Once again yesterday, I failed to stump you eagle-eyed MissPresers, although I came close on the last post of the day, Abraham Lincoln School in Leland, which took Suzassippi an hour and a half to identify. Competition was hot and heavy throughout the day, and here are the standings as of this morning.
Victoria Moon Conway: 9
Suzassippi: 8
Tom Barnes: 4
crpiii: 3
Jack Elliott: 2
Carunzel: 2
sec040121: 1
Today there will be two posts, and tomorrow will have three, so stay tuned–you never know who will jump in and grab points–maybe you?
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Categories: Contest
Preservation in Mississippi 
Tupelo, used to be next door to the Spain House? Now, it’s next door to an empty lot.
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Good eye! That is the Spain House in the background.
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Empty lot = Future parking lot probably.
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Tupelo one-hour martinizing dry cleaners store.
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Correct!
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These are among the older signs, and the national firm was introduced in 1949.
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This was more than I knew, so I’m glad you found it. I just took aid true because it’s too cool a sign not to.
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Well in that case…it was named for Henry Martin, the chemist who discovered a non-flammable method of dry cleaning so you could do it on site, rather than taking it to a remote location to be cleaned with flammable fluids that might cause fires and that is not a good thing where your customers are (although apparently okay where the laborers are). It sped up the dry cleaning process, and thus “one-hour martinizing” was born. I could not find anything specific about the building however.
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Tupelo on Main St. at Madison St. Yeah, I know, several days late! LOL. Spain House in background. The house has been moved to Mill Village (aka Mill Town) near the Tupelo Cotton Mills factory building!
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I figured you would jump on this one first, Beauregard! It was made for you!
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