Springfield Looking Back: Brain Lumber Company

In 1890, the Brain Lumber Company, which had started in 1868, moved to its current location out on East Street. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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In 1890, the Brain Lumber Company, which had started in 1868, moved to its current location out on East Street. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Dec 18, 2017
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In 1890, the Brain Lumber Company, which had started in 1868, moved to its current location on East Street.

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Following a major fire in 1925, the company rebuilt and can be seen in the background here not long after it reopened at East and Harrison streets.

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This scene from the early 1930s shows men working on a street repair project.

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