Town Square looking southwest towards intersection of Broadway and Cache, approx. 1940 Closeups of the hardware store, Lumley's, the Bluebird and the telephone company visible in the above photo are on the previous page. All, including the gas station at the corner of Broadway and Cache, are now gone. Indeed, as indicated in the next photo, the scene, due to the growth of the trees, is totally different. Town square looking southwest, 2003, photo by Geoff Dobson As indicated by current photos, there is presently a parking problem in Jackson. In the Summer of 2003, the Town is examining downtown redevelopment, including new architectual standards and parking requirements. The study undertaken by outside experts has determined that at least 50% of the vehicles parking in the area of the square are no longer "local." Town Square, 1970's As indicated on the previous page, Jackson was early associated with the Simpson family, prominent in the history of the State. Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1994) was born in Jackson. Later he was a full-time baseball player, a light middleweight boxer, and although a Republican was a member of the United Mine Workers. After Simpson was admitted to the Bar, he practiced with his father in Thermopolis. There, he ran for the State Legislature and was elected on an anti-Prohibition platform, telling voters, "If I were any more wet, I'd ripple if you blew on me." In 1954, he was elected governor, but defeated for reelection in 1958. In 1962, he was elected to the Senate. Milward Simpson's son, Alan K. Simpson, also served in the Senate and is noted for his sense of humor, telling voters that "arms control" is a steady aim. Actually, in his youth, Alan Simpson was noted for his prowness as a marksman and the ability to shoot holes in mailboxes, indeed, to such an extent that fellow high school students would request that the local radio station play and dedicate to Alan the country song, There's a Hole in My Mailbox." It was probably no worse than the writer's son's fraternity shooting bottle rockets into the Albany County Courthouse from the homecoming float. Homecoming theme: "Cowboys conquering the West." Float theme: "Cowboys napalming the West." Rodeo Parade, Broadway looking west toward Cache, approx. 1940, The building on the corner with the half-timbered gable end is Richards Ford. Until the formation of the Teton National Park, discussed on a subsequent page, and the growth of the town, Jackson was predominately agricultural. Thus, there has been a rodeo since before World War I. Following the war, it was sponsored by the American Legion. Originally, the rodeo was called "Frontier Days." Now it is called the Jackson Hole Rodeo. It still boasts that it is primarily local and that "anyone who has the gumption can do it." Chariot Race, Jackson Frontier Days Rodeo, undated Rodeo, 1946, photo by Davey Harris courtesy of Scott Harris. For discussion of Davey Harris see next page. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that the cowboy is "Sheepherder Reynolds." Jackson has always been primarily cattle country. Because of limited entry in the Hole, early Deadlines were easy to enforce. Even in the 1930's when sheep became the predominate stock in Wyoming, sheep were comparitively rare in the Jackson area. Ernest Emery being tossed at Jackson's Frontier Days Rodeo, photo by Ralph Doubleday, undated. For information as to Ralph Doubleday see Frontier Days. Rodeo, 1946. Photo by Davey Harris courtesy Scott Harris. Next Page: Jackson continued, the Cowboy Bar.