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Show V, . - t .. ... !, I , v .- , J - - 'Si - . " ' ' J ' v - ; - ' - " " . fr . - ;.v. -:lTA Jl .... ... "I ; " ' - . .' . . kT-,-' i ... ."jf j, v.! The largo briekadobe-lined 2-story home on the corner of Fourth South and Main is demolished to make room for a modern business establishment. Constructed in about 1885, when square nails were used in building, it was the home ' of the Daniel J. Alleman family for many years. To make way for modern buildings Another pioneer landmark is making room this week for a modern business structure, with the demolition of the large 2-story 2-story home and glass greenhouses green-houses on the corner of Main and Fourth , South. The Max Packard home on the West and places of business Reynolds Paint and Smarts Feed on the South, will all be removed to make room for Allans fine new supermarket. The new building school, and many who have made a success in life, look back to the start they received receiv-ed working in the floral. Dean remarked Wednesday, that he has not decided just what he will do in the immediate immed-iate future, but he has some general ideas what he would like to do in the next year or so. You may have guessed begin again raising carnations and other flowers for shipment about the state. The floral business in the meantime has moved" to the corner of Fourth South and Fourth East, in the building formerly occupied by the Sanford San-ford Paint, and will be operated opera-ted by Floyd Stewart. Like his uncle Dean, Floyd started out working in the floral as a young fellow and his experiences will help him in his new work. He ,will retail re-tail flowers for all occasions. is to be set back from Main Street, with parking in front on the east. Construction is expected ex-pected to get, under way this fall. Former residents returning to Springville will miss the home on the corner, which was constructed about 1885 by the late Daniel J. Alleman. It was one of the finest of its kind in those days with three large bedrooms upstairs, a parlour, par-lour, bedroom, kitchen, pantry and dining room downstairs., A pump on a well outside furnished fur-nished water and there were two lareg barns one used for hay and the other for horses and cattle, on the site. Fruit trees and a fine vegetable garden, gar-den, lawns, flowers and shrubs made a show-place in one of the best locations in town. But time changed the picture. pic-ture. The home continued to be occupied by the Alleman family fam-ily who later converted the large yard into a floral. They operated the floral for a number num-ber of years, and then sold to the Eldredge and Huish Floral Assn. in 1918. Later a Provo Greenhouse operated the business. busi-ness. In 1932, Dean Stewart, heading head-ing a corporation, purchased the business and has operated it since. For many years, they specialized spe-cialized in the growing of carnations car-nations and the flowers grown here were known as the Carnation Car-nation kings of Utah. At one time there were as many as 60,000 carnations shipped out annually, to all parts of the state and elsewhere. The floral also employed at one time as many as forty agents. The business has always been a friend ( of young fellows who wanted a job or a bit of extra ex-tra work to help them thru |
