Images of the Herold’s Brentwood Store and Home
The descendant of Lillian Weber Herold who has so generously lent us historic family images has done it again. This time we have been given a window into the past of the Herold store and home at 8500 Manchester in Brentwood after they left their location at Flora and Big Bend in our fair city.
I don’t think we know why the Herold’s moved but it didn’t go well for them. I would urge you to take another quick look at the links below. The historic photographs and documents contained within are truly a treasure loaded with details that may have already begun to slip your mind.
Manchester Road has come a long way since 1930, the year the last image was made. Now we can easily see why they called it a road. I googled 8500 Manchester and was surprised to learn that today it is the location of my barbershop, Kings & Queens. They used to be in Maplewood in the 7400 block of Manchester. I highly recommend them. Nice folks, relaxed atmosphere. You can’t go wrong. It still floods though. Not often but now and then.
Putting out this blog, I’m reminded over and over of a quote from Ernest Hemingway. He said,”Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true story teller who would keep that from you.”
I’d just like to say thanks once more to Lillian’s descendant who has not only preserved this fascinating collection but has been kind enough to share it with us. As someone else once said, “we get by with a little help from our friends.”
Doug Houser November 1, 2021