Postcard Friendship Friday...

I bought this postcard on eBay some time ago...

this is the Columbian Building in my town...

the backof the postcard stamped 26 April 1909...

a blow up of the front of the building...

the old stairs were still there until just a couple years ago...

they were taken down for safety reasons...

the old gaslight that used to hang in the intersection of Main and Pike Streets...

the building as it is today...

it is in the process of being restored and is used a community building...

we have many functions in here throughout the year...

the inside has been stripped completely and bathrooms added...

the inside is brick walls, tin ceilings, cast iron poles for support and wood floor...

pin tucking was done on the back wall and side...

it was sand blasted and sealed...

new windows on the side and back...

new heating system and lights...

the building is owned by the city...

saved by donations...

it was to be torn down...

my boys and I crawled every inch of that floor with hammers pulling nails before it could be used...

we cleaned and hauled trash...

and we have enjoyed the use of it now for several years...

and we are a town of about 1000...

it even housed a 2 lane bowling alley upstairs years ago...

the man who used to pin spot still in his teens still lives here in town...

I always look for postcards from our town...

and sometimes...

I get real lucky...

Happy PFF to everyone!

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awards...

I have received a couple awards in the last week...

from two of the sweetest ladies around...

and they touch my heart daily in their posts and comments...

I can't imagine my days here without them...

and I just wanted to thank them...

just for thinking about me...

I have already been given these awards before...

but it still means so much to be thought of...

first is the versatile blogger award...

from Donnie...

 http://newblessingeveryday.blogspot.com/

and then I got the stylish blogger award...

from Simply Debbie...

http://iamsimplydebbie.blogspot.com/

both of them so deserve these awards...

they have the biggest hearts and brightest spirits...

their blogs are real and honest...

and they post from the heart...

and they just make the world a better place for being in it...

if you haven't visited them yet...

then it's time you met Donnie and Debbie...

you will be so glad that you did...

Thanks again, girlfriends...

you're the best!

I have already answered the questions and passed these awards on before, so I don't think I'm supposed to do it again...

but I can accept the awards and the thoughts behind them...