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The Garden Basket Photograph A supplement to "Check Your Local Listings" |
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Parent Article to this Supplement: "Check Your Local Listings"
Link to this Photograph on the Kingsport Library Website
Archives of the City of Kingsport (Blog & Information) Return to the Mid-Atlantic Gateway
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The Model City Motel and the Garden Basket, Kingsport TN, 1957 (Photo by David Peirce) Kingsport Archives U.S. Copyright Fair Use Declaration / History / Not For Profit
This photograph of the Model City Motel (at left) and the Garden Basket in 1957 was taken by David Peirce and donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport at the Kingsport Public Library by David's son, Stanley Peirce. It is the only photograph of the Garden Basket I've ever been able to locate. The Garden Basket was originally a fruit and vegetable stand, but had become a full fledged convenience store by the early 1970s. One of the owners of both businesses was James McAninch, who was either the father or uncle of a high school classmate and football teammate of mine, Brian McAninch, at Dobyns-Bennett High School in the late 1970s. Brian briefly wrestled professionally after graduation for a few local "outlaw" groups, and even had a shot or two working as enhancement talent for the Poffo's International Championship Wrestling (ICW) in the late 1970s. Brian was one of the folks at the Garden Basket who would save the events posters for me to come by and pick up later. These were the Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling events sponsored by the local American Legion. I also bought many of my wrestling magazines there as a kid (as well as at the venerable Wallace News stand in downtown Kingsport.) The Garden Basket was located at 3109 Memorial Blvd. in Kingsport TN. I was delighted to find this photograph on the internet. The location of this photograph on the Web is here. - Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway
* * * * * Published January 10, 2010. This article is a supplement to the article "Check Your Local Listings" on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway
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