Leo the BarberJack Blackwell July 10, 2017Leo was the McColloch Street barber. His was a single chair shop. Nothing remarkable, but perhaps it’s worth a few...
Memories of Woodsie’s Bar in FultonJack Blackwell June 20, 2017Woodsie’s, like many old storefronts in Wheeling, looked normal enough. Windows and a large entrance. But in older buildings there...
McColloch’s LeapJack Blackwell May 30, 2017In East Wheeling in the mid 1960’s there was a ‘bar’ on almost every corner. But the word ‘bar’ isn’t...
Blind ButchJack Blackwell May 22, 2017The neighborhood of Goosetown was special in the 60s, not much of it now remains. It was hidden in a small...