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Construction/road work on Parrett St. near Adams St. and SE 2nd St. Today there is a small park-like area between these buildings and Parrett St. no longer goes through. The yellow brick building on the right is the Alhambra Theatre (Theatorium at the time) at 50 Adams Ave., which opened in 1913 and closed in 1956. Through the years since its closing it has undergone various revivals and remodeling attempts, one of which is currently under way in 2017. The building behind the piece of equipment was a drug store which began (as a business) before 1895 and was then Haynie's Drug Store. George Washington "Haynie (1857-1939) was a well-known and respected business owner, public servant, and family man.". In addition to running his drug store from the late 1800s to 1928, he served as the commissioner of police, a board member of water works and safety, and president of the Indiana Druggist Association. President Grover Cleveland even appointed Haynie as surveyor of customs for the city. The local leader also was dubbed with the unique nickname, �Mayor of Goosetown,� in reference to the neighborhood�s large population of geese. (http://www.evansvilleliving.com/articles/the-name-behind-the-corner) After 1928 it became part of the H.A. (Henry Alexander) Woods local drugstore chain. The original building burned in the 1940s. All that remains of the structure seen here is a boarded up building, looking nothing like this. This location is called Haynie's Corner in honor of the original druggist.