Years grasp at Windsor hotel marks century of decline
Garden City’s Windsor Hotel once a grand 1880s centerpiece on Main Street faced losing its last business as Garland Furniture announced closing for July 31. Built 1887 by buffalo hunter John Stevens, the four story 125 room hostelry with an opera house faced years of decay after a 1976 fire marshal ruling. The Windsor on the National Register since 1972 remains under the Garnand family as owners while plans for its future remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Zubeck
Windsor Hotel
Garden City
Garland Furniture
Danny Stinemetz
Windsor
John Stevens
Stevens
East Fulton
Garden City Telegram
Bill Brown
J. E. Baker
Inge
Baker
Conrad Gabriel
Eva Sharer
Sharer
Bryant Garnand
Marmet
National Register
Victor Breit
Floyd Dibbern
Dibbern
The
Main Street
Garnand
N. 7Th
Deidre Garnand
Jim Wharton
Early Harvest Looms In Southwest Kansas Wheat
Farmers face an early harvest with low yields as hot dry weather depresses wheat. In Finney County dryland yields may average 27 bushels vs irrigated 53, with some fields salvaging 15 to 20 bushels. Irrigated crops look better but cost more water. hail and freezes worsened damage across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Bob Dechant
Garden City
Dechant
Jerry
Finney County
Witt
Billy Stone Stone
Stone
Frank Swann
Stanton County
Johnson
Stanton
Appraisers Won’t Move Into Old Library Space
Finney County seeks about 2,000 square feet for extra appraisers amid statewide reappraisal due by January 1, 1989. County balks at using the 1914 era old library at 7th and Chestnut due to utilities and repair costs. Officials consider renting 605 N. 8th from Bryce Roderick after R.T. Sporting Goods relocation.
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Jane Neufeld
Finney
7Th and Chestnut
Commission
Martin Huschka
Huschka
Kansas
N. 8Th
Garden City
Bryce Roderick
R.T. Sporting Goods
Garnand Furniture to Close Its Doors After 75 Years
Garnand Furniture Store at 419 N Main, a Garden City landmark in the Windsor Hotel, will close July 31 due to economics. Owner Danny Stinemetz notes high quality merchandise and volume are essential, and he has not ruled out relocating or remaining in business locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Zubeck
Garnand
Windsor Hotel
Danny Stinemetz
N. Main
Kansas
Stinemetz
Forest Park Furniture
Garden City
Garden says Only time some people are right
Gus Garden remarks that the sole moment when some individuals prove correct is during a mistake. The quote frames a critique of certainty and error in judgment.
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Gus Garden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alton B. Garnand
Destin
Fla
Bruce
Robert Garnand
Santa Fe
N.M
Richard Garnand
Littleton, Colo
Katherine Elsey
Bob Garnand
Terry Marmet
Kansas State Historical Society
State Preservation Officer
Garnand Furniture
Waldorf OF
Prairie
Main and Pine
Garnand Furniture Closing
Wellington
A. R. Clark
Windsor Hotel Inc
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Garden City High School
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