Teton County Courthouse, approx. 1940 Beginning in the 1970's, the area changed from agriculture to one which appeals to the wealthy. The USA Today, Feb. 18, 2002, has noted that the median cost of a home in the Jackson area is $625,000. See discussion of growth on subsequent pages. Indeed, the area for a while was the center of the American politic when President Clinton, with his entourage, vacationed nearby. South side of Broadway, Jackson, Wyoming, 1930's On the left of the photo is the Jackson Hardware, allegedly the first to install a gasoline pump in town. As late as 1921 gasoline was purchased from gasoline cans sold by Deloney and Sons or from the Spier-Curtis Garage. In 1919 the Kelly Mercantile Company installed a 550 gallon underground gasoline tank. Additionally gasoline could be purchased to fill one's own barrels from A. J. Carrter in Driggs who made made twice a week deliveries from tank wagons sent over the pass. Deloney & Sons in 1920 advertised gasoline for sixty cents a gallon. In the photo, to the left of the Telephone Office is Kay's "Blue Bird Cafe." The telephone company was established in 1905. Electric lines were not installed, however, until 1921. Prior to that time lighting was by means of gasoline lamps. The sign on end of the canopy on the Blue Bird advertises guest rooms. The business to the left of the Blue Bird with the Coca-Cola sign is Lumley's Drugstore. The directional signs on the post point to Yellowstone Park and Moran Junction. First Gas Pump in Jackson. Later as indicated in the next photo, the Jackson Mercantile Co. installed a Conoco pump. Center Street looking north, approx. 1940. South side of Broadway, 1940. Photo by Charles Wesley Andrews. Jackson, 1940's. Photo by Wm. P. sanborn. South side of Broadway, 1970 The first of the Elkhorn Arches in the Square, depicted in the next photo, was constructed on the corner of Broadway and Cache in 1953 by members of the Rotary Club. Members participating in the construction included George Lumley, John Wort, Walt King, Jack Francis, Harry Clissold, Slim Lawrence, Joe Jenson, Homer Richards and Cabot Cummings. Arch at corner of Cache and Broadway, 1955. Photo by Wm. P. Sanborn. In 2007, the original Arch was reconstructed and moved back a short distance because of the proclivity of tourists to damage the arch. Jackson, Post Office, 1940 The post office was located on the north side of the Square on E. Deloney Ave. Next Page: Jackson continued.