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Doug Houser
Retired autoworker. Maplewood resident since 1975. Advocate of the Arts and Historic Preservation.
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Maplewood History: Please Vote Yes On Proposition L For Our Library Tomorrow!
Well, if you live in Maplewood, that is. Our historic Maplewood Pool/Library building is in need of some attention. It won’t take a lot...
Maplewood History: Two Sarah Harrisons, Three Charles Humphreys and Two William Holmes
Now this is confusing so you’ll have to pay attention. I’m going to repeat some of the material that I published not too long...
Maplewood History: Vote Yes On Proposition L For The Library
Dear Readers, Recently, I received this letter from the folks that are working to improve our library. The original Maplewood Pool building, now home...
Maplewood History: The Miraculous Transformation of 2628 Big Bend
In the beginning... This loading dock was on the Big Bend side. This attractive addition was on the south end. As the sign indicates, the building...
Maplewood History: Charlie Notter and Corkball
Ernie B------t was one of the first fellows that I got to know when I began working at the Chrysler truck plant in Fenton...
Maplewood History: Just What Exactly Was The Maplewood Departmental School?
This small booklet was among the many interesting objects, images and documents that Laura Varilek was kind enough to share with us. I don’t...
Maplewood History: A Rare Image of an Early Kroger Super Market
Another very rare bit of Maplewoodiana has come to light. Attached to an email from my former neighbor, Bill Smothers, was this wonderful image...
Maplewood History: Buy A Piece Of Your Own At The Chamber Auction
Today is the day of the annual auction to support our Chamber of Commerce. Instead of the usual fall date, this year the nice...
Maplewood History: First There Were Horses – A Repost
Before there were cars, that is. I had been thinking about running this post again for quite a while. I had forgotten that there...
Maplewood History: The Unnecessary Destruction of the Smokestack at Concordia Seminary
Relax. This didn’t just happen. It happened quite a while ago and I’m just now writing about it. This is not Maplewood history. I’m...
Maplewood History: A Thatched Roof On Big Bend
Quite a while ago, ( I have forgotten the year), a thatched roof was added to a fairly plain commercial building on Big Bend...
Maplewood History: A Hunk, A Hunk of Burning…Hobby? Revisited
January is already two thirds over. I have a couple of ideas for upcoming blog posts but the circumstances of everyday living keep getting...
Maplewood History: Now You Can Own A Reproduction Of A Stan Masters Watercolor!
Dear Readers, Most of you are probably unaware of the value of an original watercolor by Stan Masters. For about the past 16 years Stan’s...
Maplewood History: Stan Masters – A World Class Watercolorist…From Maplewood
Over the twelve or thirteen years since I began this adventure, this site has gained many new readers as one might expect. While most...
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