Jackie Walker Burge’s Arcadia (1930-1952): My hometown, as I knew it, is gone. Buildings have been torn down, replaced with empty lots. The Frisco railroad depot and tracks have disappeared. Only the grade school and some of the five churches have escaped the demolition crew. But I remember Arcadia as it was when the town flourished. Multi business’ sold their wares, two doctors, a dentist, a pharmacist, and a  lawyer practiced their professions. Students graced the grade and high school halls, enriching the town with music, drama, and sports. So, take a walk with me on the streets of my hometown. Starting from the Frisco railroad depot and looking down the south side of the main street, there is the Dobbins Barber Shop, Baldwin Pool Hall, and the feed store. Now turn right, going south, you will pass the newspaper office, the Johnny Scott Grocery Store, Mrs. Shead’s Creamery, the ice house, and Paul Shead’s Gas Station. Across the street, there is a variety store and the post office (later moved to Main Street). Moving back to Main Street (south side), there is the Mann Williams Service Station, Dunton Hardware Store, Home State Bank (there is an apartment above the bank), Herschel Mooneham Funeral Home, Henry Walker Barber Shop (later Dr. Adam’s medical office), a movie theater, Ferraro’s Clothing Store, and Gus and Hershey’s Drug Store. Across the street (east), there is the J. P. Hinkle Building with Dr. Hinkle’s dental office upstairs and a grocery store on the first floor. At the drug store, turn south, where you will find Dr. Pettit’s medical office (later a beauty shop) and the Masonic Lodge building at the end of the block. Return to the drug store, looking walking east, and you will come to the Raleigh Scott Lumber Yard. Going back to the Railroad depot– walking on the north side of Main street– you come to a white church building and a vacant lot ending on a side street. Turn north on this street, you come to Don Walker Drug Store (later, he took over the Hershey’s drug store location). George Walkers Lively barn was just down the street (George was the Town Marshall at one time). Now, continuing our walk on Main Street– still, on the north side– there is the Gutherie Chevrolet Dealership, The Gall Meat Market and Locker Plant, and Ada Buchard’s Millinery Shop. The rest of this block was called “The Jewell Building.” which housed Mrs. Jewell’s Cafe (later owned by  Nola walker), Reverend Corporon’s Law Office which later became Henry Walker’s Barber Shop. From time to time, different stores occupied the space next door. East of the Jewell Building, there is The Bert Adams Automotive Shop and an open space which the new post office later occupied. Tom Ullum’s Car repair Shop was on the next block.