More of Union City

I can't say that Union City looked like I remembered it in 1962 because it has changed in 44 years. There are now several stores, a strip mall, fast food joints, a new state of the art library and 2 motels on the edge of town since I lived there.

Happily, downtown is much the same, except that most of the store names have changed. I think Main Street is quite attractive and I hope business continues to flourish there despite the addition of a Walmart outside town.

Regrettably, the once proud Davy Crockett Hotel, pictured here, is now a cheerless Senior Citizen Center which rents apartments to low income folks over 50. Fortunately, the Obion County Court House is still an impressive and imposing structure.

I was very pleased to see that the Capital Theatre, Union City's only movie theatre when I was a kid, has been beautifully restored and now houses live theatrical productions. I remember the sign above the small door to the left of the box office read "Colored Entrance." Steep steps lead up to the balcony where we sometimes sat on a dare. Movies were 10 cents during the summer. Right next door is Bennett's, the men's store now owned by Raiford Tarvor who was so instrumental in planning our reunion.