The Early Days
Photo courtesy of Max Clampitt
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Some early residents of Hobbs
The
building above was located on
the north side of the street,
in the 100 block of West Broadway, at the corner of Shipp &
Broadway, where the Center For the Arts is now located.
This image, as well
as the ones below date from the 1930's.
Blakeley's Boot Shop was owned and operated by Sherley and Rae
Blakeley, who moved to Hobbs from Littlefield, Texas in the 1930's and
lived
in the back of the store for a while before buying a home here.
Sherley also
served as a volunteer fireman.
Here's a picture
of Bob Skyles and his
Skyrockets performing at the Tokio Club
at 610 East Humble
in Hobbs, New
Mexico in about
1938.
A special thanks to Jim Lowe for the use of the photo.
For more
information about Bob Skyles and his Skyrockets see the
excellent website Jim maintains.
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