Friday, November 4, 2011

1957 Was No time for horsing around in Decatur


Decatur Street scene in 1957: Decatur Policewoman giving a parking ticket to a horse.
Decatur had just installed double head parking meters and this was a photo op.
I guess farmer John came to town for supplies without change.
The horse was parked in front of City Hall on N. McDonough St.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks. I remember seeing a black man riding in a horse drawn wagon in the late 60s around the YMCA on Clairemont. Years later I was told that this man lived on property that fronted the rail yard a block or two behind the YMCA. Horses using Decatur City streets- Hard to believe!
Mr. Chris Billingsley