MAGNET BUILDING RENOVATION

MAGNET BUILDING RENOVATION

Magnet Building Renovation, before and after

These scenes show the "before and after" of the Magnet Building at LaGrange and Spring Streets in downtown Newnan at the time of a remodeling in 1947 and 1948. The top photo shows the building while the remodeling work was going on in 1947. The second photo at bottom shows the completed renovation on October 1, 1948. The new businesses were Hudson Hardware Cr., Lindsey Electric Co. and Johnson's Men's Wear. Johnson's in the corner shot at Spring was opened by Thomas M. John, Jr., in April 1948. He was assisted at the store by Roy Flournoy, according to a May 6, 1948, newspaper account. Hudson Hardware at its opening was proud of the store's "modern" feature, including a then-enormous expanse of glass covering nearly the whole front of the store, "ultra-modern" lighting to illuminate the display islands and shelving designed by the National Retail Hardware Association to give "maximum display" to hardwares and housewares. The store included 5,000 feet of display space and a store room in the rear.

Newnan Times-Herald

1947, and October 1, 1948

Georgia Shapiro

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CCR 1987.07.28

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