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Come Celebrate Salina’s 150th Year
What makes a city a home and not just a dot on the map? It’s the memories of people, places, and events. Onions, tears and an open grill creating an unmistakable burger -- and smell; Mustang charging and Cougars roaring; spending a day at the park; taking in a show or just hanging out. The Smoky Hill Museum invites you to share these rich and exciting memories of Salina as a way to celebrate the city’s Sesquicentennial. Come take a nostalgic look back with the exhibit A Time to Remember: Happy 150th Salina, and see what survey respondents chose as their favorite memories of Salina. Enjoy these memories and take time to share a few of your own. Add your picture to the hall of faces, test your knowledge of Salina trivia, and reminisce about your favorite places. A Time to Remember: Happy 150th Salina will be on display in the Center Gallery April 1, 2008-February 2, 2009. |
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BACK TO EXHIBITIONS
What is the oldest building in Salina? According to the Salina Journal’s yearly “Historic Downtown Salina” booklet, the Garlitz Carpenter Shop at 205 N. Front St. is considered to be the oldest existing building in Salina. It has stood in several locations, first near Santa Fe and Iron Streets, then in the 200 block of North Fifth Street and finally, in its present location. Sometime after that the outside was covered with metal siding. In the early days, the building was used not only as a carpentry shop but also served the community as a meeting place for many groups. The First Methodist Church and the First Presbyterian Church both held Sunday services in the building to name a few. Later the building was used to house the Anderson Brothers’ broom factory as the sign on the front proclaims. One visitor to the Museum remembers that in his childhood, he would often come into Salina with his father to deliver broom corn to the factory. He said he was so excited when he was able to purchase the building himself. Currently, he uses the building for storage.
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