Mackay City Foreman, Ken Day Works to Replace Sidewalk Damage Along Main Street - May 21 2013

Mackay City Foreman, Ken Day works on pulling up sidewalks that need replacement after their facelift in July 2011. Frost heaves in he 2011 poured sidewalks have prevented several businesses from being able to open their front doors along Main Street..

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.

Only one former Mackay Main Street light pole remains July 17 2011

The last former light pole next to the historic Marjo on Mackay Main Street. The poles are being removed as Mackay prepares to improve the street and sidewalks along Mackay Main Street.

 Cones mark where former light poles have been removed as Mackay prepares for an upgrade to the street and sidewalks on Main Street.