50s & 60s Photos

These photos are mostly from the 50s & 60's. 
The era's represented here may also represent other era's.  

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Charleston Schools Mercer School Train
A few old elementry schools Mercer School The Elk School Train

Currey's Bicycle Shop

A&W Root Beer

Barlows Skating Rink
Currey's Bicycle Shop A&W Root Beer Barlows

Leonoros

Gold Dome Drive In

Bullit Street
Leonoros Gold Dome Drive In
  Joe Fazios & Bullit St
 Mount Vernon Milk
 Patrick Street
 Charleston National Bank
Mount Vernon Dairy
 Patrick St Farmers Market Quarrier St  Breaks Through

Coonskin Park

Smith Street

Charleston Beer Joints
Operation Coonskin Smith Street Beer Joints

Shrewsbury St

Fleetwood Hotel

Charleston High School
Shrewsbury St Fleetwood Hotel Area Charleston High School
Bob Phillips Drive In

Trail Drive In

 Sissonville Wv
Bob Phillips Drive In The Trail Drive In Slip Hill Sissonville Rd
West Side Aerial Photos A Few Old Hospitals
 Charleston WV
West Side Aerial Photos A Few Old Hospitals Town Center Mall area
Orchard Manor
Court St
Magazine Hollow Flood 1961
The ManorsThe Triangle District
Magazine Hollow Flood 1961



North CharlestonPiedmont Road

El Rancho

North CharlestonPiedmont RoadEl Rancho, Dick Reid, Buddy Starcher & Sleepy Jeffers
Kelly Axe-True TemperPatrick Street Bridge 1964Truslow Street 1952
Kelly Axe-True TemperPatrick Street Bridge 1964 & 1930Truslow Street  1952



Minotti-Gilmore HouseCharleston WVCharlestons Crime Of The Century
Minotti-Gilmore HouseSentz StreetCharlestons Crime Of The Century
Kanawha Valley DragstripHow I Survived The CrashThe Interstate
Kanawha Valley DragstripHow I Survived The CrashThe Interstate Path



The Chrysler TurbineThe Braxton County MonsterSome 60s cars
Charleston's Chrysler TurbineThe Braxton County Monster
featuring Hugh McPherson		Some 60s Sports cars



St AlbansSummers St
Laidly St
St AlbansMisc Photos
Laidly Street



Burger Boy FoodoramaValley Motor Sales
Frontier Drive In
Burger Boy Food-O-RamaValley Motor SalesFrontier Drive In



Midget RacerDutch RidgeEllis Market
Local Midget RacersThe Camping TripEllis Market on Main St



Stonewall JacksonCapitol RestaurantTip Top
Stonewall Jackson High SchoolThe Capitol Restaurant CollapseWynns & Tip Top Drive In



Kanawha CityCokeMagic Island
Misc Photos of Kanawha CityRummels Coca ColaMagic Island



Shoneys

Murderer’s BaptismHodos
Shoneys contest of the centuryMurderer’s Baptism on Sugar CreekHODO'S Drive In



The GreystoneAriel Square FourHeart O Town
The Greystone
The Ariel Square FourHeart O Town Motor Inn



Leo
The Leo Photos		Hecks
Heck's Discount		Jean Carson
Charleston's Jean Carson



Silver Bridgebank
Boiarsky's
The Silver Bridge TragedyThe Bank - Hotel Blocks
North Capitol Street



Christmas in the 50sFazio Murder3rd dor
Christmas In The 50'sThe Horrible Fazio MurderThe 3rd Door



Big StarCarl AgstenDouglas Barrel
Big Star SupermarketThe Amazing Agsten PhotosThe Douglas Barrel Co.



todelinnGreens FeedCarbide
The Tod-El-InnGreens Feed & SeedThe Carbide Invention

CFD
 Buried Alive Parkins Motors
Charleston Fire Dept.
 Buried Alive in the 60s. Parkin's Studebaker



Rollyson Volkswagen Ice Pick Surgery Chuck Yeager
Rollyson Volkswagen The Lobotomist in WV The Great Chuck Yeager



Husky's Dairy Bar

Husky's Dairy Bar










Minstrel

Area Minstrel Shows




Manson
Manson - Charleston History







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