The lot with the most horsepower

  • Above: Bill Frank, holds his thoroughbred race horse Viola Roberts in this undated photo. He was one of a series of owners of the building during the lost years between the use of the building as a livery stable and as a vehicle repair shop. Perhaps he used the barn to hold her and others, as well as horses he treated as a veterinarian.
    Above: Bill Frank, holds his thoroughbred race horse Viola Roberts in this undated photo. He was one of a series of owners of the building during the lost years between the use of the building as a livery stable and as a vehicle repair shop. Perhaps he used the barn to hold her and others, as well as horses he treated as a veterinarian.
  • Above: The building in 1941; the second story of most of the building was removed after a 1930 fire. It was an amazing structure for a livery barn. Photo by Arvid “Mike” Blecha.
    Above: The building in 1941; the second story of most of the building was removed after a 1930 fire. It was an amazing structure for a livery barn. Photo by Arvid “Mike” Blecha.
  • The lot with the most horsepower
    The lot with the most horsepower
    Part 6:The last gasp of the livery businessLast week: After his livery stable burned, Johnny Beck eventually rebuilt. This time it was of brick, which is the front part of the structure that still exists now 124 years later. He continued in business a few years, then sold out.Brothers William (Will) and John O. Nemechek bought Johnny Beck out. They had the place ...

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