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Early Idaho Falls Idaho Photos Part 1

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Bonneville Hotel 410 C Street 1927 soon after construction. The Bonneville Hotel was built in 1926-1927  It was created to bring a first-class hotel with convention facilities to Idaho Falls. When built, the hotel had a large central lobby, two dining rooms, a ballroom, and a sample room. The Bonneville Hotel was conceived and built as a cooperative effort of 481 citizens of Idaho Falls. This picture is not a part of the Geo. Scott and sons collection but it is an important part of Idaho Falls history. Bonneville Hotel late 1940's to early 1950's before the remodeling Bonneville Hotel 410 C Street now Constitution Way .On the left side of the building, you can see a sign for KID. KID-TV began broadcasting from Idaho Falls in 1953. This picture is dated to the mid 1950s after an edition was added to the North side Bonneville Hotel Newspaper Article telling about the remodeling and enlarging of the Hotel. Post Register Dec 10, 1950 Hotel Bonneville Fr...
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Early Idaho Falls Idaho Photos Part 2

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From the Geo. M. Scott & Sons negative collection. Copyright release to the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center. Albertson's grocery store, lst and Holmes Produce This is Leonard Ahlstrom, Produce Manager Brandi's Market, 354 Broadway, It was located on the north side of Broadway between Shoupe and Park Ave, now the home of Yummy House. Dated to the late 1930s Broulim's Market, 441 Capital, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The first Broulim's Market in Idaho Falls, Idaho was at 361 A Street. The pictured location was built and opened in November 1940. The cars are from the late 1940’s. Broulim's Market Interior view Adolf Broulim operated a Broulim’s store at 361 A street, Idaho Falls, Idaho in the 1930's. He was a brother to Charles Broulim of Rigby. In 1940 he and his brother built a new store on Capital between A and B Street, across from the Post Register and next to Bonneville Auto. It opened in November 1940 Broulim's in Rigby The origin...
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Early Idaho Falls Idaho Photos Part 3

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From the Geo. M. Scott & Sons negative collection. Copyright release to the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center. Idaho Potato Growers Starch Plant, December 18, 1947 This was west of the Snake River, near the old Water Tower. Idaho Falls Bonded Produce and Supply Company May 6, 1948, Prior to June 1947 it was known as the Idaho Falls Warehouse. Located on Eastern near the intersection with Holmes and Northgate Mile Idaho Potato Growers Starch Plant interior photos Idaho Potato Growers Starch Plant workers California Packing Plant, 615 West Broadway just west of the Broadway Bridge, about 1955 Dick Wilson Potatoes 1241 West Broadway Dick Wilson Potatoes Truck  In the 1930's Dick Wilson stored potatoes in this Weyl-Zuckerman Warehouse.at 1241 West Broadway, but there was also a Shelley location. L K Stein-Taube Potato Company about 1929,1055 West Broadway, just before where the tracks crossed Broadway. L K Stein...
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Early Idaho Falls Idaho Photos Part 1

From the Geo. M. Scott & Sons negative collection. Copyright release to the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center. Raffle for an auto company( have asked for more information about this) Gary Dennis is the man on the right. The tall man in the back left is Rick Erickson Arial View of Idaho Falls taken in the 1940s or 1950s. The Yellowstone Underpass is being built. The D street underpass with the castle pumping station, and the RR depot are found in the middle of the page. Yellowstone Service Station Rulon Hendersons Texaco on the corner of 1st street and Boulevard, 110 1st street. Photo taken 1926. Employees of an Unknown Drug Store Jerry Stallings on the left, ? Johnson, Donny Ball in the middle McCormick Deer Implement Store McCormick-Deering was a dominant brand of agricultural machinery produced by International Harvester (IH) from the early 1920s to the late 1940s. Known for pioneering tractors like the 10-20, 15-30, and the WD series, these reliable, gasoli...
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