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Music teachers.

The 1912 Wilson city directory identified three African-American music teachers in town:

  • Theodosie Askew

  • Elba Vick

In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: postmaster Samuel H. Vick, 37; wife Annie M., 28; and children Elba L., 17, and Daniel L., 3; plus cousin Bessie Parker, 15.

In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: dealer in real estate Samuel Vick, 47; wife Annie, 38; and children Elma, 17, Daniel L., 13, Samuel E., 10, George, 7, Anna, 5, and Robert, 2.

In the 1916 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Vick Elba (c) tchr h 623 E Green

On 26 December 1921, Carlos Valle, 28, of Durham, N.C., son of Celedonio and Leticia Valle, married Elba Vick, 27, of Edgecombe County, N.C., in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County. Methodist minister A.P. Pearce performed the ceremony.

But also: on 12 July 1922, Carlos C. Valle, 29, of Wilson, married Elba L. Vick, 25, of Wilson, in Wilson. Presbyterian minister Arthur H. George performed the ceremony in the presence of Georgia M. Burke, A.B. Bowser, and James H. Battle.

In the 1930 census of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee: at 572 Stephens, lodge secretary Carlos Valle, 37, born in “Porto Rico”; wife Elba, 33; and children Melba G., 6, born in New York, and Carlos Jr., 4, born in New Jersey.

In the 1940 census of New York, New York: at 111th Street, Colas Valle, 42, automobile trailer chauffeur; wife Elva, 40; and daughter Melba, 16. Carlos and Elba were described as white and born in Puerto Rico.

Elba Vick Valle died 28 December 1980 in Brooklyn, New York.

Where we worked, 1922 — S.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the fourteenth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Sams, Hattie, tobacco worker, 907 Mercer
  • Sams, Lucinda, tobacco worker, 907 Mercer
  • Sanctious, John, laborer, 210 Finch
  • Sanders, Branch, laborer, 916 Washington Av
  • Sanders, Daniel, laborer, 916 Washington Av
  • Sanders, Luther, porter, Gilmer’s Inc, 307 Pender
  • Sanders, Mark, porter, The Mayflower, 916 Washington Av
  • Sanders, Maryland, domestic, 127 Narroway
  • Sanders, Richard, laborer, 916 Washington Av
  • Saunders, Ashley, laborer, 211 Finch
  • Saunders, Cora, cook, 206 Sunshine Alley
  • Saunders, Lena, laundress, 211 Finch
  • Savage, Anna, cook, 400 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Scarboro, James, painter, 913 E Vance
  • Scott, John, farmer, 1110 Woodard Av
  • Selby, James, tobacco worker, 311 Hackney
  • Sellers, James, bricklayer, 700 E Vance
  • Sellers, William, carpenter, 700 E Vance
  • Shadd, Sue, cook, 300 Broad
  • Shade, Isaiah [Isaac] A., proprietor Shade’s Pharmacy, 524 E Nash
  • Shade’s Pharmacy, 525 E Nash, I.A. Shade, proprietor
  • Sharp, Katie, laundress, 916 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Sharp, Minnie, domestic, 716 E Green
  • Sharp, Wiley, tobacco worker, 716 E Green
  • Shaw, Ella, teacher, 308 Hackney
  • Shoulder, Burrell, ice puller, 295 W Gold
  • Simmons, Olivia, cook, 513 Railroad
  • Simmons, Rosa, tobacco worker, 513 Railroad
  • Simms, Alonzo, laborer, 509 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Simms, Mack, laborer, 1004 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Simms, Mary, tobacco worker, 509 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Simms, William, laborer, 1105 E Nash
  • Simms, Zelpha, laundress, 1007 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Simon, Jack, laborer, 406 N Pine
  • Simpson, Fannie, cook, 603 E Nash
  • Sims, Carey, freight hand, 408 E Walnut
  • Sims, Frances, tobacco worker, 106 Manchester
  • Sims, George, laborer, 200 Manchester
  • Sims, Wiley, laborer, 507 S Mercer
  • Singletary, Mary, cook,  605 W Nash
  • Singletary, Samuel, tobacco worker, 510 Church
  • Singletary, Walter, porter, 605 W Nash
  • Small, James, barber W.S. Hines, 307 Elba
  • Smith, Adeline, laundress, 1008 Woodard Av
  • Smith, Alice, domestic, rear 408 Whitley
  • Smith, Andrew, laborer, 613 Wiggins
  • Smith, Annie, domestic, 209 Manchester
  • Smith, Augustus, fireman, 605 Darden Alley
  • Smith, Benjamin, tobacco worker, 525 Smith
  • Smith, Caroline, domestic, 914 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Smith, Delia, tobacco worker, 504 E Walnut
  • Smith, Della, domestic, 408 S Bruton
  • Smith, Edward, laborer, 408 N Pine
  • Smith, Ella, laundress, 313 Pender
  • Smith, Ethel, domestic, 502 Grace
  • Smith, Kate, domestic, 808 Mercer
  • Smith, Lena, tobacco worker, 613 Wiggins
  • Smith, Lonnie, tobacco worker, 413 S Goldsboro
  • Smith, Lucy, tobacco worker, 203 S Railroad
  • Smith, Mack, laborer, 521 S Lodge
  • Smith, Mamie, tobacco worker, 910 E Nash
  • Smith, Mary, cook, 311 S Goldsboro
  • Smith, Mary, domestic, 110 Ashe
  • Smith, Mary J., laundress, 410 E Hines
  • Smith, Millard, carpenter, 504 E Walnut
  • Smith, Mittie, domestic, 507 Hadly
  • Smith, N.B., Rev., pastor Seventh Day Adventist Church 532 E Nash
  • Smith, Nancy, cook, 217 Broad
  • Smith, Owen L.W., Rev., 200 Pender
  • Smith, Sandy, bricklayer, 417 S Goldsboro 
  • Solomon, Julian, presser, 111 N Pettigrew
  • Sowers, William, porter, 217 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Speight, Junius, laborer, 511 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Speight, Rebecca, domestic, 700 E Green
  • Spell, John S., carpenter, 204 Pender
  • Spells, Nancy, cook, 508 S Lodge
  • Spicer, Lila, domestic, 809 E Nash
  • Spikes, Edgar, factory hand, 213 E Spruce
  • Staffet, John, tobacco worker, 811 Robertson [Roberson]
  • Stallion, Georgia, cook, 518 Banks
  • Stanback, H.S., cashier, The Commercial Bank of Wilson, 600 E Green
  • Stantonsburg Street Public School, Stantonsburg Rd, E.J. Hayes principal
  • Staton, Ida, domestic, 702 Suggs
  • Staton, Josie, tobacco worker, 812 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Staton, Mollie, laundress, 703 Suggs
  • Steadman, Elvina, domestic, 212 S Vick
  • Steadman, John J., tobacco worker, 212 S Vick
  • Steadman, Necie, laundress, 212 S Vick
  • Stephens, James, factory hand, 510 S Goldsboro
  • Strickland, Jesse, proprietor Strickland Cafe, 504 S Lodge
  • Strong, Lyman D., barber, 505 Viola
  • Studaway, Wyatt, grocer 112 1/2 Manchester, 112 Manchester
  • Suggs, Alexander, laborer, 409 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Surles, Rosa, laundress, 211 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Sutton, George, student, 304 E Walnut
  • Sutton, James, laborer, 805 Stantonsburg Rd
  • Sutton, May, tobacco worker, 304 E Walnut

Where we worked, 1922 — R.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the thirteenth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Rawls, Lucy, domestic, rear 408 Whitley
  • Reavis, Etta, domestic, 505 Viola
  • Reed, Allen R., bricklayer, 415 South Goldsboro
  • Reed, John, tobacco worker, 808 Mercer
  • Reed, Elijah, drayman, 211 Sunshine Alley
  • Reed, William, tobacco worker, 212 East Jones
  • Reid, Brodie, tailor, 407 North Vick
  • Reid, J.D., active vice-president — The Commercial Bank of Wilson, 600 East Green, phone 577
  • Reid, Liston, carpenter, 316 Hackney
  • Reid, Lonnie L., tailor, 407 North Vick
  • Reid, Nora, domestic, 207 North Vick
  • Reid, Oscar, cleaner — Powell Cleaning Works, 207 North Vick
  • Reid, Sallie, domestic, 407 North Vick
  • Reid, William, barber — The Mayflower, 304 North Vick
  • Reid, William B., carpenter, 300 North Vick
  • Rice, George, barber — The Mayflower, 703 Viola
  • Rice, Visey, cook, 215 Manchester
  • Rich, George, carpenter, 902 East Vance
  • Rich, James, laborer, 502 Warren
  • Richards, Lucy, domestic, 123 Pender
  • Richardson, Cameron, laundress, 209 Stantonsburg Road
  • Richardson, Dock, laborer, 318 South Lodge
  • Richardson, George, laborer, 318 South Lodge
  • Richardson, Lee, laborer, 318 South Lodge
  • Richardson, Lena, domestic, 503 West Hines
  • Richardson, Richard, laborer, 503 West Hines
  • Richardson, Visie, laundress, 318 South Lodge
  • Richardson, Willard, porter, 209 Stantonsburg Road
  • Richardson, William, tobacco worker, 507 Hadley
  • Riggan, Marie, domestic, 626 East Vance
  • Rivington, Junius, laborer, 806 South Lodge
  • Robbins, Benjamin, barber — The Mayflower, 313 Pender
  • Robbins, Charity, grocer 600 South Lodge, 412 East Walnut
  • Robbins, John, horse shoer — J.Y. Buchanan, 418 South Lodge
  • Robbins, Louise, domestic, 917 Atlanta [Atlantic]
  • Robbins, Wilbert, laborer, 508 Banks
  • Roberts, Matilda, domestic, 802 East Vance
  • Robertson, Eugenia, laundress, 309 Hackney
  • Robertson, John, soft drinks 400 South Goldsboro, 212 East Jones
  • Robertson, Sue, cook, 508 South Goldsboro
  • Robinson, Gertrude, domestic, 526 Smith
  • Robinson, Golden, barber — W.S. Hines, 307 Pender
  • Rogers, Claude, plasterer, 1108 East Nash
  • Rogers, Early, grocer 401 Stantonsburg Road, 109 East
  • Rogers, J. Wesley, porter — Oettinger’s, 548 East Nash
  • Rogers, Mary L., grocer, 1108 East Nash
  • Rogers, Sallie, tobacco worker, 109 South East
  • Ross, William, fireman, 105 West Walnut
  • Rountree, Jesse, driver, 200 Stantonsburg Road
  • Rountree, Lucy, laundress, 505 East Green
  • Rountree, Luetta, domestic, 400 East Hines
  • Rountree, Martha, cook, 907 1/2 Mercer
  • Rountree, Peggy, domestic, 907 1/2 Mercer
  • Rountree, Warren, presser, 907 1/2 Mercer
  • Rountree, Wiley, plasterer, 102 Manchester
  • Rountree, William R., barber, cleaner and presser South Tarboro near N-S Railroad track, Wiona [Winona]
  • Rowland, James, cook, 519 South Spring
  • Royster, Lewis, mill hand, 502 South Goldsboro
  • Ruffin, Easter, laundress, 546 East Nash
  • Ruffin, Eliza, laundress, 808 East Nash
  • Ruffin, Gertrude, laundress, 808 East Nash
  • Russell, Jeff E., bricklayer, 910 Atlanta [Atlantic]
  • Russell, Julia, domestic, 910 Atlantic
  • Ryan, Eugene, tobacco worker, 500 South Daniel
  • Ryan, Rosa, cook, 500 South Daniel

 

Where we worked, 1922 — P & Q.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the thirteenth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Page, Emma, waitress, 1022 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Page, Stephen, laborer, 1022 Robinson
  • Palmer, Ella, domestic, 702 South Lodge
  • Palmer, Joseph C., grocer 700 South Lodge, 702 South Lodge
  • Panner, Sallie, tobacco worker, 530 East Barnes
  • Parham, James, butler, 305 East Jones
  • Parker, Allison, laborer, 1110 East Nash
  • Parker, Charles, carpenter, 104 Ashe
  • Parker, Eddie, laborer, 304 Spring Street Alley
  • Parker, George, laborer, 121 Ashe
  • Parker, Jerry, tobacco worker, 811 Viola
  • Parker, John, tobacco worker, 211 East Spruce
  • Parker, John A., barber, 111 East Spruce
  • Parker, Kessia, laundress, 117 Fourth
  • Parker, Lucy, cook, 607 West Hines
  • Parker, Maggie, cook, 104 Ashe
  • Parker, Mamie C., student, 609 South Spring
  • Parker, Martha, cook, 530 East Barnes
  • Parker, Mary, cook, 121 Ashe
  • Parker, Mary, domestic, 1110 East Nash
  • Parker, Mattie, cook, 306 East Walnut
  • Parker, Moses, drayman, 419 South Goldsboro
  • Parker, Prodigal, drayman, 117 Fourth
  • Parker, Sallie, cook, 204 Pender
  • Parks, John, tobacco worker, 405 East Walnut
  • Pate, Joseph, tobacco worker, 505 East Green
  • Patrick, Edward, laborer, 406 North Pine
  • Patterson, Annie, laundress, 208 West Lee
  • Patterson, Ethel, domestic, 208 West Lee
  • Patterson, George, laborer, 208 West Lee
  • Paul, Sylvester, laborer, 502 South Daniel
  • Peacock, Hannah, teacher, 138 Ashe
  • Peacock, Hannah L., hairdresser, 138 Ashe
  • Peacock, Junius W., barber, 524 East Nash
  • Peacock, Levi H., post office clerk, 138 Ashe
  • Peacock, Levi H., Jr., barber, James H Barnes 141 Ashe
  • Pearce, Budd, laborer, 413 Warren
  • Pearce, James, auto mechanic, 520 Carroll
  • Pearce, Louella, laundress, 108 North Pettigrew
  • Pearce, Nase, tobacco worker, 905 East Vance
  • Pender, Charles, chauffeur, 213 Sunshine Alley
  • Pender, Emily, cook, 611 Warren
  • Pender, Isaac, laborer, 1007 Stantonsburg
  • Pender, Jonah, porter, 801 East Green
  • Pender, Patsy, domestic, 1007 Stantonsburg Road
  • Pender, Richmond, drayman, 504 East Vance
  • Perkins, John C., tobacco worker, 417 South Goldsboro
  • Perkins, Vance, grocer 405 South Railroad, [home] Newtown
  • Perrington, Louisa, nurse, 316 South Spring
  • Perrington, Rowena, tobacco worker, 621 Suggs
  • Perrington, Viola, tobacco worker, 621 Suggs
  • Perry, Edward, millhand, 518 Banks
  • Perry, Henry, janitor Branch Banking & Trust Co, 204 W Lee
  • Perry, Nelson, driver, Reid cor Viola
  • Perry, Rena, domestic, 113 Ashe
  • Perry, Sam, laborer, 108 Manchester
  • Perry, Thomas, laborer, 108 West Lee
  • Pettiford, Carrie, domestic, 603 Stantonsburg Road
  • Pettiford, Hugh, tobacco worker, 608 South Lodge
  • Phenious, Ben, driver, 517 South Spring
  • Phillips, Laura, tobacco worker, 214 South Reid
  • Phillips, Lou, cook, 402 East Hines
  • Phillips, William H., dentist 525 East Nash
  • Picot, William, furniture repairer 706 East Vance, 622 Viola
  • Pierce, Andrew, barber W M Hines, 413 South Warren
  • Pierce, Fannie, cook, 107 W Gold
  • Pierce, Sandy, laundress, 107 W Gold
  • Pierce, William M., Grand High Priest Knights of King Solomon Inc., Wainwright Ave
  • Pitt, Carter, fireman, 217 Manchester
  • Pitt, Hattie, laundress, 903 East Vance
  • Pitt, Lewis, farmer, 704 East Green
  • Pitt, Violet, laundress, 903 East Vance
  • Plummer, Etta, midwife, 1104 Wainwright Avenue
  • Plummer, Jennie, domestic, 553 East Nash
  • Plummer, Samuel, laborer, 1104 Wainwright Avenue
  • Poem, Porter, tobacco worker, 509 East Green
  • Poole, Charles, tobacco worker, 644 Wiggins
  • Poole, Clara, tobacco worker, 644 Wiggins
  • Poole, James, tobacco worker, 511 South Railroad
  • Poole, Mary, tobacco worker, 612 Railroad
  • Poole, Mattie, tobacco worker, 511 South Railroad
  • Pope, Frank P., tobacco worker, 911 Viola
  • Pope, Martha, tobacco worker, 203 Stantonsburg
  • Powell, Delia, laundress, 115 West Walnut
  • Powell, Itlaw, laborer 608 South Spring
  • Powell, James, cleaner and presser, Five Points Settlement
  • Proctor, Frank, driver 405 Banks
  • Pugh, Maggie, tobacco worker, 602 Stantonsburg
  • Purcell, Ruby I., dressmaker, 202 South Vick
  • Purrington, James, cook, 621 South Goldsboro

Where we worked, 1922 — N & O.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the thirteenth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Nance, Fred, watchman, 904 Mercer
  • Neal, Austin N., barber 219 South Goldsboro, 1214 Wainwright Avenue
  • Neal, Bryant, sign painter, 107 South Railroad
  • Neal, Easley, barber, 915 Mercer
  • Neal, Joshua, porter, 915 Mercer
  • Nelson, Cora, domestic, 110 North Pettigrew
  • Nelson, Winnie, tobacco worker, 110 North Pettigrew
  • Newsome, Ada, domestic, 610 Railroad
  • Newsome, Emma, hair dresser, 900 Atlanta
  • Newsome, Larry H., tobacco worker, 900 Atlanta
  • Newsome, Nancy, domestic, 410 East Jones
  • Newsome, Oliver, laborer, 610 Railroad
  • Newsome, William, carpenter, 900 Atlanta
  • Nicholson, James, porter, 215 Vick
  • No. 1 Pressing Club, 515 East Nash, Preston Smith proprietor
  • Noble, Wiley, laborer, 631 Wiggins
  • Norfleet, James, laborer, 517 Stemmery
  • Norfleet, Josephine, cook, 707 East Green
  • Norfleet, Leroy, baker Gilmer’s Inc., 120 Pender
  • Norwood, Aleck, tobacco worker, 606 Wiggins
  • Norwood, Cecilia, teacher, 205 Pender
  • Norwood, Christine, teacher, 205 Pender
  • Norwood, Fred, tobacco worker, 606 Wiggins
  • Norwood, Gladys, domestic, 400 Whitley
  • Norwood, Hazel, teacher, 205 Pender
  • Norwood, Lula, domestic, 606 Wiggins
  • Norwood, Mary, domestic, 205 Pender
  • Norwood, Minnie, tobacco worker, 400 Whitley
  • Norwood, Richard, tobacco worker, 205 Pender
  • Oaklawn Cemetery, Cemetery Road near Atlantic Coast Line Rail Road
  • Oates, Charles, helper, 119 Ashe
  • Oates, Henry, tobacco worker, Banks near Goldsboro
  • Obey, James, factory hand, 215 East Spruce
  • O’Neill, Nobel, tobacco worker, 208 Manchester

Where we worked, 1922 — M.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the twelfth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Mack, Luther, chauffeur, 912 Washington
  • Magette, Oscar, tobacco worker, 713 Stantonsburg Road
  • Malloy, Vance, fireman, 612 Darden Alley
  • Marable, Oliver, gardener, 707 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Marshall, Annie, cook, 507 West Hines
  • Martin, George, electrician, 112 South Reid
  • Martin, James H., porter, 112 South Reid
  • Mason, Melvin, tobacco worker, 110 Manchester
  • Mathay, Maggie, domestic, 406 Maury
  • Mayfield, Ella, tobacco worker, 518 East Nash
  • Mayfield, James, tobacco worker, 518 East Nash
  • Mayflower The, barbers, 109 East Nash, Levi Jones proprietor
  • Melton, Mollie, domestic, 900 Mercer
  • Mercer, Annie, domestic, 104 Manchester
  • Mercer, Caroline, tobacco worker, 300 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mercer, Delia, domestic, 104 Manchester
  • Mercer, Isaac, tobacco worker, 314 Hackney
  • Mercer, LeRoy, driver, 404 Reed [Reid]
  • Mercy, Sarah, tobacco worker, 601 South Spring
  • Merrick, Lee, painter, 527 Church
  • Merrick, Lula, domestic, 527 Church
  • Merritt, Lula, laundress, 201 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincey, John, tobacco worker, 500 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincey, Olivia, domestic, 500 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincheau, Mattie, domestic, 650 Wiggins
  • Mincheau, William, laborer, 650 Wiggins
  • Mitchell, Albert, tobacco worker, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, David, mill hand, 408 Whitley
  • Mitchell, Ella, laundress, 310 Mercer
  • Mitchell, Ernest, chauffeur, 501 Warren
  • Mitchell, Eva, dressmaker, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Floyd, butler, 511 Warren
  • Mitchell, Floyd, carpenter, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Judge, laborer, 116 Manchester
  • Mitchell, Lester, student, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Lizzie, laundress, 501 Warren
  • Mitchell, Lucy, laundress, 511 Warren
  • Mitchell, Severine, student, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Walter, laborer, 602 East Green
  • Mitchner, William A., physician 557 East Nash (2nd floor), 533 East Nash
  • Monroe, C.H., barber Five Points Settlement, Pender
  • Moore, Aleck F., barber, 314 Stantonsburg Road
  • Moore, Andrew, porter, 520 Church
  • Moore, Andrew J.C., grocer, 713 South Goldsboro
  • Moore, Ellen, domestic, 610 South Lodge
  • Moore, Emma, domestic, 640 Wiggins
  • Moore, Henry, tobacco worker, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, James, porter, 520 Church
  • Moore, John, farmer, 520 Church
  • Moore, Lelia, tobacco worker, 306 Pender
  • Moore, Lee A., insurance, 803 East Nash
  • Moore, Mary, domestic, 204 West Lee
  • Moore, Mary, laundress, 314 Stantonsburg Road
  • Moore, Mattie, domestic, 520 Church
  • Moore, Mattie E., cook, 702 South Lodge
  • Moore, May, tobacco worker, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, Pearl, hair dresser, 709 Suggs
  • Moore, Samuel, porter, 640 Wiggins
  • Moore, Sidney, laborer, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, Thomas, laborer, 606 Railroad
  • Morning, Della, cook, 516 Banks
  • Morning, Fannie, domestic, 516 Banks
  • Morris, Archie, barber, 607 East Green
  • Morrison, Lula, domestic, 501 South Railroad
  • Moses, Alice, laundress, 105 Manchester
  • Moses, Frank, laborer, 614 Railroad
  • Moses, Minnie, cook, 614 Railroad
  • Moss, Gertrude, domestic, 614 East Green
  • Moss, Walter, carpenter, 614 East Green
  • Mount Zion Holiness Church, Lodge near Walnut, Rev. J.G. Branch pastor
  • Murphy, Bethel, laborer, 317 South Goldsboro
  • Murphy, George, laborer, 214 South East
  • Murphy, Lucinda, laundress, 214 South East
  • Murray, Ella, domestic, 604 Park

Where we worked, 1922 — Mc.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the eleventh in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • McBrayer Glenn S., attorney, 525 East Nash R3, 906 East Nash
  • McCadden, Preston, proprietor — The Eatmore, and chauffeur — 201 West Nash
  • McCall, James, driver — V.C. Langley & Co., 306 South
  • McClain, James, laborer, 806 East Nash
  • McClain, Julia, domestic, 806 East Nash
  • McClain, Neal, mill hand, 810 South Lodge
  • McCloud, James, laborer, 302 North East
  • McCormick, Blanche, cook, 304 East South
  • McCowan, William, bricklayer, 513 Church
  • McCoy, Bessie, laundress, 404 South Bruton
  • McCoy, Clyde, tobacco worker, 903 Mercer
  • McCoy, Frank, tobacco worker, 409 East Walnut
  • McCoy, George, tobacco worker, 613 Darden Alley
  • McCoy, Russell, driver, 119 West Walnut
  • McCrain, Frank, mill hand, 408 Maury
  • McCray, Emma, domestic, 808 Robinson [Roberson]
  • McCray, Mack, tobacco worker, 808 Robinson
  • McCray, Mary, domestic, 505 Hines
  • McCray, Susie, domestic, 505 Hines
  • McCrimon, Allen, laborer, 1011 Stantonsburg Road
  • McCrimon, Cicero, farmer 1011 Stantonsburg Road
  • McCrimon, Edwin, porter, 1011 Stantonsburg Road
  • McCullers, Clarence, driver, 118 Pender
  • McCullers, Rosa, cook, 118 Pender
  • McCullers, Edward, upholsterer, 622 Darden Alley
  • McCullom, Rosa, laundress, 622 Darden Alley
  • McDonald, John, laborer, 309 East Jones
  • McDougall, Joseph, tobacco worker, 203 Stantonsburg Road
  • McDuffee, Bettie, cook, 901 East Nash
  • McDuffee, Percy, laborer, 901 East Nash
  • McKeithan, Isaac, porter, 910 Robinson [Roberson]
  • McKinley, John, laborer, 517 South Spring
  • McKnight, Henry, tobacco worker, 110 Manchester
  • McLean, Bessie, domestic, 107 North East
  • McLean, Edith, laundress, 503 East Green
  • McLean, Frank, tobacco worker, 204 Manchester
  • McLean, George, laborer, 410 East Hines
  • McLean, Henry, laborer, 303 North East
  • McLean, Lloyd, tobacco worker, 708 Robinson
  • McManon, Joseph, painter, 412 West Walnut
  • McMillan, Aleck, laborer, 500 Warren
  • McMillan, Annie, domestic, 500 Warren
  • McMillan, Dennis, laborer, 511 Stantonsburg Road
  • McMillan, Hosea, presser, 210 East Hines
  • McMillan, Mack, presser, 210 East Hines
  • McMillan, Sister, millworker, 705 South Lodge
  • McNair, Hubert, laborer, 1022 Robinson [Roberson]
  • McNair, Nora, domestic, 1022 Robinson
  • McNeal, Hassie, tobacco worker, 516 Smith
  • McNeal, Lina, domestic, 516 Smith
  • McNeal, Mary, laundress, 306 Elba
  • McNeal, William, tobacco worker, 306 Elba
  • McNeil, Maggie, maid – Wilson Sanatorium, Viola
  • McNeill, Angus, barber – James H. Barnes, home 610 Viola
  • McNeill, Mary, tobacco stemmer, 306 East South
  • McPhail, Bessie, teacher, 208 South Vick
  • McPhail, David, auto mechanic, 208 South Vick
  • McPhail, Mary, domestic, 208 South Vick
  • McPhail, Rayford J., janitor, 208 South Vick
  • McPherson, Ethel, domestic, 627 Wiggins
  • McPherson, Eula, tobacco worker, 503 Stantonsburg Road
  • McRay, Minnie, hairdresser, 807 East Nash

Where we worked, 1922 — L.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the tenth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Lafter, John, painter, 514 East Spruce
  • Lamb, William, laborer, 519 South Lodge
  • Lane, Frederick, laborer, 407 North Lane
  • Lane, Lula, domestic, 501 South Railroad
  • Lane, Rosa, domestic, 407 North Pine
  • Langley, Jerry J., grocer, 901 Viola
  • Lassiter, Dempsey, fireman, 106 South East
  • Lassiter, Henry, carpenter, 518 East Nash
  • Lassiter, Matilda, laundress, 415 South Railroad
  • Lassiter, Sylvester, farmer, 415 South Railroad
  • Leach, Bessie, domestic, 403 Spring Street alley
  • Leach, Louisa, cook, 403 Spring Street alley
  • Leavister, Bradford, helper, 404 East Bank[s]
  • Leavister, Rayford, helper, 404 East Bank[s]
  • Lee, Ada, tobacco worker, 514 Smith
  • Lee, Fletcher, horseshoer — J.Y. Buchanan, 114 Manchester
  • Lee, James, laborer, 402 South Daniel
  • Lee, James, laborer, 531 Smith
  • Lee, Mamie, domestic, 401 Viola
  • Lee, Mary, domestic, 413 South Railroad
  • Lee, Octavia, domestic, 114 Manchester
  • Leggett, John, waiter, 121 Ashe
  • Legion, Dicey, tobacco worker, 605 East Nash
  • Lenzy, George, barber, 504 East Goldsboro
  • Leonard, Annie, trained nurse, 117 Darden Alley
  • Leonard, Samuel, laborer, 117 Darden Alley
  • Lewis, Jane, laundress, 102 Pender
  • Lewis, John, carpenter, 411 North Vick
  • Lewis, John H., carpenter, 411 North Vick
  • Lewis, Turner, laborer, 211 South Railroad
  • Lewis, William, tobacco worker, 118 Ashe
  • Lilly, Charles, laborer, 505 East Hines
  • Lilly, Edna, domestic, 505 East Hines
  • Lindsay, George, barber, 504 South Goldsboro
  • Lindsay, Myrtle, laundress, 504 South Goldsboro
  • Little, James, laborer, 618 East Vance
  • Little, Lula, tobacco worker, 414 South Spring
  • Lloyd, Henrietta, laundress, 102 Ashe
  • Lovitt, Almus A., horseshoer — G.T. Pervis, 301 North Vick
  • Lovitt, Letitia, dressmaker, 301 North Vick
  • Lucas, Gertie, cook, 406 South Bruton
  • Lucas, Henry, drayman, 307 East Jones
  • Lucas, James, shoe polisher, 307 East Jones
  • Lucas, John, porter, 114 South East
  • Lucas, LeRoy, driver, 307 East Jones
  • Lucas, Lucille, hair dresser — Carrie Strickland, East Jones
  • Lucas, Luther, laborer, 1108 Wainwright Avenue
  • Lucas, Polly, tobacco worker, 107 Manchester
  • Lucas, Sarah, private secretary — Amos Batts, Elm City
  • Lucas, Stanley, tobacco worker, 114 South East
  • Lucas, Susan, cook, 316 Pender
  • Lumsden, Creecy, domestic, 614 Wiggins
  • Lyons, Lonnie, tobacco worker, 603 South Spring

 

 

 

Where we worked, 1922 — J and K.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the ninth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Jackson, Annie S., domestic, 618 East Green
  • Jackson, Benjamin H., barber — W.M. Hines, 721 East Green
  • Jackson, Elise, teacher, 618 East Green
  • Jackson, Joseph S., laborer, 618 East Green
  • Jacobs, Elizabeth, domestic, 302 North East
  • Jacobs, Jesse, janitor, 303 Elba
  • Jacobs, Lillie B., cook, 705 South Lodge
  • Jacobs, Sarah, domestic, 303 Elba
  • James, Mary, tobacco worker, 307 Stantonsburg Road
  • James, Robert, tobacco worker, 307 Stantonsburg Road
  • James, William, laborer, 201 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jarvin, Clinton, laborer, 407 North Pine
  • Jefferson, Charles, tobacco worker, 213 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jefferson, John, carpenter, 521 South Spring
  • Jefferson, Maggie, tobacco worker, 627 Wiggins
  • Jefferson, Robert, laborer, 706 Walnut
  • Jeffrey, Ethel, domestic, 912 Washington
  • Jeffreys, Addie, cook, 310 Spring Street Alley
  • Jeffries, Janie, laundress, 607 Spruce
  • Jeffries, Kate, laundress, 600 South Daniel
  • Jeffries, Mary, domestic, 507 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jeffries, Nathan, drayman, 607 Spruce
  • Jenkins, Frank, blacksmith, 404 East Hines
  • Jenkins, Frank, tobacco worker, 317 South Goldsboro
  • Jenkins, Tessie, tobacco worker, 306 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jennings, Mary M., teacher, 307 Pender
  • Johnson, Amos, laborer 609 East Nash
  • Johnson, Beatrice, cook, 529 South Lodge
  • Johnson, Bertha, tobacco worker, 510 South Goldsboro
  • Johnson, Edward, grocer 708 South Goldsboro, 406 East Hines
  • Johnson, Ella, laundress, 316 South Lodge
  • Johnson, Frank, laborer, 515 Railroad
  • Johnson, Jake, proprietor — Busy Bee Shoe Shine Parlor, 513 East Nash
  • Johnson, Lee, shoemaker 517 East Nash, 206 North East
  • Johnson, Lula, domestic, 506 Smith
  • Johnson, Marjorie, tobacco worker, 207 South Railroad
  • Johnson, Richmond, gardener, 911 East Vance
  • Johnson, William, laborer, 506 Smith
  • Johnson, William A., cook, 910 Mercer
  • Johnson, Winnie, laundress, 529 South Lodge
  • Jones, Charles, barber 914 East Nash, 912 East Nash
  • Jones, Christine, tobacco worker, 1009 Mercer
  • Jones, Edward, bricklayer, 202 Pender
  • Jones, Edward, laborer, 107 West Walnut
  • Jones, Elmira, tobacco worker, 1009 Mercer
  • Jones, Estella, laundress, 513 Railroad
  • Jones, Frank, laborer, 509 South Bruton
  • Jones, Geneva, laundress, 506 Grace
  • Jones, Harriet, domestic, 1000 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Jones, Isaiah, butcher, 500 East Vance
  • Jones, Levi H., proprietor — The Mayflower, 114 Pender
  • Jones, Mack, drayman, 502 South Lodge
  • Jones, Martha, domestic, 901 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jones, Maud, cook, 207 South Bruton
  • Jones, Melvin, tobacco worker, 708 East Vance
  • Jones, Nannie, domestic, 621 East Vance
  • Jones, Noel, farmer, 1009 Mercer
  • Jones, Noel, tobacco stemmer, 409 Bank [Banks]
  • Jones, Pearl, cook, 311 East Jones
  • Jones, Roberta, cook, 404 South Bruton
  • Jones, Sadie, domestic, 202 Pender
  • Jones, Samuel, barber — The Mayflower, 500 East Vance
  • Jones, Vicey, laborer, 505 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jones, Walter, driver, 507 Grace
  • Jones, Wesley, laborer, 901 Stantonsburg Road
  • Jones, William H., teacher, 307 Hackney
  • Jordan, Delia, domestic, 614 Wiggins
  • Jordan, Mollie, tobacco worker, 628 Wiggins
  • Joyner, Farrar, fireman, 418 Walnut Alley
  • Joyner, George H., shoe repairer, 529 East Nash
  • Joyner, Lou, tobacco worker, 406 South Goldsboro
  • Joyner, Mazie, tobacco worker, 496 South Goldsboro
  • Joyner, Thomas, porter, Atlantic extended
  • Kenner, George, drayman, 528 East Barnes
  • Kenner, James, driver, 528 East Barnes
  • Key, Clarence, porter, 621 Suggs
  • Killebrew, Needham, driver, 311 Hackney
  • Kindell, Charles, janitor, 121 Pender
  • Kindell, Jessie, domestic, 121 Pender
  • King, Alberta, domestic, 203 North East
  • King, Andrew, tobacco worker, 205 South Spruce
  • King, Chaney, laundress, 205 South Spruce
  • King, Ernest, driver, 316 Pender
  • King, Henrietta, cook, 651 Wiggins
  • King, Ludie, laborer, 203 North East
  • King, Martha, tobacco worker, 649 Wiggins
  • King, Mary, domestic, 203 East Spruce
  • King, Mary H., laundress, 205 East Spruce
  • King, William, farmer, 203 East Spruce
  • King, William, laborer, 111 West Gold
  • Kittrell, Letta, domestic, 807 Viola
  • Kittrell, Mary, domestic, 708 East Green
  • Kittrell, William H., brick layer, 708 East Green
  • Knight, Ada, clerk — Nelson Green, 607 South Lodge
  • Knight, Elsie, domestic, 112 Pender
  • Knight, Frank, chauffeur, 112 Pender
  • Knight, Frederick, laborer, 402 South Daniel
  • Knight, James H., blacksmith — Thomas & Barnes, 607 South Lodge
  • Knight, John, teacher, 704 Suggs
  • Knight, Nancy, laundress, 607 South Lodge
  • Knight, Rosa, tobacco worker, 209 North East
  • Knights of King Solomon Inc., 205 South Stantonsburg Road, W.M. Pierce G.H.P., Amos Potts G.S.
  • Kornegy, Bryant, pastor — Christ Disciples Church, Kinston N.C.
  • Korney, Elbert, tobacco worker, 203 South Stantonburg Road

Notes:

  • The Grand Scribe of the Knights of King Solomon was Amos Batts, not Potts.

Where we worked, 1922 — H and I.

City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the eighth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.

  • Hadley, Hattie, laundress, 607 East Nash
  • Hagan, Cora, tobacco worker, 1205 Carolina
  • Hagan, Dicey, domestic, 212 South East
  • Hagan, Henry, laborer, 404 Spring Street Alley
  • Hagan, Isaac, laborer, 409 Young’s Alley
  • Hagan, John, farmer, 212 South East
  • Hagan, Jonah, cook, 1205 Carolina
  • Hagan, May, laundress, 409 Young’s Alley
  • Hall, Bettie, tobacco worker, 901 Atlanta
  • Hall, Chester, tobacco worker, 404 Spring Street Alley
  • Hall, Jerre H., carpenter, 901 Atlanta [Atlantic]
  • Hall, Luther, dairyman, 408 Whitley
  • Hall, Purley, orderly — Wilson Sanatorium [see below]
  • Hall, Rosa, laundress, 212 East Hines
  • Hall, Victoria, maid, 125 Ashe
  • Hanesworth, Charles, tobacco worker, 203 Stantonsburg Road
  • Haney, Essie, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
  • Haney, Minnie, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
  • Haney, Rufus, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
  • Haney, Sing, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hardy, Carrie, laundress, 209 South Reid
  • Hardy, Cornelius, tobacco worker, 209 South Reid
  • Hargrave, Frank S., physician, 624 East Green
  • Hargrave, Willie, domestic, 605 East Green
  • Hargraves, Donald, barber, 1110 Carolina
  • Hargraves, Duncan, carpenter, 1110 Carolina
  • Hargrove, Elias S., Rev., 803 Viola
  • Harper, Charles, carpenter, 1106 East Nash
  • Harper, Luicinda, domestic, 1106 East Nash
  • Harrell, Charles T., bricklayer, 503 Railroad
  • Harrell, Grady, bellman, 411 East Green
  • Harrell, Thomas, laborer, 802 South Lodge
  • Harrington, Edward, section hand, 412 East Jones
  • Harrington, Sarah, laundress, 514 East Nash
  • Harris, Alus, grocer, 1009 Carolina, 1007 Carolina
  • Harris, Bessie, laundress, 411 Young’s Alley
  • Harris, David, laborer, 411 Young’s Alley
  • Harris, Emma, tobacco worker, 208 East Hines
  • Harris, George, laborer, 613 Stantonsburg Road
  • Harris, Henry, bricklayer, 208 East Hines
  • Harris, James, laborer, 208 East Hines
  • Harris, James, tobacco worker, 407 East Walnut
  • Harris, John, tobacco worker, 208 Manchester
  • Harris, Pearl, cook, 703 East Nash
  • Harrison, Lillie, cook, 531 Smith
  • Harrison, Zeke, laborer, 117 Manchester
  • Harvey, Love, barber, 114 East Barnes, 410 East Walnut
  • Harvey, Roscoe L., barber – Love Harvey, 410 East Walnut
  • Haskins, Annie, laundress, 404 South Daniel
  • Haskins, Gertrude, laundress, 508 Warren
  • Haskins, James, porter, 530 East Barnes
  • Haskins, Lester, tobacco worker, 404 South Daniel
  • Haskins, Martha, cook, 505 West Nash
  • Haskins, Robert, bottler, 508 Warren
  • Haskins, Sarah, laundress, 507 Hadley
  • Hatcher, Thomas, bricklayer, 1002 Mercer
  • Hawkins, George, laborer, 902 Viola
  • Hawkins, Otha, bricklayer, 307 Elba
  • Hawkins, Robert, factory hand, 215 East Spruce
  • Hayes, Edward J., principal – Stantonsburg Street Public School 613 East Green
  • Hayes, Ella, laundress, 505 Railroad
  • Hedgepeth, Fannie, laundress, 310 East Walnut
  • Hedgepeth, Jennie, cook, 104 Ashe
  • Hennett, Henry, tobacco worker, 402 Spring Street Alley
  • Henry, Daniel, laborer, 407 East Green
  • Henry, Robert, bricklayer, 141 East Bank[s]
  • Herring, Amos, laborer, 705 South Lodge
  • Herring, Arthur, farmer, 616 Railroad
  • Herring, Ella, laundress, 616 Railroad
  • Herring, Jane, tobacco worker, 616 Railroad
  • Herring, Jesse, laborer, 416 Whitley
  • Herring, Mattie, domestic, 616 Railroad
  • Hicks, Dolly, attendant – Dr. M.E. DuBrisette [DuBissette], East Green extended
  • Higgins, Martha, laundress, 910 East Nash
  • Highsmith, Neal, barber – The Mayflower, 717 Viola
  • Highsmith, William J., barber – W.M. Hines, 802 East Vance
  • Hill, Anna, cook, 306 Pender
  • Hill, Edward, plasterer, 308 North Reid
  • Hill, Henrietta, maid, 205 Pender
  • Hill, James A., laborer, 610 Railroad
  • Hill, John, tobacco worker, 610 Railroad
  • Hill, Joseph, carpenter, 117 Ashe
  • Hill, Lillie, tobacco worker, 610 Railroad
  • Hill, Lula, domestic, 631 Wiggins
  • Hill, Maude, laundress, 117 Ashe
  • Hines, Allie, laundress, 631 Suggs
  • Hines, Amos, fish [market?], 609 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hines, Amos, fish, 631 Suggs
  • Hines, Charles, grocer E Nash extended, 643 Wiggins
  • Hines, George, porter, 631 Suggs
  • Hines, Harvey, laborer, 631 Suggs
  • Hines, Henry, laborer, 404 South Goldsboro
  • Hines, John, laborer, 502 South Daniel
  • Hines, Mary, tobacco worker, 504 Grace
  • Hines, Robert, helper, 546 East Nash
  • Hines, Sarah, laundress, 631 Suggs
  • Hines, Sylvester, machinist, 409 Viola
  • Hines, Walter S., barber 215 East Nash, 617 East Green
  • Hines, William M., barber 113 South Tarboro, 615 East Green
  • Hinnant, Annie, domestic, 903 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hinnant, Arthur, laborer, 903 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hinnant, Cora, domestic, 903 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hinnant, Edward, soft drinks 825 Stantonsburg Road, 903 Stantonsburg Road
  • Hinnant, Frank, porter — Dildy & Agnew, Pender corner Viola
  • Hinton, Hardy, cooper, 817 Mercer
  • Hinton, Maggie, maid, 107 South Carroll
  • Hinton, Massie, cook, 107 South Carroll
  • Hinton, Matthew, plasterer, 603 South Lodge
  • Hinton, Moses, laborer 516 Smith
  • Hinton, Ola, laundress, 516 Smith
  • Hocutt, Ella, domestic, 616 Darden Alley
  • Hodge, Frank, driver, 520 Carroll
  • Hodge, Harriet, laundress, 520 Carroll
  • Hodge, Isaac, tobacco worker, 407 East Green
  • Hodge, Rena, domestic, 109 North East
  • Horn, Arthur, laborer, 406 Spring Street Alley
  • Horne, Missouri, laundress — Wilson Sanatorium, 214 Manchester
  • Hoskin, Joseph, tobacco worker, 524 East Barnes
  • Hotel Lynnhaven, 537 East Nash, Gertrude Adams proprietor
  • Howard, Ada, domestic, 402 Whitley
  • Howard, Charles, tobacco worker, Bank near Goldsboro
  • Howard, John, fireman, 701 South Spring
  • Howard, Lula, domestic, 906 Atlanta
  • Howard, Walter, laborer, 902 East Nash
  • Howell, Annie, domestic, 304 North East
  • Howell, Howard, laborer, 304 North East
  • Howell, William, laborer, 525 Stemmery
  • Huggins, Mary, tobacco worker, 611 Gay
  • Humphrey, Edward D., cooper, 707 South Goldsboro
  • Hunt, Linn, helper, 510 Railroad
  • Hunter, Annie, tobacco worker, 402 South Bruton
  • Hunter, Edward, bottler, 1201 Washington Avenue
  • Hunter, Lossie, maid, 1201 Washington Avenue
  • Hurst, William M., cook – A.M. Lewis, 908 Atlantic
  • Hussey, Florence, laundress, 707 East Nash
  • Hutchins, Levi, tobacco worker, 513 Warren
  • Hutchins, Tillie, domestic, 513 Warren
  • Hyman, Bessie, domestic, 600 South Daniel
  • Hyman, James, tobacco worker, 905 Robinson
  • Hyman, Lea, domestic, 414 Whitley
  • Hyman, Louvenia, domestic, 600 South Daniel
  • Hyman, Samuel, butler, 600 South Daniel
  • Ideal Pharmacy, 557 East Nash, D.C. Yancey proprietor
  • Ingram, Edward, laborer 505 South Mercer
  • Ingram, Jessie, cook, 111 North Rountree
  • Isam, Roy, laborer, 604 South Daniel

Notes:

  • Asterisk notwithstanding, Edwin Hinnant was certainly not “colored,” and was likely deeply unhappy to find himself so designated in the city directory.
  • The Hotel Lynnhaven was located where Artis’ Barbershop later stood for several decades.

At right, the old Wilson Sanatorium Annex in October 2018. Its marquee is just visible above the roof of the adjacent building.