Haysville Hardware and Lumber
Haysville Hardware and Lumber located on the s/w corner of Grand and S Main. Owned by the Blaine family. Note the old water tower in the background.
Category: History
The Haysville Times
Local newspaper. Scan of the top half of the front page of a 2000 issue.
7030 S Broadway
Built in 2002(?) as the Schneider Medical Clinic. Photo taken shortly after construction.
501 E Grand
This building at the S/E corner of Grand and Delos was originally Haysville’s first Sonic. It has also been home to Walt’s Carryout and Johnny B’s both burger joints and in 2010 Rene’s Mexican Fast Food.
In the picture below the original cover that stretched the length of the parking stalls and the ordering boxes are gone.
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William Hays House
W.W. Hays house which was located on south main was moved there from Wichita. Previously Mr and Mrs Hays had lived in a sod shanty. The “Walnut Grove” behind their house was a popular picnic area.
East Grand
500 block of East Grand looking west. Pictured are the original Sonic and across the street either Everett’s AG or Everhart’s Market.
Grandlane Shopping Center
Located on Grand between the Cowskin Creek and Stewart. Built in 1959. In the early/mid 2000s the property was bought by the school district.
Grandlane Shopping center in the early 80s. Some of the stores pictured above are P.N. Hirsch and Co and Cohlmias clothing store.
Some of the stores pictured above are Steen Pharmacy, Dale’s Clothing Store, TG&Y and Safeway.
Other stores that have occupied the shopping center…
Homers Meat Market.
Sally’s The Fashion Place.
The Dollar Store.
In the stand alone building (grocery store)…
Haysville Hardware.
Skating rink.
City Hall
The Haysville City Hall was originally located at 711 E. Grand where the Senior Center is now. The picture below is of the location at 200 W Grand and was taken in the 80s.
Haysville Municipal Swimming Pool
Haysville Municipal Swimming Pool was located at 525 Sarah Ln in Haysville, KS.
Shown above is the groundbreaking ceremony of the Haysville Municipal Swimming Pool which was built in 1963. Shown above left to right are Wayne Cain, Jim Smith, Fred Cohlmia, Fred Ryan and G.D. (Shorty) Stearns.
Above photo from a newspaper. Date unknown.
Pictured above, the old swimming pool 1980 or 81. The flag pole at the new pool is the original flag pole from the old one. That’s why it’s out in the middle of no where.
Top 2 scans courtesy of Cathy Hurley.
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Haysville Agriculture
Excerpt from the South Wichita Haysville Area Plan…
The early settlements in the area were centered on access to the railroads serving the area. The town of Haysville was established by W.W. Hays in 1891 via a plat of 161.5 acres. Haysville prospered after the opening of its train depot in 1903 and rail service remained an important part of its economy for quite sometime as it allowed for produce shipment as far away as New York City. During the First World War, Haysville became a shipping point to Kansas City and Chicago for all kinds of farm grown products. With the development of better and cheaper transportation facilities in other parts of the United States, it became possible for major cities to be supplied with fresh farm products from the major farm produce areas -Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and California -and the Haysville supply was left to local markets only, mostly via US Highway 81 constructed after the First World War. The surpluses contributed to depressed prices and eventually the Haysville truck farming industry declined. Most of the surrounding countryside at that time was devoted to agriculture with a number of small schools in the area. However, the development and character of the area was dominated by agriculture and dependent on this rail access for connection to other communities in the area, primarily Wichita to the north and Wellington to the south.
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