Thursday, July 16, 2009

Spotted Horse Store & Service



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At the time this postcard was made (probably early 1960s), The Spotted Horse Store & Service had a complete general store and post office that had served "True Wyoming Ranch Country" for 50 years. It was named after Cheyenne Indian Chief, "Spotted Horse." The building is now a bar and there is a different Spotted Horse in front. The post office was discontinued in 1964, and the address is now listed as Arvada, Wyoming.

The Post Office sign is to the right of the Spotted Horse name. There is a small red and blue mailbox to the right of the door. In addition to the large Standard Oil sign, many smaller advertising signs are visible. There are two beer signs--Falstaff on the left and Schlitz on the right. The right side of the building has two Coca Cola signs--a round red one and a bottle-shaped one. There is a Kool cigarette sign on the bench. To the right of the bench is a small 7up sign. The small signs next to the door appear to be more cigarette advertising for L&M and Viceroy cigarettes.



19 comments:

  1. Ah, the nostalgia! Love those old signs. Especially love the two automobiles.

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  2. Hard to believe stores were so small and personal!
    Love the horse.

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  3. Part of that scene look familiar and nostalgic!

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  4. Wouldn't it still be fun to have places like this to stop while on a cross country road trip. The kids would love looking around for a souvenir some place like this. Great postcard!

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  5. Very cool!! I have enjoyed your wonderful post.
    debby

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  6. Thanks for sharing about the origin of Spotted Horse Store & Service. I love the postcard.

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  7. Thanks for the look back and sharing this postcard.
    Viridian

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  8. I remember the old country store that used to be in my hometown--this is a very cool postcard.

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  9. I love how postcards evoke some kind of memory---I felt like I was on a long hot ride in the desert and I just found a cool drink and gas for my car!

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  10. Howdy
    Happy PFF to you today .
    What a wonderful card.
    I miss those old stores that were a combination everything and very compact.
    You always knew you would be greeted by your first name and your shopping needs anticipated and your order filled and delivered with a smile.
    Thank you so much for a trip down memory lane.
    Happy Trails

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  11. How nostalgic! Nice that the store was so many things...talk about one stop shopping!

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  12. I bet there are stretches of dusty road in Colorado or Arizona that still have a place like this. Great Card!

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  13. A wonderful card showing a wonderful scene! I love the horse. :)

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  14. The horse looks so real I had to enlarge the picture to check it. This is like a piece of Americana. I passed places like this in the desert when we went across the country. Nice blog. Hope you visit mine for PFF.

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  15. I'm so glad that you wrote in the details to look for! I enlarged it and enjoyed searching for the wonderful nostalgic details! Happy PFF!

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  16. Thanks for stopping by my Blog. I followed your backtrail, and I'm glad that I did. Fascinating the things that come to light when you start examining some of the real photo postcards. My sister's husband is a pro photographer in Seattle, and his grandfather was a photographer in Missoula, Montana (among other things). I've been given a hoard of real photo cards that I will continue to hoard, and perhaps share occasionally. I enjoyed the post about the Chandler Post Office!

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  17. Thats the kind of place I look forward when traveling across the country. A great postcard.
    Judy

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  18. Wow, a bit of history with the post card! Cool!

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