There was of course headline news this day in 1924:
And the change in how Federal oil resources were administered was a huge one.
But it's the clothing ad that drew my attention:
"Best dressed men of all nations"?
Nobody would claim that now.
The Townsend Hotel, which was dilapidated by the time I was a kid, was opening. It was no doubt a great hotel at the time. Its café remained in use until it closed in the 1970s, just after the Petroleum Club moved. The café remained good until it closed, and was popular with men who worked downtown.
The Stratton's as realtors would carry on to the present day.
The Townsend remained abandoned from the 80s until it was refurbished as the current Natrona County Courthouse. It's now the Townsend Justice Center.
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