Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant

    This resort is set in 23 acres.of tropical landscape. It features its own pristine beach.  

    The Casa Ybel Resort was built in the mid 1880’s by Reverend George Barnes. It was intention to build a quiet cottage.  However, it evolved into a 30 room inn.

   Georgia Barnes, George’s daughter met and subsequently married a guest at the inn.  Her father built her a beautiful mansion as a wedding gift.This became the Thistle Lodge. This is the home of the Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant.

Thistle Lodge and Beachfront Restaurant

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Thistle Lodge Parking Lot

Menu Doc Ford Rum Bar and Grill, Sannibel, Florida

     This restaurant is located at 2500 Island Inn Road, Sannibel, Florida.  It is a popular establishment.  It features the freshest seafood, signature cocktails, and premium rum selection.  There is a full bar, 2 dining rooms, and outdoor patio seating.

Entrance Doc Ford Rum Bar and Grill

Interior Doc Ford Rum Bar and Grill, Sannibel

Interior Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grill

Bar Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grill

Interior Doc Ford Rum Bar and Grill

Outdoor Patio Seating

Orpheum Theater, Sioux City, Iowa

    The Sioux City, Iowa Orpheum Theater is located at 528 S. Pierce Street.  It was built in 1927.  It was designed by the Chicago Firm of Rapp and Rapp.It was part of the Orpheum Circuit of movie and vaudeville palaces. The major builder was Arthur Sanford. Construction costs were 1.7 million dollars.  Style is late 19th and 20th century Revival, French Renaissance.

     The theater featured hand carving detail, gilded ornamentation, crystal chandeliers, hand painted ceiling.  It had a large Wurlitzer organ.

Orpheum Theater, Sioux City, Iowa

     Over the years, the theater was remodeled multiple times. In 1982, it was converted to a twin facility with two screens. The facility operated in this configuration until 1992. It closed at that time.

     In 1999, the Orpheum underwent an extensive 12 million dollar remodel. The architect for this project Ed Storm.  The theater reopened in 2001.

     The Orpheum Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on.August 25, 20oo

Shelbyville Tennessee Courthouse

     The current Shelbyville, Tennessee Courthouse is located 1 Public Square E. # 200.  It was built in 1935.  Architects were Marr and Holman.  Style is Classical Revival. This is is the 5th courthouse.

     The first courthouse was built in 1810. It was replaced in 1813.  It was destroyed in a tornado in 183o.  The next courthouse was built in 1833. It was destroyed in  a fire in 1863. Next was built 1873. It was destroyed in 1934.

Musgrove Pencil Company, Shelbyville, Tennessee

     The Musgrave Pencil Company is located at 701 W. Lane Street, Shelbyville, Tennessee.   The company was founded by James Radford Musgrave in 1916.  He opened a mill to process  red cedar into pencil slats.  He engaged in a type of recycling with local farmers exchanging their old red cedar rails for wire fencing.    He did this from 1916 to 1923.  He sold the pencil slats to manufacturers in Europe.  During Wold War One he marketed the slats to American Manufacturers.

Musgrove Pencil Company

     Beginning in late 1919, Musgrave began the pivot to production of pencils.  He obtained the necessary machinery from Europe. He located a German Mechanic in Saint Louis to help him with start up of production. About the same time, wood for pencil production switched to California Incense Cedar.  By the 1920’s, the Musgrave Plant was making it’s own pencils.  During World War 2, many of the plant workers were woman.