History of 1512 Miner, R.C. Wahl Jewelers

Wahl Jewelers now occupies one of the newer buildings on Miner Street, built in the last 20 years, but retains its address from its many years next door at 1514 Miner. The previous building at 1512 Miner is shown below. Originally a simple Victorian design, with a closed in gable and bay window, it later was remodeled with a cartoonish Tudor facade. I don't know too much about its occupant history, except it once contained Vick's Barber Shop, a Restaurant, and much later,
1971-1972 The Great Pants Explosion (a wonderfully ridiculous business name that had an equally ridiculous sign)
1972-1976/09 Elda's and Vera's Uptown Boutique
1977 Hairlines by Remo
1980-1983 Felice Vincent's Hairdesigners

Eventually it was demolished for the present Colonial Revival style R.C. Wahl Jewelers building, as Square Deal Shoes expanded (around 1993?). We'll cover those downtown fixtures in the next post.

(bottom photo courtesy Malcolm Mlodoch)