This month’s Photo Detective challenge, from Gene Limbaugh’s collection of gas station photos, might prove difficult for readers as the building has undergone several expansions. Louis Wendt began operating the […]
Photo Detectives, we expect that it wasn’t too hard last week to pinpoint this station at 501 Washington St. In 1930, Harold Riley and his sister Helen opened Riley and […]
A familiar Woodstock landmark, this Mobil gas station – pictured in 1961 – has a 93-year history. In 1930, the “filling station” sold No Nox gasoline, as well as groceries […]
Here’s this month’s challenge for all of our dedicated Photo Detectives. On a walk through his neighborhood in 1941, Robert Vieregg, an assistant in the Woodstock City Light Department, noted […]
The Mobil gas station pictured in the Feb. 15 issue of The Woodstock Independent is at 135 Washington St., current home of Napoli Pizza. The Mobil station moved to 315 […]
In The Woodstock Independent’s continuing quest to have readers identify former gas stations around town, intrepid Photo Detective Maggie Crane presents this circa 1967 photo. The Mobil station, operated by […]
How did you do, Photo Detectives? Frank Reed’s Tydol Station was located on what was then U.S. 14 and was the first station that drivers encountered after crossing Route 47 […]
With a new year, Photo Detective is beginning a new series of photos. We are highlighting the knowledge and pictures of Gene Limbaugh, a lifelong Woodstock resident and longtime owner […]
House legislation an attack on Second Amendment As the Democratic Party apparatchiks in Springfield prepare to pass the anti-Second Amendment HB 5855, let’s consider the following: • The proposed law […]
The Woodstock Independent’s monthly Photo Detective feature began as a way for our intrepid Photo Detective, Maggie Crane, to identify or add information for historical photos in the collection at […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
