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| A historic church structure, Antioch First Baptist,
on Knight Avenue near Harrison Street. |
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| The old St. Joseph's Catholic Church structure at the intersection
of Mary and Tebeau Street. |
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| The Carver Theater on Oak Street (west of Tebeau
Street) served the Waycross area African-American community into
the 1970's. |
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| The City Auditorium on Pendleton Street.
Elvis Presley performed here on February 22, 1956. The
brick structure serves various community
functions today. |
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| Water color illustration of Waycross City
Hall by Richard Sasser,
Architect, done in
1990. |
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| The marble clad Commercial Bank building, now
part of the Lott's furniture store complex, at the
intersection of Elizabeth and Lott Street. |
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| The Waycross Rail depot (trackside view) constructed under
direction of Henry Plant in the heyday of train
travel through Waycross by means of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad. Renovated in the 1990's, it
is the home of the Waycross-Ware Chamber of
Commerce and the Downtown Waycross Development Authority
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| The Rail Depot, viewed from Plant
Avenue. See the postcard
gallery for historic pictures. |
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| The B.P.O.E. (Elk's) Club Lodge occupied this
painted brick structure at the corner of Mary and
Tebeau Street for many years. The Carter House, Whitfield's and
the Crab Trap have come and gone and the building is currently
vacant. |
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| The former City of Waycross Fire Station No. 1., located
on Isabella Street near Plant Avenue. |
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| The imposing facade of the Baptist Church on
Elizabeth street was erected in the 1920's. See the
postcards page for a postcard view. |
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| A brick warehouse building near Francis
Street. |
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| The Episcopal Church complex at the
intersection of Pendleton and Mary Street. |
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| Mary Street business block viewed from the
corner of Mary and Lott Streets. The main
entrance of the old S. H. Kress dime store is the
center building; it is now Heritage
Residential Realty Co. of Waycross. |
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| The two-story Kress Building is in a
T-shape. This wing of the building faced west to Alice
Street. |
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| This wing, facing east, of the Kress Building, viewed
from Lott Street. The letters "KRESS"
painted in red are still barely visible. |
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| The old Lyric Theater structure, presently
vacant, at the corner of Elizabeth and Tebeau
Street. |
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| McCrory's Department Store occupied this
building on Mary Street. The building is in a L
configuration, extending to Lott Street. Now a part of the
Lott Furniture Store complex. |
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| Memorial Stadium, home of the Ware County
Gators, was constructed in the 1940's and is
located at Knight Avenue and Harrison
Street. This picture is prior to alterations to the facade. |
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| The landmark Phoenix Hotel, a three story
wood frame and stucco structure constructed near
the turn of the century, a regular stop of many
rail travelers for decades, was closed as a hotel
in the 1970's, but a major renovation / restoration
project is now complete and retail space is available on the
ground level. Call the Downtown Waycross
Development Authority at 912-283-7787 for information! See the
postcard
gallery for historic images. This picture is a
pre-restoration picture from the 90's. |
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| The old Federal Building and Post Office on
Elizabeth Street. |
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| The Railway Express Agency (REA) building
on Plant Avenue, adjacent to the Rail Depot, has been fully
renovated as a banquet hall; contact the the
Downtown Waycross Development Authority at 912-283-7787 for
booking information! |
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| In addition to the Carver and Lyric Theaters,
Waycross moviegoers went to the Ritz Theater on
Pendleton Street at Mary Street. The Waycross
Area Community Theater (WACT) is now performing here after completion of
extensive renovations. |
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| The 500 block of Elizabeth Street, site of a
furniture store and corner drug store in the
1940's, today houses K D's Cafe
(twelve years and going strong!) and retail stores. |
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| The City of Waycross Water Plant, a masonry and stucco structure on Alice Street. |
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| The 500 block of Elizabeth Street, with the Hotel Ware
building in the background, and Yarbrough's Printing and
Office Supplies in the foreground. |
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| A triangular structure at the intersection of
Plant Avenue, Alice Street and Mary Street was originally a
business school and later a
furniture store with Kellam's pharmacy on the corner for many years.
Restorations /
renovations were started in 2005 by downtown developer
Jack Lott, and are
continuing as the building is developed into a medical facility. |
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