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

Credit: HANDOUT

Credit: HANDOUT

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

In 1890, the Brain Lumber Company, which had started in 1868, moved to its current location on East Street.

>> RELATED: Springfield Then & Now: Main Street

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.

>> RELATED: Springfield Then & Now: Ihrig and Sons

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

>> RELATED: Springfield Then & Now: Fountain Avenue

About the Author