N&W menus

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Gordon,

Likely a coincidence, I have a relative on my father's side who would be in
her eighties and lives in Barnesville, Georgia, but grew up in Norfolk.
Dad's grandfather, Thomas E. "T.E." Jamison, owned Lauderdale Farms from
1930 until 1954. Growing up in Salem, Dad visited regularly including
extended summer stays, but doesn't remember her visiting. 

Grant Carpenter


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> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:53:28 -0400

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> Grant,

>

> The following gives the background for my research about Lauderdale:

>

> The house in the picture is known as Lauderdale and is located at 13608

Lee Highway, which is a little over half way from Troutville on the way to
Buchanan.  It was placed on the national register of historic places Oct.
31, 2007.  Incidentally the current [as of Jan. 2009] occupants are Herbert
and Pricilla Barber.

>

> To explain, an 80-year old lady in Georgia whose relative owned

Lauderdale many years ago contacted VMT and said that she visited the house
many times and remembered seeing its picture on an N&W  menu in the dining
cars.  She wanted to know if anyone knew about that menu.  Bev Fitzpatrick
of the VMT contacted me, and by chance I had a copy of that menu that I
could scan to send pictures to her.  I also sent her a duplicate copy of
the original menu that I had.  She was overjoyed, and sent a nice
contribution to the N&WHS in appreciation.  I then looked up, and talked
with, the present occupants.  Herbert had researched the history of the
house and said that he had heard of the menu, but had never seen it, so I
sent a scan of the menu to him also.

>

> Gordon Hamilton

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> > Gordon, I'm impressed, how do you know about Lauderdale?  

> > 

> > The N&W images I've seen were B&W or colorized and appear to have been

> > reversed.  The lane to the right goes to the dairy actually located to

the

> > left.  Quite the sensation in the neighborhood when built, the home

sported

> > a brick two-holer out back. Milk was hauled by wagon to Lithia and

loaded

> > on the train for Roanoke.  Ironically, the Valley Railroad was to have

> > passed just back of the barn.

> > 

> > Grant Carpenter

> > 

> > 

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> >> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:31:28 -0500

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> >> Frank,

> >>

> >> The picture on the front of this menu is of an existing home known as 

> >> Lauderdale, located a little more than half way from Troutville on the

> > way 

> >> to Buchanan along US 11.  Incidentally, it went onto the Register of 

> >> Historic Places Oct. 31, 2007.  I don't know about other menu scenes,

but

> > I 

> >> suspect they were also real photos.

> >>

> >> Gordon Hamilton

> >>

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> >> Subject: N&W menus

> >>

> >>

> >> > Hello, all:

> >> >

> >> > Were scenes on N&W menus such as the one at eBay 120522232424 of

real 

> >> > locations, or were these stylized artist renditions?

> >> >

> >> >

> >

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120522232424&ssPageName=A

> > DME:B:SS:US:1123

> >> >

> >> > Thanks for the advice,

> >> >

> >> > Frank Scheer