James A. Latour & Company: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:37, 18 September 2025

Tuffield Latour| is second from the right, George Stearns|, far right ]]

Broadway|, J. A. Latour sign, right, 64 Broadway ]]James A. Latour & Company began as a livery operated by Tuffield Latour and his son James A. Latour; in 1906 they had liveries located at the Hotel Ampersand and at 64 Broadway. An ad in the 1906 Adirondack Directory stated that they were "Agents for the Franklin Motor Car have automobiles for rent, hour or day. Dealers in the finest coal and have extensive wood yards. Local and long distance telephone."

J. A. Latour was also a dealer in "Fresh and Salt Meats, all Kinds Fish and Poultry; Chicago Dressed Meats a Specialty" about 1900. He bought the Lake Colby Dairy and Produce Farm from John Tierney for $12,000 on May 12, 1923.

In 1916, the area behind 135 - 151 Broadway (opposite the foot of Prospect Avenue) was owned by the Dock and Coal Company. Sometime before 1924, the complex was acquired by J.A. Latour & Company.

Howard McGill was a transport driver for the company.

Wallace Murray|, 1899 ]]

Sanborn Map| showing the J.A. Latour complex ]]

Mountain Home Telephone Company| (undated, unidentified news clipping) ]]

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-[[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20building.jpg|right|]][[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20building.jpg|right|thumb||J. A. Latour, 64 Broadway. [[Tuffield%20Latour|Tuffield Latour]]| is second from the right, [[George%20Stearns|George Stearns]]|, far right ]] [[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20sign.jpg|left|]][[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20sign.jpg|left|thumb|[[Broadway|Broadway]]|, J. A. Latour sign, right, 64 Broadway ]]'''James A. Latour & Company''' began as a [[livery|livery]] operated by [[Tuffield%20Latour|Tuffield Latour]] and his son [[James%20A.%20Latour|James A. Latour]]; in 1906 they had liveries located at the [[Hotel%20Ampersand|Hotel Ampersand]] and at 64 [[Broadway|Broadway]]. An ad in the [[1906%20Adirondack%20Directory|1906 Adirondack Directory]] stated that they were "Agents for the Franklin Motor Car have automobiles for rent, hour or day. Dealers in the finest coal and have extensive wood yards. Local and long distance telephone."
+[[File:J. A. Latour building.jpg|right|thumb||J. A. Latour, 64 Broadway. ]][[Tuffield Latour|Tuffield Latour]]| is second from the right, [[George%20Stearns|George Stearns]]|, far right ]] [[File:J. A. Latour sign.jpg|left|thumb|]][[Broadway|Broadway]]|, J. A. Latour sign, right, 64 Broadway ]]'''James A. Latour & Company''' began as a [[livery|livery]] operated by [[Tuffield%20Latour|Tuffield Latour]] and his son [[James%20A.%20Latour|James A. Latour]]; in 1906 they had liveries located at the [[Hotel%20Ampersand|Hotel Ampersand]] and at 64 [[Broadway|Broadway]]. An ad in the [[1906%20Adirondack%20Directory|1906 Adirondack Directory]] stated that they were "Agents for the Franklin Motor Car have automobiles for rent, hour or day. Dealers in the finest coal and have extensive wood yards. Local and long distance telephone."
 J. A. Latour was also a dealer in "Fresh and Salt Meats, all Kinds Fish and Poultry; Chicago Dressed Meats a Specialty" about 1900. He bought the [[Lake%20Colby%20Dairy%20and%20Produce%20Farm|Lake Colby Dairy and Produce Farm]] from [[John%20Tierney|John Tierney]] for $12,000 on May 12, 1923.
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 [[Howard%20McGill|Howard McGill]] was a transport driver for the company.
-[[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20statement.jpg|left|]][[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20statement.jpg|left|thumb||J. A. Latour statement to [[Wallace%20Murray|Wallace Murray]]|, 1899 ]] [[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20complex.jpg|J.%20A.%20Latour%20complex.jpg]][[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20complex.jpg|thumb||An aerial view of the J.A. Latour complex between 141 - 151 Broadway and the tracks of the NY Central (c. 1950?) ]]<h3> </h3>
+[[File:J. A. Latour statement.jpg|left|thumb||J. A. Latour statement to ]][[Wallace Murray|Wallace Murray]]|, 1899 ]] [[File:J. A. Latour complex.jpg|thumb||An aerial view of the J.A. Latour complex between 141 - 151 Broadway and the tracks of the NY Central (c. 1950?) ]]<h3> </h3>
-[[File:1924%20Sanborn%20map%20detail.jpg|left|]][[File:1924%20Sanborn%20map%20detail.jpg|left|thumb||Detail of the 1924 [[Sanborn%20Map|Sanborn Map]]| showing the J.A. Latour complex ]] [[File:T.%20Latour%20ad.jpg|T.%20Latour%20ad.jpg]][[File:T.%20Latour%20ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement in the 1895 ''|Adirondack Enterprise''| under the name "T. Latour". ]] [[File:T.%20&%20JA%20Latour%20ad.jpg|T.%20&%20JA%20Latour%20ad.jpg]][[File:T.%20&%20JA%20Latour%20ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement in the 1905 ''|Adirondack Enterprise''| uses both T. Latour and J.A. Latour ]] [[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20building2.jpg|J.%20A.%20Latour%20building2.jpg]][[File:J.%20A.%20Latour%20building2.jpg|thumb||J.A. Latour building (undated) ]] [[File:Latour's%20Livery%20ad.jpg|Latour's%20Livery%20ad.jpg]][[File:Latour's%20Livery%20ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement for Latour's Livery (undated, unidentified news clipping) ]] [[File:Coal%20&%20Wood%20ad.jpg|Coal%20&%20Wood%20ad.jpg]][[File:Coal%20&%20Wood%20ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement selling Coal & Wood. Note the separate numbers for the two competing phone services. M.H. Phone was [[Mountain%20Home%20Telephone%20Company|Mountain Home Telephone Company]]| (undated, unidentified news clipping) ]]
+[[File:1924 Sanborn map detail.jpg|left|thumb||Detail of the 1924 ]][[Sanborn Map|Sanborn Map]]| showing the J.A. Latour complex ]] [[File:T. Latour ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement in the 1895 |Adirondack Enterprise| under the name "T. Latour". ]] [[File:T. & JA Latour ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement in the 1905 |Adirondack Enterprise| uses both T. Latour and J.A. Latour ]] [[File:J. A. Latour building2.jpg|thumb||J.A. Latour building (undated) ]] [[File:Latour's Livery ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement for Latour's Livery (undated, unidentified news clipping) ]] [[File:Coal & Wood ad.jpg|thumb||An advertisement selling Coal & Wood. Note the separate numbers for the two competing phone services. M.H. Phone was ]][[Mountain Home Telephone Company|Mountain Home Telephone Company]]| (undated, unidentified news clipping) ]]