Sometimes the doors of history close on an era so quietly that hardly anyone notices. Such was the case on Dec. 16, 1950, when Charlottesville’s last recognizable livery stable was destroyed by fire.

Aiken County’s history can be found in many places, and these historic sites tell of the Winter Colony, the equine influence ...

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and into the early 20th century, the livery stable was an important and necessary institution in every city and town. The term “livery stable” dates from the ...

Frank J. Butler was going to maintain a livery stable come highwater or Henry Ford or the Dodge Brothers. And he did until 1931, claiming to be the last of its kind in New England, if not the ...

It’s amazing just how many things have changed in the past century. For hundreds of years people lived basically the same way: horse and buggy, subsistence farming, no electricity or indoor plumbing, ...

Mayor Brown, West Side Neighboring Housing Services and Savarino Companies marked the beginning of a new era on Jersey Street as they broke ground at the White’s Livery Apartment project, a building ...

John Crass (in white shirt) stands near a helper, each holding two horses at a livery stable at 214 West Fourth St. in Vancouver. Besides horse and buggy rentals, livery stables were often a sort of ...

April 6 marks the 119th anniversary of the Palace Livery Stable Fire in the heart of Westminster. The blaze broke out beside the Westminster Fire and Hose Co. No.1, which was located at 66 E. Main St.

The Gaston Livery Stable is now on the City of Aiken Historic Register as a landmark property. Aiken City Council unanimously approved the second reading to place the historic site on the register at ...

Sometimes the doors of history close on an era so quietly that hardly anyone notices. Such was the case on Dec. 16, 1950, when Charlottesville’s last recognizable livery stable was destroyed by fire.