History

Park Hotel

Gone but not forgotten. On this #ThrowbackThursday, we remember Clinton’s legendary Park Hotel that graced the corner of today’s Market and Cullom Streets. When the 1908 fire destroyed the wooden Southern Hotel located on this corner, owner Samuel Leath had…

Dr. James S. Hall

It’s HDC’s #ThrowbackThursday! Preservation of our historic buildings is a foundational mission of Historic Downtown Clinton, as well as telling the stories of these buildings and the people who shaped this city. You’ve probably walked by this downtown building many…

Bernie H. Shinlever

Bernie H. Shinlever

Smile for the camera! It’s #ThrowbackThursday time! We are fortunate to have so many historic photos of Clinton, and we owe that to its most famous photographer, Bernie H. Shinlever. Bernie bought his first camera in 1900 from a Sears…