Straus in Ga

[Stephanie Eastridge]

Does anyone know of the locations in Columbus Ga of the L Straus & Son company? I know that they lived there and wanted to find their old home (if its still around...only some of old town is still around) and office building.

 

[George L. Lorton]

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Does anyone know of the locations in Columbus Ga of the L Straus & Son company?

I wish I could help you out Stephanie. Have you thought of Googling it. Does Columbus Ga. have a Community Page or Historical Page? You could try there. I Googled L Straus & Son company and got this page.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=L+Straus+%26+Son+company%3F&btnG=Search

Hope this will help a bit.​

 

[Bob Godfrey]

Stephanie, here's a link to a pdf file which will be very helpful:
http://www.straushistoricalsociety.org/uploads/1165097082nwsltr801.pdf

Note that the Straus' original dry goods business in Georgia was called L Straus & Company. The company name you have mentioned, L Straus & Sons, was the glass and chinaware store which the family later set up in New York City.

 

[Stephanie Eastridge]

Thank yall so much...We have a historical society that Im trying to get in touch with...Kindof upsetting to learn their house is now a parking lot...

 

[George L. Lorton]

Stephanie that is the pits. I hope they might of moved it but I bet they just tore it down.

 

[Jason Schleisman]

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Kindof upsetting to learn their house is now a parking lot

Most of the Margaret Brown sites in Leadville, Colorado, while not parking lots, are also vacant. There's just nothing there but dirt, gravel, grass, and the odd piece of debris. It is frustrating.

 

[George L. Lorton]

I noticed that from your tour of Leadville Jason. So I know of what you speak. Some of the houses in Springfield are still standing from the turn of the last century and they look it too. Which in a way is just as frustrating believe me. There's this one house with its original carriage block out front. I think that's what they called it. A stepping stone for people to get out of carriages back before they had cars. Well anyway the house is in deplorable condition. A house Pearl White lived in as a child is still standing and the exterior looks the same as it did in 1904, when she lived in it. She'd recognize it any way. For those of you who don't know Pearl White, She was a serial actress who shot to fame with the Perils of Pauline.

 

[Stephanie Eastridge]

I have contacted the Straus Historical Society and they gave me the address to a man that has tours so hopefully in November I will have pics for yall

 

[George L. Lorton]

Sweet!!!

Looking forward to that. Will keep fingers crossed.