1307 East Market. The City’s website gives the date of this building’s construction as 1920.It has been there for many years.Once upon a time it was open for breakfast. For the past 15 years Jinx Kern opened it for lunch.It was a storied place, a repository of 20th Century cultural ephemera and excellent barbeque.The building was knocked down in May. (photo by neighbor Greg Gelburd)
“Porch life” is a term social historians have applied to the gathering of family; neighbors and friends which took place regularly during fair weather on the verandahs or front porches of many of America’s homes around the turn-of-the-century. Such use of porches was a strong tradition until after World War II. —From Porch Swings to Patios
