Team Member: Chrissie
Location: Newport, Kentucky - Hodge & Lowell Streets
photo credit: self portrait on timer
These photos were all taken at Keller's Feed Mill in Newport, Kentucky. I had hoped to find all kinds of interesting information and history about it online, but I didn't find squat :(. Anyway, all of us who grew up in west Newport have a Keller's story to tell. I spent many afternoons and weekends riding my bike around...on and through the property. It had cool ramps and walkways for riding on (which are no longer there) or jumping off of, and it had bars from which to dangle upside down (without the bike, of course) and... it had a very distinct smell and I swear to you I can still smell it in my head (does that even make sense?). My friends and I often met at Keller's or I also recall that if someone wanted to kick someone else's butt, they would tell them to meet at Keller's. I am assuming that it is no longer a functioning feed mill but it was when I was a child and even that amazes me...that we had a feed mill in Newport in the 1970s?????. My sister and Snap-Happy teammate Jennifer, also hung out at and has stories about Keller's too and we grew up 13 years apart....i think our Mother even has Keller's stories. It's an icon from our childhood :).
This is a way cool picture! Coincidentally, I just dropped of the daughter - on her way back to Kentucky! :(
ReplyDeleteOh, that aroma! I can smell it now as I type this. I have many stories to tell. Some good and some very bad. And, of course, it was the place that all childhood showdowns occurred.
ReplyDeletethat looks like a cool place - ahhhh, the joys of childhood, riding your bike all over with not a care in the world!
ReplyDeleteAnd the boys would ride their Sting Ray bikes right off that dock, without using the ramp. Oh, they were the brave young boys!
ReplyDeleteI'm having visions of Now and Then....good picture painting chrissie!
ReplyDeleteThat place is very cool. Too bad for the graffiti, but you got your snapshot.
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