The building, located on Temple Street, is home to many stores including Dr. Abott's Dentisttry (pictured on the right) and a drug store (pictured on the left). Alderson-Shumate Bootery pictured in the center.
Hinton's oldest store doing business under the same trade name. Noted as one of West Virginia's finest men's stores. In 1952, the HUB Clothing Co. opened its doors for business in a room on 3rd Avenue.
Four unidentified men pose by the building's entrance. The store windows advertise "American Field and Hog Fencing: For Sale Here" and "The Two Johns". This is became the location of Danny Foster's in 1986.
A group of men sit on the deck of what was the first store to be built in Hinton. Located in the Avis section of the cit, the building is now where the Sears Rosebuck parking lot is today.
Storefronts Decorated with American Flags in Downtown Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
From left to right is the Hardware Store, Bell Telephone Business Office, Watt's Studio, and Sutherland Jewelry on 3rd Avenue. The store owners and clerks pose outside of their respective places. Subjects unidentified.
Group Outside of Plumley Store Entrance, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
A woman and her children stand outside of the building beside three men. The building is located on Third Avenue. A sign on the entrance-way advertises Fels-Naptha soap. Subjects unidentified.
Inside the store located on the corner of 3rd Avenue, between Ballengee and Temple streets. Employees behind the counter are identified, from left to right, as Lorene Jones, an unidentified man, Mary Eades, and Maycle Scott who is the mother of Jack Scott.
