Madison Avenue Businesses, Covington, Kentucky

Covington


Merry Christmas, from Economy Radio	Beware the Radio Racketeer	Radio Service Reminder	Amateur Repair is Costly


	Edmond Brothers	Kentucky Post, March 25, 1909

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Henry Eicher, Druggist

When my Mom bought, we went to a little place on Pike Street called Parisians.
When my Grandfather bought, we went to Eilermans. Good goods.


Eilermans' Men's Stores Covington on the left; Newport on the right.	The Eilerman Building, c. 1903 Madison at Pike	Eilerman and Sons from a Jab Art post on Facebook

Eilerman's new

Eilerman's, 1950
From a Facebook post by Chuck Eilerman


Opening Day From a Facebook post by Chuck Eilerman

“Opening! Today, Thursday. October 7, 1896 is the day for the grand opening of [Eilerman's] new store, 610 Madison Avenue, Covington., Ky. with a large and magnificent stock of Men's Boy's and Children's Clothing at unequaled low prices. We have spared no expense to make the day a memorable one in the history of Covington, and have on that occasion secured the services of a full brass band, and everybody attending the opening will be presented with a handsome souvenir. Positively no goods sold on opening day. Opening hours from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. and from & P.M. to 9 P. M. EVERYBODY INVITED.”

Eilerman's, in Covington, Newport, . . .and Lima Ohio?

“My dad's (Vern Ernst) grocery store at 670 W. 3rd & in Covington. Opened in April 1963. The original store opened in 1944 on Dixie Highway in Park Hills. He owned the store with his brother Wally Ernst, and later partnered with his brother-in-law Gene Sturgeon and long time friend Ernie Franklin.” From a Facebook post by Rick Ernst

The Honey dipper,
John George Exterkamp, 1907, 8th and Dalton
(a honey dipper cleaned out outhouses)
from a Facebook post by Mark Exterkamp

O. P. Fairchild

We find th1s one a puzzler. It's from an ad from Billboard, in August, 1895. The Covington City Directory lists Fairchild as a “Licensed City Bill Poster, Distributor and General Advertising” at 24 E. 5th, but that picture looks like it cuts off the ad on the right, and we're clueless if that part of the image on the right refers to him or not.


Family Theater		Family Theater Re-Model
The Family was on Main Street between 6th and 7th; owned by Ethel and Nick Shafer. Images at left taken in 1943. from Facebook posts by Jeff King

Faulwetter's Wood Mantels, 1904
Pike at Madison

Feders
at 602 Pike,
in the 1937 Flood
from the Fall-Winter 2012
issue of Northern Kentucky Heritage.

Fenton's Cleaners
Second and Court, 1939

“One Cent Reward. Ranaway from the subscriber, HENRY FINCH, an apprentice to the Saddling
business. The above reward and no thanks will be paid for his return. The public are forewarned
from trusting or employing him. Andrew Ross, Covington.”
from the Licking Valley Register, August 10, 1844.

The Fischer Brothers, Hardware & Farm Implements,
The Fischer Brothers had three locations:
in Covington, 1046 Madison; in Newport, 729 Monmouth; and in Latonia, at 10 W. Southern.
In the image here, the Covington location is in the center/left.
We assume that's Newport on the right, and Latonia on the top.


	Dr. George. G. Flaig, 540 Madison

A. S. Fort, Plumber,
Gas and Steam Fitter

On E 7th St Between Madison & Scott,
on the North Side of the Street. Fulton's
Fish Market. The Man with the Apron is
Albert F Schneider, c. June 1914. Note chickens
and a turkey in the cages, and rabbits hanging
in the window.


M. Galvin, 1886 Blacksmith & Farrier	Germania Guaranty Company 505 Madison	Germania Supply Company, 2nd Street at the C&O Bridge

Golden Rule Coal
HEmlock 0042

Golden Hill Distilling

“One hundred feet of the stone wall of Gaylord's foundry, Covington, fell in the river yesterday. Its height was 55 feet. It had been undermined by water. Loss $15,000” Courier-Journal, May 7, 1870	Goldsmith's was in the 600 block of Russell, and made baseballs, dolls, and toys. Where “The ladies do not begin work before 7 o'clock and quit at 6 o'clock. On Saturday's, work stops at five o'clock.
Greer's manufactured steam locomotives on Philadelphia between Third and the river.

Charles Groshell, 7th and Madison
From Covington's Daily Commonwealth, February 24, 1882

Groshell's Feed and Grain
7th and Madison. Note the market house.

Marion G. Grubbs,
Grocer,
44 Pike Street

The Remains of the T. S. Hamilton Tobacco Warehouse after being burned down by Night Riders, March 26, 1908.
The warehouse was on the north side of 4th, between Philadelphia and Bakewell.

On March 24, the Post boldly proclaimed that night riders wouldn't dare come into Covington.
On March 26, the Post had a detailed account of the damage done by the fire.

The Kentucky Post's story on the 27th is here.

A list of other buildings destroyed in the fire is here.

If you need a little background on who the Night Rider's were, it's here.


W. C. Hamilton & Co., front and back

Bowling Alley at 1129 Banklick, owned by William Haunert, a grandfather to Frank G. Hehman, grandfather of Gerri Hehman Joseph, who posted this image on Facebook.

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Hartke's, 67-71 Pike Street

Joseph Hartke,
Carriages and Buggies


Hatfield Coal, 622 Madison. From a Facebook post by Will Lack	Hatfield Coal		Hatfield's Elevator

Heckman the Florist
723 Madison

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Heil Brothers, 1910


Hellmann Lumber, 321 West Twelfth.

Fred Read wrote a history of Hellman Lumber.

John Boh wrote a history of Hellman Lumber.

Hemingray's on Second Street at Scott, Manufacturers of Electric Insulators

The Henry College Lottery Co.

Henry Heile & Sons

Herzog Jewelry Store
West side of Madison
between 7th & 8th,


			Hickey's Shoe Store 604-608 Madison The Home of Good Shoes

Hickman & Friedman

Hill Grocers And Seedsmen


	Max Hillman's, Dry Goods and Notions, 1910 Linden and Holman	Kentucky Post, February 19, 1912

The Hippodrome,
7th & Washington. Background.

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Architect H. S. Holmes offered this Bungalow as a sample of his work, 1910
Offices at 624 Madison

Homan Brothers


Howell Wheel Co.		1895
G. W. Howell


The Houston, Stanwood & Gamble Co., (best picture quality available)


Engine Shop	Boiler Shop

The Houston, Stanwood & Gamble Co., northwest corner of 3rd & Philadelphia
More about Houston, Stanwood & Gamble

Joe's Super Station had its grand opening on June 26, 1931 at Third and Greenup. It featured “a special greasing and alemiteing [Wikipedia] department, auto top repair, battery and tire service, etc. United Petroleum Fleet Wing Ethyl and high grade oils will be handled exclusively.”

R. A. Jones,
c. 1940
15th & Kendall

Kay's Laundry and Dry Cleaning,
c. 1950
204 Greenup Street



Kays Laundry 1937 Flood Souvenir. from a Facebook post by Michelle Edmonds

Ed Kelley, plumbing
523 Main, 1910


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Kelley and Koett	1917+ Location	Workers	The magnificent Koett Home, 515 Russell Street
The Kelley - Koett Manufacturing Co., casually known as Keleket, was one of the largest X-ray machine manufacturers in the USA. 212 W. 4th St, Covington
A history of the firm from 1924 is here.		A company description from 1915 is here.
Kelley buys an airplane in 1927.		Kelley obituary.