Comments on: Capaha Park, SE Hospital, Franklin School

By: Bruce Nunnelly

Bruce Nunnelly — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:59:09 +0000

I lived at 1432 Themis Street…the Limbaughs (David and Rusty…Rush…or Rusty Sharp…K.G.M.O….lived on Sunset)…before they moved to Redwine Street…as well as the Buksteins and the Mulkeys. Even though I lived 1/2 a block from Franklin School…I went to the old “Training School” at S.E.M.O….I can really tell my kids…that I walked to school in the snow…etc., etc., etc…lol! The Spradlings lived right behind Franklin School. I learned to play tennis hitting against the Franklin school wall…years later I was disappointed to see air-conditioning units in the exact same spot alot of us learned to play tennis. I really felt and still feel that I grew up in a real “Beaver Cleaver” town and it had that same feeling. It was very special.

By: Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:55:53 +0000

Tony,

Fred Lynch helped me solve the mystery. Here’s a follow-up piece I wrote about Longview.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:58:18 +0000

That big white house you asked about in the Franklin school shot is “Longview” or the George C. Thileneus house, circa 1873, and it is still there. You can read about it here: http://www.oldhouseweb.com/architecture-and-design/touring-historic-cape-girardeau.shtml

By: Jerrette Davis Hobson

Jerrette Davis Hobson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:21:12 +0000

Ken, the more I see all your great pictures and read your great commentary the more great memories I have.I think my father must have taken me to every historic place in Cape.I remember seeing it many times.How wonderful it must be to live in such a wonderful historic home.
There was a house on Broadway, where the new Methodist church is just down from the Central of our child.I believe it was civil war era or before. Yellow brick if my memory serves me. If you have any pictures or information I would be intrested.
I lived at 515 Themis until I wse six so many of my early memmories are from that area. I believe the original land grant or title was on some kind of animal skin.My neighbors were the Ford boys,Coddy Cotner ,JJ Edmonds ,David Cotner and many more who escape me right now. At four we were allowed to walk all over the center of Cape. Thanks again,sorry I started rambling, you just bring that outin me .

By: Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:08:58 +0000

Terry,

I ran across pictures of those cellars on Sprigg the other day. I hadn’t planned on running them any time soon because I didn’t think anyone would remember them.

You all don’t forget anything, do you?

You’re right. They were filled in.

By: Terry Hopkins

Terry Hopkins — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:49:36 +0000

Longview was pretty cool and there was a wine cellar on the west side of the house. The old Cellar was built into the hill on the west side of the house and had sandstone arch opening. There was newer home built after 1960 or so and when that ranch home was built the old cellar was covered up. Byron Carson, John Hodges and I used play in this area…it was very neat…there as another wine cellar over by the college off of Sprigg street in the Hollow to the east of the “Highrise Dorms” and that one had two rooms… probably filled in by now…but BIG fun then!

By: Jeanette Juden

Jeanette Juden — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:15:09 +0000

Judi Wickmann asked about the long building behind (actually it was attached) Longview. It was a wine cellar. I was shown it one time when I was a kid growing up on Whitener Street. I had heard that slaves were housed there but it is not true. The family was in the brewery business.
Marge Thompson, a descendant of Col. Thilenius, lives in Longview and is quite active with the museum housed in the old fire station on Independence Street.
Since Col. Thilenius fought for the North during the Civil War I very much doubt that he had slaves.
The German families that settled in this area were almost to a man against slavery.

By: Judi Wickmann

Judi Wickmann — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:38:54 +0000

Thank you for your reply.

By: Sally Bierbaum Dirks

Sally Bierbaum Dirks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:27:00 +0000

Tricia Tipton lived across the street from Longview. We used to go over and prowl around the building to the west of the house. We called the place a wine cellar, but I don’t recall ever seeing any barrels.

By: Judi Wickmann

Judi Wickmann — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:21:01 +0000

Does anyone remember the building behind Longview? I grew up on N W End Blvd just North of Fischer’s Market. We were told the building had been used by slaves to make wine during the Civil War. Does anyone know if it was rumor or fact?
Thank you, Judi