History · Grandview

Grandview’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Grandview. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1900established

1old images & papers

5recent photos

The story

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A post office called Grandview has been in operation since 1889. The city was named for the view obtained from the elevated town site.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below

1900Established

1955Major Oscar R. Fladmark (Left) and Major Genera…Commons

1960–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMajor Oscar R. Fladmark (Left) an…, 1955: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

By decade

Grandview, decade by decade

1950s1 item

Major Oscar R. Fladmark (Left) and Major General Jarred V. Crabb (Right)

CommonsMajor Oscar R. Fladmark (Left) and Major General Jarred V. …1955

1960s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Today5 photos

CommonsJunction of Interstates 49, 435, and 4702014

CommonsMOMap-doton-Grandview2004

CommonsInterstate 470 East at Exit 9, Douglas St, Colbern Rd exit …2002

Interstate 470 & US 50 East at Exit 1C, Blue Ridge Blvd exit (2002)

CommonsInterstate 470 & US 50 East at Exit 1C, Blue Ridge Blvd exi…2002

Interstate 470 & US 50 East at Exit 1A, US 71 South, Grandview exit (2002)

CommonsInterstate 470 & US 50 East at Exit 1A, US 71 South, Grandv…2002

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Major Oscar R. Fladmark (Left) and Major General Jarred V. Crabb (Right) (1955) and it appears here side by side.

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From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

Grandview’s history ismostly unwritten