Another amazing day in Jordan..

If you didn't see the 2009 Memorial Day Parade of Bands you missed a beauty.

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Enjoy the new photo slide-show of Jordan.

Jordan Hippodrome

From Jack Horner, Jordan Historian: I do not know where it got its name. When the new building was built in 1913 a Mr. Wilcox of Fulton rented the downstairs south side of the building for a movie theater. Various ladies of talent were hired to play the piano in keeping with the story on the screen. Young men of the village operated the projector. Eventually they put a player piano in the theater, so that they did not have to hire a pianist. When talking pictures came it was found that the theater was to small and the owner Frederick Zimmer moved the theater to Weedsport were he had a larger place to show his talking movies.

The closing was announced in the March 11, 1931 "Jordan Home Paper". But in April and May we have letters to a Mr. George W. Payne and contracts from Warner Brothers for films.

They were for 2 days running and titles I never heard of, "College Lovers", "One nite at Suzies". I think that it folded shortly after June of 1931.

Thank you Jack.

Blessing of the Bikes in Jordan..

Last Saturday Christ Episcopal Church in Jordan held their annual blessing of the bikes. What a site! There were around 70 motorcycles and one bicycle in the parking lot. A super job by Church volunteers.

Jordan, NY today...

The flowers are coming out left and right. Why is it the grass is so green this time of year? Everything look beautiful.

We're hoping the "latest" graffiti on the canal wall behind the BIG M in Jordan will be removed or covered before Memorial Day.

Why do people do things like this? It just looks terrible.

NYS Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall

Have you ever been there? It is a very emotional experience, even for those that have no-one on it.

My dad was immortalized on the wall in 2005. The ceremony NYS holds is a wonderful tribute to all fallen firefighters.

If in Albany stop by the memorial wall. It is one of those projects NYS has done with class.

Here is a link to the NYS Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall website:

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/memorial/memorial.htm

Memorial Day just around the .....

corner! The Jordan Memorial Day Committee is putting the finishing touches on one of the largest Memorial Day parades in Central New York. Entries are still being accepted.

Shoot an email to KBushJr@twcny.rr.com to enter. Right now there are 11 bands scheduled.

It's looking like this year the Jordan Parade of Bands might be the largest in CNY.

Anyone have any stories about Jordan on Memorial Day in the past?