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April Issue 2016

Home & Living

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“We’re so detached, because it feels like we’re far enough away that we’re safe,” said President of Kaleidoscope, Roger Cooper. At ﬁrst glance, Cooper seems like a mild-mannered insurance agent, which he is. He’s also a security expert, with 22 years of active duty military service. Ongoing terror attacks has lead Cooper to believe more, are on the way. Cooper said, “While we’re trying to do everything politically correct, there are some facts we have to deal with.” It’s not just terror attacks his company- Kaleidoscope Global- deals with. These security consultants go into businesses and train employees to deal with numerous emergency situations. “What you’ll see for our protocols is an icon for their desktop. It will tell them how to handle the active shooter, it will tell them how to handle the I.E.D. (improvised explosive device.”

“ We use FBI data, we use all these things.” The kaleidoscope teams can teach CPR, asic ﬁre ar s handling and self defense. Cooper said Kaleidoscope is about training everyone to become something more. “If we can show people, criminals and potential terrorist, that we know what we’re doing, that we can protect ourselves, they’re going to go elsewhere.”

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Looking Back

By: M. Lynne Squires

...at Charleston's history

hat do Fort Lee, Charles Town, and Clendenin’s Settlement have in common? They are all names of the same geographic area we now know as Charleston. As the real estate changed hands, so did the names.

In 1773, Colonel Thomas Bullitt and some other surveyors came through the Kanawha Valley and camped in the area on their way to Kentucky. A few years after the French and Indian War, Bullitt’s service was rewarded with a staked claim of one thousand acres in the Kanawha Valley. After his death, his brother sold the land to Colonel George Clendenin in 1787. An order from the Governor of Virginia was given to soldiers to protect the Kanawha Valley from the marauding Indians. As a result, Clendenin built Fort Lee in 1788. Although it bore the name Fort Lee, the generally recognized and more commonly used name was Clendenin’s Settlement. Kanawha County was formed around 1789, with Daniel Boone (yes, that one) representing the people of the area to the Virginia Assembly. With the influx of so many settlers, the Assembly authorized the creation of a town, named Charles Town after George Clendenin’s brother Charles. Charles Town stood as the town’s name until it was recognized that a Jefferson County town, also Charles Town, was causing issues and confusion with mail delivery. Thus the name was changed to Charleston. In the 2013 census, Charleston had over fifty thousand residents. When Fort Lee was erected, there were five houses, which easily held the town’s residents, numbering only in the double digits. That number rose quickly as the area was known as having a wealth of natural resources. The river was key for transportation, and Fort Lee was at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers. Salt and coal were abundant resources. Rich soil was prime for agriculture, and later for use in making bricks, which supported two brick plants in town. Communication was important to this rapidly growing area. To arrive at the Charleston Gazette- Mail now read daily, the journalistic journey was a winding path of various papers. Beginning with the Kanawha Patriot in 1819, newspapers changed hands as often as they changed names. The list goes something like this: Western Courier, Western Virginian, Western Register, Kanawha Banner, Kanawha Patriot, Jeffersonian, Kanawha Republican, and the Kanawha Valley Star. In 1863, West Virginia became a state, which brought about the West Virginia Journal. That was followed by West Virginia Courier, Baptist Record, Charleston Herald, Kanawha Daily, Kanawha Chronical, Kanawha Gazette - Democratic, The Nonpareil, Star Tribune – Republican, and finally in 1911, the forerunners to the current newspaper, the Charleston Daily Gazette – Democratic, and the Charleston Daily Mail – Republican.

Several public institutions came on the scene around the turn of the century, a few of which are still going strong today. The YMCA was established around 1871, first housed in rooms above the Ruby Brothers Grocery. Later it was housed in a building where Davis Square is today.

It was in the YMCA building the Charleston Public library saw its beginnings in two upstairs rooms. Upon the initial opening, they had just eight hundred books, which swelled to over three thousand in just a few years, all donations. Charleston General Hospital opened in 1896 on Richmond Drive. Within a few years a training school for nurses was added. Another health care facility, the Barber Sanatorium and Hospital, opened in 1905. There they specialized in electric and orthopaedic therapies. Men and women were placed on separate floors with around thirty beds total. The Charleston Day Nursery was opened on the corner of Morris and Peidmont with the goal of assisting women in keeping their children, presumably due to lack of other options for women who were in service to other families, or had other employment. Davis Child Shelter first opened on Washington Street. An early year saw a little over one hundred children cared for until they were placed with families, whether returned to their own or others through adoption. Buildings sprang up with regularity as the town expanded. Many are still standing today, although with different occupants and different purposes. Two of the earliest high rises to be built were the Kanawha County Courthouse in 1892 and One Bridge Place in 1898. The Union Building was built in 1911. The Security building (also known as the Frankenburgers building) was erected in 1914. Other early constructions still standing today include the Terminal Building built in 1910, the Woodrums building in 1916, the Capitol City Building built in 1898, the Embleton building in 1915, and the Lowenstein building in 1900. Charleston has been said to be the most Southern of the northern cities, and the most Northern of the southern cities. Bridging the gap between the north and the south, the town with humble beginnings has grown into a thriving, vibrant city.

Certain names are woven throughout the history of Charleston. Buildings and streets echo the monikers of their namesakes. Bullitt Street. Colonel Thomas Bullitt was rewarded with a thousand acre staked claim for his service in the French and Indian war. Bullitt Street was home to many businesses including the Kanawha Brewing Company which was also known by several names other names: Capital City Brewing Company, Charleston Brewing Company, and Kanawha Brewing Company. Prohibition laws led to the closing of the brewery in 1914. Goshorn Street. George Goshorn and his sons were respected early merchants in the growing city, and had the first wholesale hardware business. Noyes Avenue. The Noyes family were merchants and salt makers. Ruffner Avenue. General Lewis Ruffner was the first child born to Charleston settlers. Truslow Street. James Truslow was Charleston’s first tailor. Among other early Charlestonian names of note memorialized with street names were Slack, Donnally, Stockton, Fry, Smith, Patrick, Venable, Thayer and Shrewsbury. M. Lynne Squires is the author of the award-winning book Letters to My Son – Reflections of Urban Appalachia at Mid-Century. Her blog The View from My Cup, is found at www.mlynne.com.

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The next issue will feature a Charleston building many have entered but few know its history. Read the next installment of Looking Back to explore the Kanawha County Library on Capitol Street.

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Church of the Nazarene, and Board of Zoning & Appeals, while being a member of several organizations like Rotary, Masonic Lodge, and FOP. I’ve always had that entrepreneurial spirit which led me to setting up production and manufacturing for a piece of patented fitness equipment; which was a $250k lesson in that you have to have feet on the ground in China for quality control. I could go on and tell you about my published book Hook Line & Single, my music career, and fishing tournaments, but this is our first date. At the end of the day, I would challenge anyone that says they know the Kanawha & Putnam Co. area better than I do and I will work hard to serve your needs in this ever changing real estate market. I specialize in buying and selling Commercial and Residential Real Estate and I look forward to working with you. Going Beyond the Sale, Duke Jordan

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Happening Around Town

Whether you come into Charleston from the hills of Fayette County or from the west as you cross the I-64 bridge into town, it is beautiful in the spring. ith the ana ha i er flo ing along the oule ard harles ton is quite picturesque. Dogwood trees, daffodils, and forsythia bushes are bursting into bloom. Runners and walkers are trotting between the river and Kanawha Blvd. Meanwhile, on Capitol St., The Block, Adelphia, and Pies & Pints bring out the tables for alfresco dining. On the far end of the street, the Capitol Market is coming out of winter mode. Plants and flo ers fill the outdoor space. nside it is a chef’s paradise of fresh produce, seafood, meats, cheeses, wine and Holl’s Chocolates.

“Mountain Stage” is a wonderfully eclectic National Public Radio broadcast that showcases a very diverse range in music. Having a history 33 years in the making, the concerts, which are aired world-wide, are recorded live, usually at the Cultural Center Theater. Then, Broadway comes to Charleston twice this month when “The Illusionists” and “STOMP” bring their shows to the Clay Center.

Although Charleston’s population is just over 51,000, our city has a lot to offer. The WV Symphony Orchestra is the highly acclaimed and much beloved heart of the cultural life here. On the edge of the East End, our minor league baseball team, the West Virginia Power, begins its 12th season at Appalachian Power Park. Just a few minutes of out of town, Kanawha State Forest offers up the bounty of 9,300 acres of forest, trails, and wildlife.

If it’s spring, the “Ringling Bro’s and Barnum & Bailey Circus” train will be making its way to the Charleston Civic Center. A couple of weeks later, a few thousand locals will make their way to the WV State Capitol grounds for the annual “Susan G. Komen 5K Race & Walk”. All of these activities are ust a ar up for a fun ﬁlled su er in the cit . he er popular and free “Live on the Levee” concerts at Haddad Riverfront Park begin the end of May. “FestivALL 2016” will bring 10 extremely cool days of music, theater, and art to the city in June. So, as the school year winds down and baseball season begins, you can bet there will be plenty of entertainment to be found wherever you look! By: Leslie Bonham

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“Newsboys”, Charleston Civic Center, admission varies

WV Symphony Orchestra performs with “Time for Three”, Clay Center, admission $10 & up

“STOMP”, Clay Center ‘Broadway in Charleston’ series, admission varies

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Susan G. Komen 5K Race and Walk, WV State Capitol Complex, admission varies

WV Symphony Orchestra presents “ALL SIBELIUS” with the WV Youth Symphony, Clay Center, admission varies

WV Bike Summit, Charleston Town Center Mall, features a group ride through Charleston along with a reception & exhibits, admission varies

MOUNTAIN STAGE: featuring The Wood Brothers, Sean Rowe, Max Hatt & Edda Glass, and more; Culture Center Theater, admission $20-$25

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Vince Gill, Clay Center, admission $35 and up

“The Illusionists”, Clay Center ‘Broadway in Charleston’ series, admission varies

MOUNTAIN STAGE: feat: David Lindley, Judy Collins, Ari Hest, The Brothers Comatose, & Michael Cerveris; Culture Center Theater, admission $20-$25

“Impractical Jokers ‘Where’s Larry’ Tour Starring the Tenderloins”, Charleston Municipal Auditorium, admission $49.50

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“DC Young Fly”, Charleston Civic Center, admission varies

Ringling Bro’s and Barnum & Bailey presents “Circus Xtreme”, Charleston Civic Center, admission varies

“Monty Python’s SPAMALOT”, Charleston Light Opera Guild, Charleston Civic Center Little Theater, admission $25

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by the unprecedented participation of West Side residents in local community meetings, the weekly meetings of the Tuesday Morning Group of Community Leaders and ongoing positive community dialogue. The West Side Revive Movement has captured the attention of the West Virginia University Center for Big Ideas housed in the West Virginia University President’s ofﬁce. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee and the West Virginia University Center for Big Ideas have selected the West Side Revive Movement as one of four West Virginia Communities that the WVU Center for Big Ideas will be providing consultation and technical support in their community revitalization efforts. The WVU Center for Big Ideas has established the West Side Revive Movement Implementation Team under the leadership of Chairman, Mr. David Fryson, Vice President of WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Co-Chairperson, Dr. Jay Cole, Director of the Center for Big Ideas. Vice President David Fryson and HOPE CDC CEO, Reverend Matthew J. Watts, have agreed upon and signed an MOU that will allow WVU to conduct a desktop review of the major components of the West Side Revive Movement and major projects and plans developed by HOPE CDC. These comments will be compiled in a ﬁnal report by the Dr. Lauri Andress, Associate Professor in the WVU School of Public Health. The West Side Revive Movement targets the residential section of the West Side Flats and is designed to compliments the West Side Main Streets redevelopment of the West Washington business district.

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