Leslie and David's Wanderings: 15 August 2020 1920s Main Street

Saturday, August 15, 2020

15 August 2020 1920s Main Street

We lucked out in being in Sauder Village for the opening of their 1920s Main Street Exhibits. We had toured the vintage portion of Sauder Village when we were here back in 2018. But we wanted to visit the new 1920’s main street section. It is based on historical main streets from the small towns in the area. Some of the

buildings were acquired and move to the site, others were built to match builds from the surrounding towns. A lot of work went into building a historically correct representation. Volunteers were in each building to explain the items in the displays and the function of the various shops in the community. Many of the display cases and tables were from local shops when they closed and moved whole sale into the exhibit. We really enjoyed the hardware store and jewelry store exhibits. We must be really old because I can remember many of the items from our childhood at our grandparents house. When we entered the building that was Dr. McGuffin’s office occupied from about 1915 to 1955, we were intrigued by old photos of people wearing masks during the era of the Spanish flu. Apparently, they suffered the same issues we suffer today due to the COVID 19 virus. Some people comply with wearing masks for safety and then there are those who refuse to cooperate for any reason. There was even on picture of several masked folks and one lady wore a sign that stated “ No Mask, Go To Jail”. Sounds like a couple of Mayors ad Governors we know now. We then went and viewed some of the other exhibits we missed last time we were in the village before getting dinner at the restaurant in the village (The Barn). Its fun going to the historical parks because we learn new thing about the old things and old ways.