THIS 'N' THAT
From the Re-Echo, June 2008

WESTLING HOUSE UPDATE: Good news! The property has been sold to a buyer who is interested in preserving the original part of the house, which dates back to 1874. Kudos to Peter Knable, the developer, who has altered his plan in order to save the house and barn. He even renamed the new subdivision Westling Estates. By the way, is the Westling barn the only one left in the City? If you know of another, please let us know.

PARKTACULAR: As this edition of the Re-Echo goes to press, we are looking forward to participating in the Parktacular Parade and Share Fair on June 14. This year our goal is to recruit owners of antique cars to carry us down the parade route. The idea to dress in period costumes was quietly abandoned. As we did two years ago, we plan to hand out pencils with our web site address on them. At the Share Fair we hope to provide information about the Beehive and hopefully collect more donations.

AQUILA SCHOOL celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 3 with an open house. All but one of the former principals were there to greet former students and their parents. The City donated a ginkgo tree to the school grounds, and the neighborhood association donated a “peace pole.” The school was built in 1957 with 27 classrooms. 900 students attended in the first year. An addition was built in 1967. The school has been recognized for its diversity of students.

THE HISTORIC DEPOT at 37th and Brunswick will be open to the public every Saturday this summer (except June 14 for the parade) from 1 to 4 pm. Come chat and look at railroad artifacts.

Note to Calendar: September 20 is the date of the Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social at Jorvig Park.

ANNUAL MEETING: The SLPHS held its annual meeting on June 3, and all of the officers whose terms had expired were re-elected to their spots. The board voted to move annual meetings from May to September. The bylaws will be updated to include this change. The next annual meeting will be held in September 2009.

SUGAR FACTORY HOUSES? Virg Hofstrand mentioned the Sugar Factory houses in Oak Hill. We know about the Monitor houses and Walker Houses, but this is new to us. The Sugar factory was on the site that became the Creosote plant (now Louisiana Oaks). It operated between 1898 and 1905, and we certainly have many houses of that age. If you know anything about these houses, please let us know.

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