This view was made from the corner of Commerce and Railroad Streets.
The hardware store in the foreground is a nice contrast to the old agricultural warehouses and water towers. Dot H. Brown writes that her father, J. F. Hattaway and his business partner Cecil Carroll built and operated the cotton gin and warehouses until about 1970.
My father, J. F. Hattaway along with his partner Cecil Carroll, built and operated that warehouse and cotton gin until approximately 1970.
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