HISTORICAL TOURS OF WICHITA FALLS, TX

The next few buildings might be a little boring until the 50's came around. I was only able to come up with a few photos of this side of the block. I am also...

I mentioned The First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls in one of my first blogs last year, but I wanted to expand on the history of the church. According to t...

In 1909, the building that stood on this corner of Indiana and 9th was probably a wood framed building. It sold "paints and oils." By 1919 this building and ...

This is one of the more famous buildings in downtown Wichita Falls. The Perkins-Timberlake Dept. Store at 900 Indiana Ave. was built in 1919. While doing my ...

Last year, I was writing a new blog every few weeks. Then, I decided to write a children's book. After months of writing the book and getting it published, i...

Originally, 910 and 912 Indiana was one building and was split into two businesses later on. It was another building that began with a different address than...

On my Downtown Darkside Tour, when we stop at this building, I ask the crowd to raise their hand if they have never heard of a 5 & 10 cent store. I am very ...

At at one time, Miller - Ferguson and The Olympic Fruit/Food Store, which I told about in my previous post, took up several of the current store fronts, even...

This is the last of the 3 little buildings that once stood in the area of 916-918 Indiana Ave. At times, it was 3 businesses and at other times there were on...

This next business is going to have the same pictures as the last business because this one story building was built and then divided into several businesses...

918 Indiana is another confusing building. It was built early on, demolished and then replaced by new modern buildings. The addresses are so confusing, it se...

This next building has been an adventure to say the least. Trying to figure out when it was built has been quite a challenge. The first building on this prop...

I have taken a detour from the downtown buildings because of a discovery I made. I went to the County Clerk's office this week and found some amazing origin...

This next building is a little harder to research because through the years, it changed addresses. Currently, it is World Finance at 928 Indiana. The only co...

Today is my first story about a building downtown. I am starting with the place, which today, is Picker's Universe Antiques, at 1000 Indiana. For those of yo...

I am Julie Coley, a local author, historian and I run Historical Tours of Wichita Falls, TX. I am starting a new blog called, "History of Wichita Falls." Eve...