge & Armstrong electric supplies; Alton Armstrong electrician; John Egge electrician

Pictorial Review, 1916            (110 W Kemp Ave) A A Armstrong Electrical Shop; Hanson Grocery; (112 W Kemp Ave) Progressive Dairy Depot ice cream factory; (Lebert Block) D. J. Riley real estate  

WHS Annual, 1916                 (110 W Kemp) Hanson’s Grocery; (110½) A. A. Armstrong engineer and contractor

1916-1917                               (110) Guy H McCollum; Alton A Armstrong, Electrical Engineer and Contractor; Ernest E Little plumbing; Earl F Harrington, dentist; (112) Progressive Dairy Depot; (112½) John W Dietz, Awnings & Tents

WHS Annual, 1917                             (110 W Kemp) Guy H. McCollum Cash Grocery

WHS The Column, 10.1919                (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett optician

1919-1920                                           (110) Guy H McCollum, Grocer; (112) City Tailor Shop

WHS The Column, 2.1920                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett optician

WHS The Column, 3.1920                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett optician; (Lebert Block) Dr. Ernest E. Snow dentist

WHS The Column, 5.1920                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett optician

WHS The Column, 11.1920                (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett

WHS The Column, 3.1921                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett

WHS The Column, 4.1921                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett

WHS The Column, 5.1921                  (110 W Kemp Ave) Dr. R. C. Bassett

Telephone Directory, 1922-1923        (110 W Kemp Ave) Guy McCollum Cash Grocery; (110½ W Kemp Ave) Mrs. Alice Carlin nurse; (Lebert Block, W Kemp) Dr. Vera R. Bauer chiropractor

1926-1927                                           (10) McCollum Grocery

Telephone Directory, 6.1928              (10 W Kemp) Guy McCollum Cash Grocery

1929-1930                                           (10) A C Bucholz gro

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (10 W Kemp) McCollum & McIntosh Grocery

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (10 W Kemp) McCollum & McIntosh Grocery

1939                                                    (10) The Light House

Telephone Directory, 1939                 (10 W Kemp) Light House Electric

Telephone Directory, 6.1940              (10 W Kemp) Light House Electric; (12) Earl Ryder

1942 Calendar                                     (10 West Kemp) The Light House

1942-1943                                           (10) The Light House; (12) Wells Dry Cleaners

Horse Show Program, 4.7.1946         (10 West Kemp) The Light House

1948                                                    (10) The Light House elec contrs; (12) Peerless Dry Cleaners

1951                                                    (10) Collins Music Co; (12) Peerless Dry Clnrs

1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963  (10) Collins Music Co; (12) Peerless Cleaners

1964                                                    (10) Berven Realty real est and ins; (12) Peerless Cleaners

1967                                                    (10) Berven-Hoffman Agcy ins & real est; (12) vacant

1968, 1969, 1970                    (10) House of Sewing Machines; (12) Treasure Chest Gift Shop gift and jwlry shop

1971, 1972, 1973                    (10) Knit Nook needle work; (12) Treasure Chest gift & jwlry shop

1975                                        (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12) Treasure Chest gift & jwlry shop

1976, 1977, 1978, 1979          (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12) Jack’s Archery archery & jwly

1980                                        (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12) vacant

1981, 1982                              (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12) no listing 

1983-1984                               (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12) Apartment

1985, 1986                              (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12½) vacant

1987, 1988                              (10) Schmidts Home Decorating retail contr; (12½) Apartment

 

 

103 East Kemp

 

1916-1917                   no listing

1919-1920                   (205) Geo A Nelson, tailor

1926-1927                   (105) Larson & Dickinson

1929-1930                   (103) Newark Shoe Store

1936 photo, P918       New Elite Café

1939, 1942-1943, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963

(103) New Elite Café

1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975                                      Moore’s Ladies Wear clo

1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984         Moore’s Ladies Wear Inc

 

 

105 East Kemp

 

1926-1927                   (107) Central News; Chas W Ritchie, news dealer; Chas E Norton, watchmaker

1929-1930                   (105) Federal Bakeries

1939                            (105) Federal Bake Shop

1948, 1951                  (105) Mrs. Florence C Bervens antiques

1953                            Bervens Flowers & Antiques

1955                            Wedgewood Premium Store

1957                            vacant

1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975        Hallberg’s Mens Store Inc

1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984         no listing

 

 

106 East Kemp, Goss Block (1888)

 

Pictorial Review, 1916            (106 E Kemp Ave) Caldbeck Tailoring Co

1916-1917                                              (206) Caldbeck Tailoring Co

1926-1927                               (106) White Front Mercantile Co

1929-1930                               (106) S K Ness tailor

1939                                        Oscar Egge, S. K. Ness

1942-1943, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964

                                                Central Finance Co

1967, 1968                              Public Finance Corp

1969, 1970, 1971                    vacant

1972                                        no listing

1973, 1975                              vacant

1976, 1977…                          no listing

 

 

107 East Kemp

 

1916-1917                                           (209) American Express Co.

1919-1920                                           (209) American Railway Express Co

1926-1927                                           (109) Federal Bakeries

1929-1930                                           (107) E P Wineland meats

1936 photo, P918                               Snack Shop

1939                                                    (107) Snack Shop

1942-1943                                           (107) Coffee Cup

1948, 1951                                          (107) Coffee Cup restr

1953                                                    vacant

1955                                                    Jay J Sherman barber

1957, 1959, 1960                                Kemp Avenue Barber Shop

1963                                                    vacant

1964                                                    Les Rogers Sewing Center sls and serv

1967                                                    Jewel Box ret jwlry & repr

1968                                                    Jewel Box jwlrs

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975  Christian Science Reading Room

1976                                                    vacant

1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982  Christian Science Reading Room

1983-1984                                           vacant

1985, 1986                                          City Rest Rooms

1987, 1988                                          no listing

 

 

108 East Kemp (“by 1910”)

 

Reference Photos

 

P185                c. 1910-1916 (from 1916 souvenir booklet)

P1307              c. 1890-1999

P1685              c. 1900-1911 (postmarked 7 September 1911)

 

Chronology

 

SD Traveling Men’s Souvenir, 1912  (Commercial Bank Building) Loucks, Mather & Sterling lawyers; (over Commercial Bank) Dr. G. W. Russell dentist

1914-1915       (208 E Kemp) Commercial Bank, Commercial bank bldg. E Kemp; (Commercial Bank Bldg) Mather & Stover lawyers; H C Parsons physician

Pictorial Review, 1916            (Commercial Bank Bldg) A H Schultz architect

1916-1917                               (208) Herman F Michaels, Real Estate and Insurance

WHS The Column, 10.1919    (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

WHS The Column, 11.1919    (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

WHS The Column, 12.1919    (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

1919-1920                                           (208) State Bank & Trust Co; Saml K Ness tailor

WHS The Column, 3.1920                  (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

WHS The Column, 5.1920                  (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

WHS The Column, 5.1921                  (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

Telephone Directory, 1922-1923        (208 E Kemp Ave) S. K. Ness merchant tailor

1926-1927                                           (108-10) State Bank & Trust Co

1929-1930                                           (108) National Tea Co gros

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (108 E Kemp) National Tea Co

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (108 E Kemp) National Tea Co

Purple and Gold, 15.2.1937               (no address) National Tea Co.

WHS Loof Lirpa, 1.4.1937                 (no address) National Tea Co. Food Stores

1939                                                    (108) National Tea Co.

Telephone Directory, 1939                 (108 E Kemp) National Tea Co

1942-1943                                           Egge Electric Co elec contrs; S K Ness; (108½) Wedgewood Premium Store

1948, 1951                                          Egge Electric Co elec contrs; (108½) Dotty Dunn Hat Shop

1953, 1955, 1957, 1959                      Egge Electric Co elec contrs; Dotty Dunn Hat Shop; (108½) Gray Construction Co

1960, 1963, 1964, 1967                      Egge Electric Co appliances; Dotty Dunn Hat Shop

1968, 1969                                          Dorothy’s Furs & Fashions Inc; Dotty Dunn Hat Shop

1970, 1971                                          Dorothy’s Furs & Fashions Inc; Claire’s Boutique

1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978  Dorothy’s Furs & Fashions Inc

1979, 1980, 1981                                Dorothy’s Furs & Fashions

1982, 1983-1984                                 Pletan Furniture

1985                                                    Magic Needle; The Basket Shoppe gifts

1986                                                    Magic Needle; (Lower) The Basket Shoppe gifts

1987                                                    Magic Needle; (Lower) vacant

1988                                                    Magic Needle; (Lower) Magic Needle (Addl Sp)

 

 

109 East Kemp (n. d., remodeled interior and store front-1969)

 

1914-1915                                           (opp. Idle Hour) A R Klinge shoes

WHS Annual, 1916                             (211 E Kemp) Carl G. Peterson merchant tailor

1916-1917                                           (211) Adams Express Co.; Carl G. Peterson, tailor

1919-1920                                           no listing

1926-1927                                           (111) Cut Rate Meat Market

1929-1930                                           (109) C. C. Sanders confr

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (109-111 E Kemp) S S Kresge Co 5-10-25

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (109-111 E Kemp) S S Kresge Co 5-10-25

1936 photo, P918                               S. S. Kresge Co. 5-10-25

1939                                                    (109) S. S. Kresge Co.

Telephone Directory, 1939                 (109 E Kemp) S S Kresge Co 5-10-25

Telephone Directory, 6.1940              (109 E Kemp) S S Kresge Co 5-10-25

1942-1943                                           (109) S. S. Kresge Co.

1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957            (109) S. S. Kresge Co. 5c to $1.00 dept store

1959                                                    (109) vacant

1960, 1963, 1964                                (109) Schiffs Shoe Store

1967, 1968, 1969                                (109) Schiff Shoe Store

1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988                                  (109) Larson Clothing Co

 

 

11 East Kemp, Mercer Block (1884—“by 1892”)

 

Reference Photos

 

P1678              c. 1982-1989 or 1990s, Makepeace Jewelry

 

Chronology

 

Deestrik Skewl Play Program, 8.12.1888      (Mercer Block) Sioux Banking Co., C. G. Church, manager (“Call at our new office in Mercer Block”)

Public Opinion, 17.3.1899      Lehrdahl & Kjos ask at city council to move their saloon from the Kampeska House to the Mercer Block on Kemp Ave.

Public Opinion, 6.4.1900        S. A. Shupe gets new barber pole in front of his business

1903                                        (111 E Kemp Ave) S. A. Shupe barber shop

WHS Annual, 1904                 (no address) S. A. Shupe’s Barber Shop

1904-1905                               (111 E. Kemp Avenue) S. A. Shupe tonsorial parlor, bath rooms, and barber shop

1914-1915                                          

1916-1917                               (109-111) Duffner Drug & Jewelry Store; Fred M Bronson, Watchmaker and Jeweler

1919-1920                               (109-111) Duffner Drug and Jewelry Store; Fred M Bronson, Watchmaker and Jeweler; (111½) C. C. Gray photographer

1926-1927                               (13) Tony’s Toggery; (13½) Eugene C. Fischer dentist

Telephone Directory, 6.1928  (11 E Kemp) Agricultural Finance Corporation; T M Husband, District Mgr Mutual Life Ins Co of N Y; (11½) Dr. E C Fischer

1929-1930                               (11) Agricultural Finance Corp loans; (11½) E C Fischer dentist

Telephone Directory, 12.1931 (11 E Kemp) Miller’s Clothes; (11½) Dr E C Fischer

Telephone Directory, 12.1932 (11 E Kemp) Miller’s Clothes; (11½) Dr E C Fischer

Loof Lirpa, 26.3.1934                         (11 E Kemp) Miller’s Clothes

Purple and Gold, 19.4.1937               (11 East Kemp) Miller’s Clothing Co.

1939                                                    (11) B J Lammers; (11½) Dr E C Fischer

Telephone Directory, 1939                 (11 E Kemp) Millers Clothing Store; (11½) E C Fischer Dentist

Telephone Directory, 6.1940              (11 E Kemp) Millers Clothing Store; (11½) E C Fischer Dentist

1942-1943                                           (11) Miller Clothing Store; (11½) Dr E C Fischer

Horse Show Program, 4.7.1943         (11 East Kemp Ave) First Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.

1948                            (11) First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Watertown; Morris Agency Inc real est and ins; (11½) vacant

1951                            (11) First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Watertown; Morris Agency Inc real est and ins; (11½) Gunn Studio

1953                            First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Watertown; (11½) Gunn Studio

1955                            vacant; (11½) Gunn Studio

1957, 1959                  Necchi-Elna Sewing Center; Livermore Jewelry

1960                            Cook’s Office Machines; Livermore Jewelry            

1963, 1964                              Woolstencroft Jewelry; (11½) vacant

Public Opinion, 29.5.1965      (11 East Kemp) Woolstencroft Jewelry

1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981     

Woolstencroft Jewelry; (11½) vacant

1982, 1983-1984                     Makepeace Jewelry

1985, 1986                              Makepeace Jewelry; Brad Wesche Watch Repair; (11½) Owen Jewelry Repair

1987                                        Makepeace Jewelry; Brad Wesche Watch Repair; (11½) vacant

1988                                        Makepeace Jewelry

 

 

11 West Kemp

 

1916-1917                               (111) Jno E Dickey, barber

1919-1920                               (111) Truman A Town, barber

WHS The Column, 5.1921      (111 W Kemp) Peck-Hill Company school supplies, stationers, and art printers

1926-1927                               no listing

1929-1930                               (11) Peck-Hill Co printers and office supplies; W S Peck coml. Pringer; L C Smith and Corona Typewriter Agcy; Dennison Store handicraft wk

Telephone Directory, 1939     (11 W Kemp) Midland Café

1939                                        (11A) Singer Sewing Machine Co; Belle Burns; (11) Midland Café

Telephone Directory, 6.1940              (11 W Kemp) Midland Café

1942-1943                                           (11) Midland Café

1948, 1951                                          (11) Redlinger Bros Plmbg & Htg Co

1953, 1955                                          (9-11) Redlinger Bros Plmb & Htg Co

1957, 1959, 1960                                (11) Midland Café

1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970  Whiz’s Diner restr

1971, 1972, 1973                                Dar’s Diner restr

1975, 1976                                          The Diner restr

1977                                                    vacant

1978                                                    The Avenue Café

1979                                                    vacant

1980                                                    McGovern Campaign Committee

1981                                                    vacant

1982, 1983-1984                                 Connie’s Beauty Salon

1985                                                    Connie’s Hair Care Center

1986, 1987                                          The Curl Company

1988                                                    The Curl Company beauty shop

Town Players Program, 8.1989         (11 West Kemp) The Curl Company

 

 

110 East Kemp (property files say 1965)

 

1914-1915                   (212 E Kemp) Idle Hour Theatre; (Idle Hour) Prof Schwarz, music teacher, Watertown School of Music

(1918 photo, P498)    Lyric Theatre

1919-1920                   (212) Lyric Theatre

1926-1927                   (112) Lyric Theatre

1929-1930                   (112) Lyric Theatre motion pictures; Watertown Gas Co

1939                            (110) Lyric Theater

1942-1943                   Lyric Theatre; Minnesota Amusement Co.

1948                            Minnesota Amusement Co; Lyric Theatre motion pictures

1951, 1953, 1955        Lyric Theatre motion pictures