old folks hall- built in late 1900's (exact date unknown).
- artist unknown.
- the mural on the side was created to ressemble the town in its great glory days.
st. marks lutheran church- built in the early 1900's.
- the builders were locals in Choiceland but are long passed away now (names-- unknown).
- the locals wanted to have a new church to express their religous views in -- without being judged by other locals.
Choiceland Elevator- built in the mid 1900's.
- builders unknown.
- built for all the grain to processed and hauled away as the many farmers brought it in - rather then having to travel miles at end to the next closest town to drop off grain -- loads.
old rock mineral shop- built in the late 1800's.
- builders unknown.
- farmers were having troubles with all the rocks found in their crops and had more -- then they knew what to do with so they built the mineral shop and farmers brought -- in rocks to be processed and sold for a reasonable profit as jewelry or mineral or -- etc....
Winston Grocery- built in the mid 1900's.
- builders unknown.
- built as an alternative place for purchasing groceries for the locals families.
Winston Meats- built in the late 1800's.
- builders unknown
- built to save farmers the long trips or the hastle for getting meat processed and ready to -- be cooked up and ate.
Elks Community Hall- built in the early 1900's.
- builders were locals (names unknown)
- built to use as meeting place for the whole town toget together with out having to -- be all squished together.
Curling Rink- built in the late 1900's.
- builders unknown.
- built to for get togethers and obviously to do some friendly games of curling.
The Buggy Bath- built in the mid 1800's
- builders unkown
- built to make washing peoples cars alot easier for them and to have a nice cup of coffee -- to warm up on cold miserable days.
Skating Rink- built in the mid 1900's.
- builders unknown.
- built for hockey games to happen rather then going to other towns to have fun and is also -- great when public skating is on due to the fact that you can have a nice fun piecful sakte with -- friends and family.
Thank-you for the description of each of the buildings for your walking tour. I would have liked to have seen your interpretation of how the elements and principles of art were used in each of the building designs.
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