EARLY ROYAL CROWN GINGER ALE PAPER LABEL

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P.S. In 1900 the property was known as the Gunby Building, which might serve as a clue for future reference

 

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Reminder ... According to the various histories, the Hatcher Grocery was only at the 11th Street address for about three years between 1901 and 1903. Around 1903 they relocated to 10th and Front. 1901 Basement ~ Eleventh Street Between Broadway and Front Avenue
1903 Hatcher Grocery ~ Near the Corner of Tenth and Front Avenue
1906 Cole-Hatcher-Hampton Co. ~ New Bottling Plant ~ Twelfth Ave. and Tenth St.

 

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I thought it would be interesting to add this close up of the basement address ...

 

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And just for the fun of it ...

 

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Here's the Hatcher basement building as it looks today on Google Earth where I placed the red arrow ...

 

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Here's the 10th & Front location where the Hatchers relocated to in 1903 ... 1. 1907 Sanborn Map2. Google Earth Aerial3. Google Earth Street-view

 

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The reason I was unable to find the Union Bottling Works plant on the 1907 Sanborn map is because the map was apparently prepared before the bottling plant was built. I found the location, but the 1907 map just shows empty property. However, I did find the location on Google Earth. Guess what's located their today? 12th Avenue & 10th Street ~ Columbus, Georgia ~ Google Earth 1. Aerial2. Street-view

 

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P.S. The partially visible round sign on the brick portion of the building says ... Cott

 

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I just discovered something that I missed earlier on Google Earth. Directly across the street from the current RC/Cott complex is an older building which I'm confident is the original Union Bottling Works building. The older building is still owned by RC/Cott because the sign in front says ... (See Attachments) 1. Street-view I posted earlier of the current RC/Cott complex2. Sign in front of older building across the street3. View of both buildings from railroad tracks (I'm confident the older building on the right is the original Union Bottling Works)

 

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And here's the Union Bottling Works building by itself ...