Blast from the Past - Mackay Main Street from Custer aka Highway 93 - 1980

Mackay Main Street taken from Custer aka Highway 93 in 1980. From the Virgil Phillips Collection. Click twice to enlarge photos.

Note the Corner Grocery, Mackay City Hall, LLL Cafe, and Main Theatre on the left. Only the Corner Grocery and Main Theatre buildings still exist in 2013.

Note the Idaho First National Bank, Pence's Market, and Lost River Cafe on the right. None of these buildings still exist in 2013.

Same views of Mackay Main Street 26 Feb 2013. Monkey Madness Video (same building as Ivie's Corner Grocery), Mackay City Hall (built after the 1983 Earthquake), Clock Cigar Store (same building as 1980), Mackay Main Theatre (same building as 1980).

US Bank (2013) replaces Idaho First National Bank (1980 photo). Ireland Bank (2013) replaces Pence's Market (1980)

Remembering - Stella Louise Bacon Bell Obituary - Mackay Miner December 22 1960

Mt. McCaleb Cemetery, Mackay, Idaho

Blast from the Past - Joe Rukavina and Bud Bruno with Fish on Mackay Main Street 1930

Remembering Jennie E. Finley Anderson - Mackay Miner October 23 1958

Jennie E. (Finley) Anderson's Dress Shop was located in the building that still stands today between Shearz and the Spice of Life Bakery/Mountain Gem Gifts. The building first housed a dress and hat shop owned by Edith Brashear (see the building below located next to the building where "Drugs" is painted).

Jennie Anderson's husband, Duke Anderson, was a barber with a small shop in what is now Ken's Club (the present bar area).

Jennie's Dress and Gift Shop Ad Mackay Miner September 23 1954

Blast from the Past - LLL Cafe Razed after 1983 Earthquake

Blast from the Past - LLL Cafe on Mackay Main Street - Started around 1932 by Clem and Lafe Atha along with Lee Shinderling and Lafe West. According to John Powers, shortly after the opening of the LLL Cafe, Lafe and Maxine (McKenzie) West took over the cafe and operated it for 40 years.

LLL Cafe located approximately where the Mackay City Hall Council Room is located in 2011

Lafe and Darlene McKenzie West inside the LLL Cafe. The LLL Cafe's walls were lined with Charles M. Russell paintings (1864-1926). Charles M. Russell completed approximately 4,000 works of art during his lifetime. He was the first "Western" artist to live the majority of his life in the West. For this reason, Charlie knew his subject matter intimately, setting the standard for many western artists to follow (from http://cmrussell.org/)

Mackay City Hall next to the LLL Cafe Seriously Damaged in 1983 Mt. Borah Earthquake October 28, 1983 8:07 AM