A LITTLE SCRAP OF HISTORY?

Do you ever have a moment that stops you in your tracks? I was getting ready to pull the trash bag when I noticed an old scrap of paper on the floor. It was the name, address, and phone number for Myrtle’s Beauty Shop.

I realize this may not sound strange except it has been stuck to my kitchen drawer for decades. How long was it there? Why did it fall out now?

I immediately texted my friend whose great-grandmother’s father built our house. He was perplexed as well since Marie, his great-grandmother, was a beautician who worked at Wilmington and Grand in the shop that is now @the_matted_doodle.

I will continue to do some research, but it makes you wonder the story of Myrtle and her shop not to mention the hours she worked tirelessly to make the women of Dutchtown and Carondelet beautiful! I wonder if the old shop will someday find a slip of paper from the previous owner of my city cottage?!