32 Dunham Road/Little Egypt Area of Walton Hills - Walton Hills, Ohio

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LITTLE EGYPT confinued 5 1LYP7 sfoRNuRs T hRiNa s Joe Dranek built the bar and its lounge from what was once the restaurant and the added onfront which is now the restaurant Dick Squire The modern brick and stone restaurant is built azound the old Astorhurst Villa arambling brick structure that housed a leisurely genteel dining facility in the 1940 s and 1950 s Philip Astor was the proprietor Richard Long interview of926 1985 Philip Astor was a small man He and his wife kept to themselves Long Astorhurst started as acountry club place to go to eat Long cars parked there knew Mr Astor The During prohibition the Astors hosted smoker parties It was ashady place from the late 1920 s to the early 1950 s when the Village ofWalton Hills was incorporated Long had ponies and horses on the property Gus Prinios interview925 1985 r Old Tax Books showing Mills ElijahNobles 1815 Adams and Starr 1820 Culvertson and Boland then Moses Gleeson From Hubbell s book on Bedford The 1st mills wereerected here in 1815 near the Independence line by Adams Starr on a part ofElijah Noble s property to which he had returned after ashort stay in what was to become Bedford Village The rest ofhis property was purchased by Cazdee Parker who converted the cabin intoatavern The tavern became a welcome haven to wayfarers and soon gained quite a reputation Then Parker died his widow took over the management and known as Mother Pazker s Tavern it became more celebrated that ever for its warm hospitality There wasa grist millbuilt maybe in on 1850 s the Astorhurst acreage 2 millstones were found by the pond behind the house by the concrete living quarters which are behind today s restaurant The pond may have been a sluice a mill race for the grist mill From Hubbell s book on Bedford In 1820 Culverson and Boland gained title to the mill and improved it Then shortly afterwards Moses Gleeson with his 7 sons and 3 daughters arrived on the scene and went into the milling business and the Gleeson Mills became noted for miles around At the time Tinkers Creek was on the south side ofthe Astorhurst building not on the north side as it is today
LITTLE EGYPT continued 6 Jesensky interview with Cub Carey919 79 The Old Gleason Mill Site Abridge crossed Tinker s Creek The bridge was an iron truss bridge with floor planks The bridge was located ashort way downstream the the present day Dunharn Road crossing The creek circled around the mill The bridge was Tinker s Creek directly opposite the entrance to the old Mighton Place Lane The area had many water springs Because ofthe plentiful fresh water a distillery works was built here at the time of the other mills Park Place is the Ice Cream Stand standing near Dunham Road at the front of the Astorhurst Restaurant Whenthe small building was built it was a hot dog stand run by the Munds Frank and Sue Mund lived there in living quarters behind the store Horseback riders and visitors to the Metropark would stop there for refreshments Gasoline was sold there too There was a gas pump Sebastian s Tavern Tinker s Creek Road on the south side at the WaltonHills Valley View border Sebastion Parisiliti 14000 Tinkers Creek 524 5390 923 1926 owned by Charles Benada 12 1961 owned by Helen Spirek 528 1965 owned by Sam aS Pazasiliti Tink s Tavern was formerly called Charlie s Itwasa local place for people to congregate to meet other horse riders and drink and chat There had been a log cabin behind the tavern to the west and close to the creek It does not date far back it was here in 1919 though and the remains of it aze now torn down A man by the name of Mervar owned the cabin At one time a blacksmith lived in Tink s Tavern Jack Willing interview Jack owned and lived in the railroad house the Metropazk s Hemlock Creek Drive torn down by the Metroparks after Jack died which was Jack Willing knew the Dawson Lumber Company Dawson dealt with local farmers He bought rough cut timber from our local farmers who were eager to get cash They sold Dawson logs they cut from their property and nearby land Carl Miller abuilder also dealt with the local timber business Dawson s Millhad the machinery to cut large logs It was located on Taylor Street offWashington Street
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