Facebook Group: Jamestown, NY, home of Blackstone

[blackstone]

Hey, Facebook people: I have submitted some Blackstone material to this group:

www.facebook.com/JamestownRetro

The administrator has started to post items that I mailed to him. Interesting to see some comments from Jamestown people, not necessarily appliance people like we are.

Jamestown Retro

Jamestown Retro. 13,119 likes · 1,586 talking about this. Jamestown Retro Jamestown, NY History and Trivia since 2010 facebook.JamestownRetro.com

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[firedome]

once upon a time...

Jamestown was a major quality furniture making center, second only to Grand Rapids MI, this before before much of the industry moved South, then to China. Their last factory, Crawford Furniture, closed abut 5 years ago, sadly.

 

[blackstone]

I have this table from 1954.....

a sales promotion by Blackstone.

 

[justjunque]

Hi, Fred.

That's pretty neat!
Looking at some of the old pictures of downtown Jamestown on their page, it sort of reminds me of a Springfield or Holyoke in their heyday.
And, like them, it looks like Jamestown is losing or has lost a lot of the old buildings with their beautiful architecture.

And, as a cat daddy myself, I have to acknowledge the furry friend checking out your vintage table!

Barry