Historic Hood River
“We Wire Flowers Anywhere”
12-13-2024
Notes
I’m guessing the folks liking in the newer town homes on Hull Street don’t realize there used to be a greenhouse there. The building which housed their flower shop survives.
Anderson’s Funeral Home has moved from the Smith House on State Street to the Heights. The Smith House survives but now you would visit to bring new life to your computer instead of to say goodbye to a loved one.
Category: Downtown Hood River
Tags: 1950s, Andersons Funeral Home, greenhouse, Heights Greenhouse, Hull Street, State Street
Tags: 1950s, Andersons Funeral Home, greenhouse, Heights Greenhouse, Hull Street, State Street
Dale Nicol
Arthur, thanks for today’s photo’s of the Calmettes flower shop and green house. Bonny and Ray were our neighbors in 2002 after they had retired and moved to a town home in the Heights. I heard stories of their business but never saw any photos until today.
Susan
Ray and Bonnie built the duplex that’s still across the street from the business; one side was occupied by a mother or in-law and the Calmettes family (three sons) lived on the other side. Before the duplex was built there was a four square home on the lot that Ken Jernstedt had moved to 911 Pine Street and lived in until he passed away. If anyone remembers differently please correct me – memory cannot always be trusted!
Pat A
Thanks to Roger Nichols for sharing this brochure with the HHR followers.
I remember enjoying and contributing to the weekly history mystery Roger wrote for The Dalles chronicle.
Thanks to Arthur for all this information.
Dale Nicol
Susan, Bonnie and Ray moved to a new townhouse/condo, The Highlands at Indian Creek, on Avalon Dr in 2002 and we move into the same building a few months later.
https://highlandshr.com/
JEC
The brochure uses an interesting aerial view; this one shows the Button Bridge that extended over both the railroad and the interstate 80N freeway.
nels
I remember the green house but nothing was growing in them. Does anybody remember what they were growing in them?
Jeffrey Bryant
The History of Hood River County, 1852-1982, page 497 shows that the Heights Greenhouse was being operated as Height’s Floral & Hobbies by Roger and Lindamay Woosley.