Blast from the Past - Silas Abram Edrington, Lavina Barger Edrington, and Dorothy Ewing

Silas Abram (S.A.) Edrington outside Anderton's in Mackay, Idaho 1913. From Carol Tilton Collection.

Lavina Barger Edrington with Dorothy Ewing taken Fall of 1918 in Mackay, Idaho. From the Carol Tilton Collection. Dorothy Ewing's parents were Edgar Ranson Ewing and Lillie Ethel Edrington. She later married Virgil Phillips and moved to southern California.

Silas Abram Edrington had a store in this building on the south side of Mackay Main Street between Pine and Spruce called The New Era Cash Store built in 1903. 

The building was later used by Thomas Pilash Tailor.

The building shown below on Jun 25 2006. However, the building is still standing in 2013, except the eastern wall is bowing out threatening the building now, which is owned by Leonard and Pat Wall. 

Edrington Pilash Building with bulging eastern side Nov 11 2012. Click on LABEL Edrington Pilash (below) to see more views of this building.

Edrington-Pilash Building Mackay Main Street

Edrington-Pilash Building Mackay Main Street Nov 10 2010

This building was first used by Mr. S.A. Edrington at the New Era Store and built in 1902. It also later served as a tailor shop for Mr. Thomas Pilash. The building is now empty and owned by Leonard and Pat Wall.

Mackay Miner May 5 1949

Edrington-Pilash Building Date Unknown

Edrington-Pilash Building Date Unknown

Thomas Pilash Ad from the Marge Fulton Collection

Edrington-Pilash Building Date Unknown

Edrington-Pilash Building August 17, 2009

Edrington-Pilash Building Aug 17 2009

Mackay Main Street 1930 with the Thomas Pilash Building on the right. Note the huge flag pole that stood in the middle of Main Street at Pine Street. (Click twice to enlarge).

National Guard Razed the Custer Hotel on Mackay Main Street after the 1983 Mt. Borah Earthquake October 28, 1983 8:07 AM. Looking across the lot where the Custer Hotel used to stand toward Main Street with Hazel Lundberg's Home on the right

Former Edrington-Pilash Building March 22 2010

The empty former Edrington-Pilash Building built in 1902 next to Wall's Home on Mackay's Main Street.

Cloudy in Mackay February 27 2010

Mackay Main Street from Pine looking toward the Mine Hill.