Old Taney Pics

[Phil Lilley]

Mike Meinkoth, MoDOT Assistant Historic Preservation Manager, stayed with us almost a month ago and had mentioned that he had some old photos of Taneycomo. I asked him to send me some- I love old photos and know others would appreciate seeing them. So here are the first batch- Links are of the full view of what he sent. Explainations will follow after you've had a chance to comment and may be guess where and when they were taken.

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/1943_flood_rte_80_bridge.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/1943_flood_rte_80_bridge_approach.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/1943_flood_rte_80_bridge_deck.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/1943_flood_Sammy_Lane.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/Branson_Riverfront_reprint.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/downstream_from_the_rte_80_bridge.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/rte_65_bridge_under_construction.jpg

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/images/old_taney/upstream_from_the_rte_80_bridge.jpg

Mike is trying to locate more pictures of this area. Here's what he relayed to me in his email-

I had hoped that when the Branson Landing destroyed 2 properties listed on the National Register: the Branson City Park Historic District and the Sammy Lane Resort Historic District that part of the mitigation effort, as required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470) would be to collect photographs and stories about these two properties. I am still trying to get information from the State Historic Preservation Office on what has been done so far, but with little luck. I wonder what luck you may have with your website collecting old photographs and fishing/float trip stories.

If you know of, or have any pictures, please let me know and I'll get you in contact with Mike.

[Rolan Duffield]

Enjoyed the pics, Phil. Good reproductions.

Those are before my time.

[Danoinark]

My question is how the Landing was able to destroy those two historic locations?

Dano

[ollie]

Great pics! Sad to see what has happened since.

[Greg]

Thanks I really enjoyed the pics. I've lived in this area all my life. Branson and Taneycomo have had an interesting progression over the last 50-60 years. Sad in some ways. But it's not been all bad by any means.

Greg

[MTM]

Nice picture's Phil. I saw some of the Missouri River at Wulf Creek here a few years ago. 1890's Kind of like the one's you are showing here. Had a picture of the Bar in town and you could see the slope behind the town. Very few tree's on it and now it is covered with very large ones. Things change. Ron

[Phil Lilley]

Another old pic -

Dated April, 1927. This is the first bridge build across Taneycomo and was lost in this flood.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I see the railroad station, but I couldn't see anything on Hamburger Hill that I recognized.