Bike Club in front of Jones Drugstore

 

Building to the left (north) of the old Phoenix hotel was, at various
 times, a Creamery, Feed Store and Movie Theatre
you're looking across Main from what was Kentucky Auto Parts

 

	The first Krogers in Walton burned in 1935.  It was directly across from the Dixie State Bank Building.

Steve's Pub, 1980

 

Walton Garage, 1954, and destroyed by the fire below.

Fire destroys much of central Walton in 1971, here.

Evidently, the Chrysler Corp. folks compiled lists of area car owners, and supplied them to their dealers for marketing purposes. The one supplied to the Walton Garage, c. 1956, is here.

   Powers Conrad's Hardware Store. Right, December, 1953
Conrad reflects on his 18th year in business.

 

S. L. Edwards
From a Facebook post by Mark Butler

Edwards Hardware, across the street from, and much earlier than
Powers Conrad's store, above.  Edwards also made and sold buggies.

 

Sturgeon Electrical Service
Thanks to Don Sturgeon for this one.
 

Boone County Chevrolet, 1930	Marvin & Marie Kendall

In 1930, they sold 500 cars a year. Read more, here.

 

Ollie Ballard's Barber Shop

 

Presser's Grocery Store, 1970

 

 

from the left, that's Jean Webb, Sharon Duncan, Eloise Hartman, and Helen Code Renaker	Sylvia Spegal, Jimmy Spencer, Helen Code Renaker, Jean Webb, and Sharon Duncan	Interior, Dixie State Bank (The picture is a test of the security camera.  From the left, that's the security technician, Helen Code, and James W. Spencer.) Thanks to Richard Robinson for the image.

“Modern” Dixie State Bank Check	Walton Bank and  Trust Co.	Walton Perpetual Building & Loan Association

 

 

This later day ugliness was earlier the Walton Post Office.
Dr. Waller's office  ( previously the Post Office, earlier still the original
Dixie State Bank), is on the left,  Stephens Restaurant  was on the right.

 

Walton Garage west side of Main Street		The End of Walton Garage April 9, 1971

 

This building, south of the late Dixie State Bank, was a bar and liquor store under several owners, including Bob and Jo Stephenson.  At times, it was known as Bill's Bar & Grill, or Sam's Place, or John's. When torn down, they found it had earlier been the Walton Bank and Trust Company, 1897. (see sign,  below). Image on the left is from a Facebook post by Mark Butler

  

Carved Stone on top of former Walton Bank and Trust Co.

The Walton Deposit Bank History, from 1903, is here.	Walton Deposit Bank robbed, 1903, here.
In 1933 Walton Equitable called on its shareholders to come up with cash, equal to the par value of shares they already owned. It hit the courts, but the bank was upheld. More than you likely wanted to know about it is here.
Walton Deposit Bank and Trust, and Walton Equitable merged in February, 1929.  The  Depression saw this merged bank go under and taken over by Dixie State  Bank on July 6, 1936.  Dixie had opened it's doors on February 27, 1928.	The building you are apt to know as Dixie State (15 N. Main) was originally the Walton Equitable Building.  The original Dixie State Bank building is further south  on Main Street, on the east side of the street. Both were built by noted area builders George P. Nicholson & Sons. Read more about it here.
“Wilford Rice, president of Equitable Bank of Walton, Ky., named in six indictments, four charging embezzlement.” New York Evening Post, December 26, 1931
Walton banker and his wife were in Boone County's most infamous lunacy trial. The Enquirer's coverage from 1909: January 2, January 4, January 8, January 9, January 11, January 15, February 8
Walton Equitable had a fire in 1929, which you can read about here.	The Walton Equitable Bank's history,  from 1930,  is here. Grand Opening here. Announcement of its creation here.

Inside Stephens Restaurant

The waitress on the far left is Helen Gillespie later Mrs. Nick Welsh.  The couple at the table are Rev. Jack and Jewel Irvin.  Photo by Cameron Brakefield.

 

  Stephens Restaurant
When torn down, it was discovered that it was an
 old log cabin.  On Main, across from Depot Street.