Sweets to Go

At Blackburn’s Department Store, customers could not only curb their hunger for the top trends and latest fashions, but also satisfy their sweet tooth. The candy counter at Blackburn’s, built by Gilbert Carter Matthews, owner of Southwestern Store Fixture Company, provided patrons with an array of chocolates and confections. Before settling at 810 Polk Street in 1930, brothers Walter and C.J. “Jeff” Blackburn opened a men’s clothing shop on Lincoln Street in 1908. Blackburn’s remained at its Polk Street location for the next 51 years. The corner of Wolflin and Georgia Streets became Blackburn’s final home until its closing in the late 1990s.

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