Edwards Company was located on the southwest corner of Block 9, for the most part between where the Bradley City Hall is now located and Fourth Street/Highway 160. At one time, Edwards Company was in the dry goods, grocery, and hardware businesses. Below is an image of the Edwards Company building, taken about 1940.
The picture is obviously taken in the late afternoon. The sign near the top of the building on the left side of the picture says “Westinghouse” and “Edwards Company.” The sign hanging from the awning in front of the left entrance to the building says “Dry Goods,” and the sign to the middle entrance to the building says “Groceries.” There is a vertical sign behind the car on the right side of the picture that says “Mansfield Tires.” The hardware part of the business was located in the right side of the building. The identity of the woman in the picture is not known, but she appears to be in something of a hurry.
Below is a photo taken from approximately the same place and angle on the afternoon of February 26, 2008.
Edwards Company, of course, is no longer in business. I don’t know the dates on which the Dry Goods and Grocery stores ceased business, but did find an old advertisement where the remaining stock of the hardware business was sold at public auction on January 23, 1964.
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