Mary Cheville Collection. Location: W. Bremer at 1st St. . Built just to the south of the RI depot and later attached to it. The B and B Cooperative Co. already had a bulk facility near the Illinois RR on the west end of town. They built this new building at 97 W. Bremer and held their grand opening during the 1st week of September 1938, adding gas pumps to their services. WD; 2 Sept. 1938, Years later Classic Cleaners occupied the corner until it burned. Then 4 Queens ice cream occupied the old Short Line depot and the corner became a parking lot. Accession No. 89F0114
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly
Public Library on the local and family history page
http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx
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Mary Cheville Collection. Location: W. Bremer at 1st St. . Built just to the south of the RI depot and later attached to it. The B and B Cooperative Co. already had a bulk facility near the Illinois RR on the west end of town. They built this new building at 97 W. Bremer and held their grand opening during the 1st week of September 1938, adding gas pumps to their services. WD; 2 Sept. 1938, Years later Classic Cleaners occupied the corner until it burned. Then 4 Queens ice cream occupied the old Short Line depot and the corner became a parking lot. Accession No. 89F0114 Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx