Wednesday, September 09, 2009

1954 Marietta Yellow Pages R thru Part of S

Some of this will be a repeat. I previously put part of the restaurants up. But, here they go again; Varners and the rest. If you were a teen or older in the 50s some of these should bring back some memories.

On the last page notice the small advertisement for LOLLIS PLACE says COLORED. It is a reminder that in 1954 we lived in a segregated society here in Marietta. And notice the other restaurants ads - do you see any that say WHITE? No, you don't. If it didn't say the race, then it was automatically implied that it was for Whites only. Shame.

click on individual pages to be able to read them.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ROCK,
I NOTICED THE TOASTED PUPS GRILL. IT WAS THE BUILDING THAT GOLDMONEY OWNS THAT UISED TO BE AN OPTOMETRIS OFFICE, SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE PORTA JOHNS ON CONCERT EVENINGS.
PR