Picturing the Past

A school group tours Shelbyville's Coca-Cola plant in 1959.

The King of Clubs, a Shelbyville tavern, in 1953.

Handy Dandy Market in 1963.

The Rebel Maid restaurant, after a storm in 1959.

Mr. Burger Restaurant in 1965.

The drive-in area of Mr. Burger in 1965.

'Mr. Burger' posing atop one of the restaurant's signs in 1965.

The dining area of Mr. Burger restaurant in 1965.

Lowe Oldsmobile, on Madison Street, in May 1965.

Cannon Chevrolet, in a long-demolished Depot Street building, from July 1965.

A pay phone booth in the middle of a car lot? That's what you found at Cannon Chevrolet in 1965.

The southeast corner of the North Main-Madison Street intersecton in March 1959, including a traffic signal which stood on a pole in mid-intersection. (T-G Staff Photo)

The southwest corner of North Main Street at the intersection of Elm Street in March 1959. (T-G Staff Photo)

Several race cars, including one of the well-known ip2 cars, which ran at area dirt tracks for years.