It’s Throwback Thursday and today we are talking about the opening of our beloved Paddington Jewel Box. Can you believe it’s been eleven years since its inception?! In 2012, the Jewel Box opened in response to an overwhelming number of sales in the fashion and jewelry department in the original Paddington store. It was co-owner […]
The 2014 Store Events Retailer Excellence Award!
Did you know that, in 2014, Paddington Station received an award at the 63rd annual Retailer Excellence Award gala in New York City? This gala honors the retailers, manufacturers’ representatives, and vendors in the gift and home industry for their achievements. Pam, Kelly, and Nick were present to receive the Store Events REA (Retailer Excellence […]
The Dodge Family
It’s Throwback Thursday and we have a love story to share with you! This picture (Margaret Dodge, the previous owner of the Dodge Building, on the left and Paddington owner, Judy Patterson, on the right) was printed in The Ashland Daily Tidings for a story that ran on Saturday, June 19th, 1976. It’s an article […]
Mother’s Day Past
Paddington Station has been a family affair since its inception in 1973 and we are proud to have continued that tradition for the past fifty years! For this Throwback Thursday post (and in honor of the holiday coming up this weekend!) we are sharing this adorable photo from the Ashland Fourth of July parade in […]
Paddington Enters the Registry
If you’ve been following along with our stories about the history of our building, you’ll know that J.P. Dodge was the original owner and a well-known businessman in Ashland in the early 1900s. Did you know that the application for the building’s admittance into the National Register of Historic Places was initially turned down by […]
Throwback to 1904
Today we are excited to share some of the original 1904 documents from the purchase of the building that now houses Paddington Station! The first photo (upper-righthand corner) is the front page of the warranty deed, which was signed on August 15th, 1904. The second photo (bottom left) is of a written contract dated August […]
4th of July Memories
Those couple of warm days at the beginning of this week got us excited for summertime in Ashland! Let’s close our eyes and imagine it here… For this Throwback Thursday, we’re pulling out Fourth of July parade photos not only from our personal archives, but also older photos from pre-Paddington days of yore! In 1976, […]
Day 1
It’s Throwback Thursday and we’re going all the way back to Day 1 of our beloved store! On July 2nd, 1973, Judy Patterson and one other employee opened a business at 268 E. Main (which now houses the Music Coop!) She chose to call her store Paddington Station because it had an English feel without […]