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| Building # | Name | Information ## = Current Use |
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| 1 | Tykle Block | ||
| ## Reflexology & Nutrition
Center (South Side) - Middle is empty - Mid-American Realty (North side)
- Dec 2008 -- 1975: Alfred Bowman, local realtor owns both Bld 001 & Bld 020 [Memories, p 49] -- Built 1873 by Capt Fred Tykle - [Memories, p 68] -- Middletown branch of Henry County Savings and Loan opened at 107 N 5th St in Bld 001, just north of Moore Drug in the middle business room - [Memories, p 171] -- ======================================================================================================= === IMAGES === -- Ph6263.jpg - [Memories, p 49, LR] - Building at right - Building at left is Bld 020 -- Ph6216.jpg - [memories, p 29, UR] - Photo -- Photo shows several horse drawn coaches in front of the Tykle Block waiting on Fair visitors -- This is a copy of a photo that is in the Middletown Hist Soc, and also appeared in the Middletown News in May (Ph6129-A - B is the article that accompanied the photo) -- Ph6293.jpg - [Memories, p 63, UR] - Interurban Car on Locust St near buildings Bld 020 and Bld 001, nd -- Ph6295.jpg - [Memories, p 68, UL] - Walter F Becker's Corner Drug Store - Bld 001, South Room - 1905 -Also shows Bld 020, Bld 021 and Bld 096-- Ph6301.jpg - Looking east on Locust St from 6th St - Circa 1906 - Shows Buildings Bld 021, Bld 020, Bld 001, Bld 003 - Horse and Buggies on street - [Memories, p 69, LR] - -- Ph6302.jpg -[Memories, p 70, LL] -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6306.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UR] - Looking north on 5th St from Locust - circa 1917 -- Ph6307.jpg - [Memories, p 71, LR] - NW corner of 5th and Locust - nd - Shows Moore Drug Co signs on southeast corner of building -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6324.jpg - 1930s - Looking west - Interurban Track - Brick Street - Buildings on left: Bld 009, Bld 016 - Buildings on right: Bld 003, Bld 001 -- Ph6380.jpg - [Memories, p 162, LL] - Shows Bld 001 with the Homestead signs - about 1975 -- Ph6803-A.jpg - [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, P A-5] - Shows winter scene looking northwest toward the intersection of 5th and Locust St - Sign on Bld 015 "The Noel Insurance Agency" - Sign on Bld 016 "Farmers State Bank" - This photo shows a part of Bld 014, Bld 015, Bld 016 and Bld 001 in that order from left to right - Blizzard of 1978. [The Middletown News, 29 Jan 2009, p 3] -- ====================================================================================================================== === BUSINESSES === -- Corner Drug Store - 1896 [Memories, p 49] -- A S McCall [Memories, p 68] -- 1885 - Burk and Co [Memories, p 68] -- Cassell & Scott - Cassell & Fisher - Cassell & Painter - Cassell & Hart - [Memories, p 68] -- Feb 1899 - A J Frazier - sold to D W Rigish of Connersville - J N Barnard operated for Rigish - [Memories, p 68] -- 1900 - Frank Cain Purchased - [Memories, p 68] -- 1903-1915 - Walter F Becker - [Memories, p 68] -- March 1914 - Louis A Hubert bought half interest - [Memories, p 68] -- Kimball-Hayes, owner - Sheldon Moore, Pharmacist - [Memories, p 68] -- 1923 - Sheldon Moore purchases corner drug store - [Memories, p 68] -- 1924 - John Moore, father of Sheldon becomes partner - [Memories, p 68] -- Leslie, wife of Sheldon, works in the store - [Memories, p 68] -- Jack, son of Sheldon becomes Pharmacist and later operated the store - [Memories, p 68] -- 1970 - Moore Drugs moves from Bld 001 to Bld 043 - [Memories, p 170] -- -- Tykle Hotel - 1896 [Memories, p 49] - [Memories, p 68] -- Farrell Grocery - 101 N 5th St - [Memories, p 27, LL photo] -- Dec 2008: Reflexology & Nutrition Center (south side) - Mid-American Realty (north Side) - Center room is empty -- 7 Apr 1972 - William Augsburger opened the Homestead Restaurant in Bld 001 in the South Business Room - [Memories, p 162] -- Henry County Savings and Loan - Middle business room - [Memories, p 171] |
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| 2 | Masonic Temple | ||
| ## The Middletown News-106
N 5th St - Dec 2008 -- 1899 - Masonic Temple building was built by the heirs of Capt Fred Tykle [Memories, p 56] -- Third floor was built for the Masonic Lodge -- 1975 - Owned by Jim Stum - Used for small engine repair and garden tractor sales and service - [Memories, p 56] -- Nov 1971 - Building purchased by James Stum for his small engine repair and sales business - [Memories, p 162] -- 1990 - Drew & Sue Cooper purchased the Masonic Building - The Napa Auto Parts Store was renting the first floor at the time - [Email from Drew Cooper 5 Feb 2009] -- From Dick Swalm [Email from Drew Cooper, 9 Feb 2009] -- 1992 - Andy Cooper found the skeletal remains of a baby under the stairs leading to the third floor - [Email from Drew Cooper 5 Feb 2009] -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Memories, p 155] -- Bld 002 - built by George Tykle and his brother-in-law, John Terhune - -- Negotiations resulted in adding a 3rd floor to the building -- Masonic Lodge used 3rd floor and second floor was used by the Masons as a dining room -- The building became known as the Masonic building -- May 1934 - Masonic Lodge bought Bld 002 - By 1940 they had paid off the mortgage -- 1970 - Masons sold Masonic Temple at 106 N 5th St to Jim Stum (they had moved to Bld 066) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- =============================================================================================================== ==== Images ==== -- Ph6260 [Memories, p 48, UR] -- Ph6199.jpg - Masonic Temple - on top center of building -- Ph6198.jpg - Sign on top of building "1898" -- Ph6212 - [Memories, P 27, UR] - Farrell Grocery -- Ph6272.jpg [Memories, p 54, UR] -- Ph6273.jpg - [Memories, p 56, UL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Masonic Building Bld 002 - Bld 003 -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6306.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UR] - Looking north on 5th St from Locust - circa 1917 -- Ph6327.jpg - Farrells Grocery in Masonic Building in Aug 1940 - The center partition shown in the image was later removed and the store remodeled for "Eavey's Supermarket" - [Memories, P 84, LL] -- Ph6381.jpg - [Memories, p 162, UR] - Photo of Bld 002 - abt 1975 with Stum's sign on front - ================================================================================================================== ==== Businesses ==== -- Farrell Grocery for a time - [Memories, p 56] -- Tykle Hardware - [Memories, p 56] - [Memories, p 82] -- Strickler Hardware - [Memories, p 56] -- Shedrick Jewelry Store began here in front of the hardware (unnamed) - [Memories, p 56] -- Eavey's grocery - [Memories, p 56] -- Garman Grocery - [Memories, p 56] -- Bailey Grocery - [Memories, p 56] -- 1975 - Stum Small Engine Repair and Service - [Memories, p 56] -- Middletown Hardware - [Memories, p 82] -- Aug 1940 - The partition dividing the two lower rooms was removed making the size 88 x 26 feey - new store: Thrift E Supermarket - [Memories, p 83] -- Ward Painter Insurance, later bought by Raymond Hess in 1930 - they were located on the second floor - [Memories, p 164] -- The Middletown News - 2009 -- |
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| 3 | Former City Building | ||
| -- Former City Building -- Sits on Lot 1, Block 1 of the original plat of the town [Memories, p 51] -- Built in 1870 by Capt Fred Tykle - [Memories, p 54] -- Two ground floor business rooms -- Businesses: -- Dorn Tailor Shop - -- 1870 - [Memories, p 54] - West side of 5th St, south from High St -- Terhune Dry Goods - 1870 - [Memories, p 54] -- Scotts Stove and Tin Store - 1870 - [Memories, p 54] -- 1890s - Miller and Tarkleson Dry Goods [Memories, p 56] -- 1890 - Gent's Furnishings - [Memories, p 56] -- 1920s - Middletown State Bank - [Memories, p 56] -- 1975 - Middletown City Building - [Memories, p 56] -- === IMAGES === -- Ph6272.jpg [Memories, p 54, UR] -- Ph6273.jpg - [Memories, p 56, UL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Masonic Building Bld 002 - Bld 003 -- Ph6274.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Bld 089 - Bld 088 - Bld 003 -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] -- Ph6301.jpg - Looking east on Locust St from 6th St - Circa 1906 - Shows Buildings Bld 021, Bld 020, Bld 001, Bld 003 - Horse and Buggies on street - [Memories, p 69, LR] - -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6306.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UR] - Looking north on 5th St from Locust - circa 1917 -- Ph6324.jpg - 1930s - Looking west - Interurban Track - Brick Street - Buildings on left: Bld 009, Bld 016 - Buildings on right: Bld 003, Bld 001 -- |
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| 5 | Dr Dragoo Office Building | ||
| ## Kemerly Insurance - Dec
2008 - 1939 - Dr Farrell Dragoo purchased this site - Previously the site of Bld 108 - Built a new office building - 40 x 20 feet with modern stoker furnace - [Memories, p 59] -- In 1975, This building without the brick veneer - (Ph6371.jpg) --This building has been bricked at some point - 2008 (ph6171.jpg) -- ============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6171.jpg - Dec 2008 -- Ph6371.jpg - [Memories, p 159, LR] - Shows building without brick veneer -- Ph6371.jpg - [Memories, p 159, LR] - 1975 - Shows Bld 005, Bld 006 -- |
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| 6 | A S Fisher and Son Implement Shop Building | ||
| ## vacant - Dec 2008 -- Built in 1902 as an implement Shop for Wisehart and Fisher [Memories, p 59] -- June 1945 - F A Wisehart sold the building to William J Duchek of Anderson - [Memories, p 85] -- 472 E Locust St - 1975 - [Memories, p 159] -- ============================================================================================================ === BUSINESSES === -- Wisehart and Fisher - 1902 - [Memories, P 59] -- A S Fisher and Son - [Memories, p 59] -- Pence & Heath - [Memories, p 59] -- Abshire Implemnt - [Memories, p 59] -- Mack's Garage - [Memories, p 59] - [Memories, p 85] -- Duchek Hardware - [Memories, p 59] - [Memories, p 159] -- Slot car racer room - [Memories, p 59] -- Floral Shop - [Memories, p 59] -- Complete Electric, 1975 - [Memories, p 59] - [Memories, p 159] -- ==================================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6281.jpg - [Memories, p 59] - Shows Bld 108 and Bld 006 -- Ph6170.jpg - Dec 2008 - Bld 005 & Bld 006 -- Ph6172.jpg - Dec 2008 - Old, painted over sign on SW corner of the building -- Ph6371.jpg - [Memories, p 159, LR] - 1975 - Shows Bld 005, Bld 006 -- |
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| ## Collision Repair-Dec
2008-See Bld 012 ================================================================================================ ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6169.jpg -- Ph6168-A, B, B-copy - Ghost Sign on NW corner of the building -- Ph6370.jpg - [Memories, p 159, UR] - Bld 012, Bld 007 - 1975 -- =================================================================================================== ==== PHOTOS NEEDED ==== -- Need a full study of the building -- ================================================================================================= === RESEARCH/ PHOTO === -- Is this building the Davis Building? -- -- Need current photos of this building -- |
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| 8 | Middletown Cleaners Building | ||
| ## Middletown Cleaners-Dec
2008 - Building empty Sept 2010 -- July 1950 Al Ohnheiser moved the business from Bld 010 to Bld 008 (483 E Locust St) - [Memories, p 159] -- ===================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6372.jpg - [Memories, p 160, UL - Shows Bld 008, 1975 as Middletown Cleaners -- Ph6169.jpg - Shows Bld 008 - 2008 - RobbHaas Photo -- |
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| 9 | Summers Building | ||
| -- "Summers Building" -
[Memories, p 30] -- Home of O P Greenlee and Sons [Memories, p 41] -- Moved to Bld 009 about 1911 [Memories, p 58] -- -- 1920 purchased by O P Greenlee [Memories, p 41] -- Delbert Fisher bought the building from O P Greenlee [Memories, p 41] -- Bought from the Greenlee heirs -- Started Fireside furnishings in 1947 [Memories, p 58] -- Tucker Family purchased the building in 1951 [Memories, p 41] -- 1975: Tucker Furnishings -- Colonial House Cafeteria - [Memories, p 160] -- Images -- Ph6167 - Dec 2008 -- Ph6243 - Abt 1909 -- Ph6275.jpg - [Memories, p 56, UR] - Bld 009 -Bld 010 - Bld 011 -- 3-story Welsh Hotel was a part of our town for 40 years -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6324.jpg - 1930s - Looking west - Interurban Track - Brick Street - Buildings on left: Bld 009, Bld 016 - Buildings on right: Bld 003, Bld 001 -- Ph6426.jpg - 1930s - Looking west on Locust - Dave Booher and his dog in street - Bld 009 & Bld 016 on left - Interurban tracks - Trucks and car on street - Bld 009 has a sign on the east end "Gold Medal Flour" is partially visible -- Ph6328.jpg - Shows Bld 009, Bld 010 and Bld 011 - [Memories, P 84, UR] -- Ph6373.jpg [Memories, p 160, UR] - Shows Bld 009 and Bld 010 in 1975 - Colonial House Cafeteria (Bld 009), The Hat Box and the City Barber Shop -- Ph7538.jpg [The Middletown News, 14 May 2009, p A-5] Shows buildings 009, 010 and 011 on the left and Buildings 15 & 16 on the right. Acc1334. -- |
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| 10 | IORM Building - Drug Store Building | ||
| ## Parking Lot-Dec 2008 ============================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6275.Jpg [memories, p 56 UR] -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6328.jpg - Shows Bld 009, Bld 010 and Bld 011 - [Memories, P 84, UR] -- Ph6328.jpg - Shows Bld 009, Bld 010 (Shows Miller Bros Drug Store) and Bld 011 - [Memories, P 84, UR] -- Ph6373.jpg [Memories, p 160, UR] - Shows Bld 009 and Bld 010 in 1975 - Colonial House Cafeteria, The Hat Box and the City Barber Shop -- Ph7538.jpg [The Middletown News, 14 May 2009, p A-5] Shows buildings 009, 010 and 011 on the left and Buildings 15 & 16 on the right. Acc1334. -- ======================================================================================================= -- Lower half of this building purchased by Delbert Fisher, owner of Bld 009 - [Memories, p 160] -- 1913 McMullen Bros Hardware moved to Bld 010 - east side of 5th St - [Memories, p 64] -- Later occupied by Kelly, Dennis and Smith Barber Shop [Memories, P 64] -- Fall Creek Lodge of Odd Fellows moved upstairs in Bld 010 - [Memories, p 149] -- First Wigwam of the Montezuma Tribe of Red Men in this building - [Memories, p 149] -- The Middletown Community Conservation Club purchased this building in 1941 - [Memories, p 153] -- 1959 - Sold barber shop on first floor to Don Dennis - [Memories, p 153] -- 1972 - Conservation Club sold bld 010 - purchased 10 acres on Mechanicsburg Rd - [Memories, p 153] -- 1948: Al Ohnheiser purchased the Middletown Cleaners from David Swinford - the business was operating in Bld 010 at the time - [Memories, p 159] -- The Hat Box and City Barber Shop operated from this building - See Ph6373.jpg - [Memories, p 160] -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Bld 010 - Murals on south Wall - [Memories, p 153] -- Reproduction of "Horse Trail Falls, Oregan" -- "At Bay" - Depicted an Indian crouching behind his dead horse -- Murals painted by J E "Skeet" Bradway when he and Glenn Marshall redecorated the hall in Sept, 1920 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1972 - Conservation Club sold bld 010 - purchased 10 acres on Mechanicsburg Rd - [Memories, p 153] [Memories, p 30] -- Building used for many things since the drug store -- Duck pin bowling alley -- Ted Raft had a restaurant there (moved it to the Kiser Bldg) - Cossack Inn -- Arza Dillon has his bike shop here -- Al Ohnheieser had a cleaning shop -- In 1949 the Hatbox moved here from Locust St - Still there in 1975 -- The rooms above were used for meetings of the Conservation Club for several years ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| 11 | Welsh Hotel | ||
| ## Parking Lot - Dec 2008
=== See bottom of this page for: IMAGES and BUSINESSES attached to this
building -- Welsh Hotel -- (Van Noy Theater - 1950s - 1960s - (Bld 090) -- 1915 - Welsh Hotel sold to John Austin and Al Freeman - [Memories, p 73] -- IOOF purchased Bld 011 from John Austin and Al Freeman - [Memories, p 73] -- Charlie Miller had a cleaning store in Bld 011 - [Memories, p 75] -- Odd Fellows Lodge moved to 3rd Floor of Welsh Hotel - 1900 - [Memories, p 149] -- The Woman's Club was organized in the spring of 1902 at the Welsh Hotel - [Memories, p 149] -- [Memories, p 49] -- March 1914 - Charles Klopenstein, remodeled and enlarged the west room and created the 5˘ theatre -- Later name changed to RIALTO Theatre -- 1932 - Moved to the Welsh Hotel Bld 011and renamed the IDEAL Theatre -- The owner, Mrs Welsh, leased street lights to the town prior to 1910, no home lighting [memories, p47] -- 1899 - "The old Mowrey House, an inn, built about 1836 or 1837 for a man named Meek by Jonathon Shepp and Wm burner, was being torn down. This location was needed to make way for Mrs Welsh's new hotel on the east side of fifth Street." [Memories, p 53] -- The business room in the Welsh hotel [north side] was 2400 sq ft in size [Memories, p 57] [Memories, p 56] -- Built by Anna D WElsh - formally opened 4 July 1900 -- "The building was built of brick, with the front being of stone colored pressed brick." -- 2 business rooms on the first floor -- O P Greenlee moved into one -- The Post Office moved into the other - J O Lambert was the postmaster at the time -- The hotel office and dining room were on the first floor [Memories, p 57] -- Second Floor -- Parlors -- Sleeping rooms - every one was an outside room - 40 rooms in all - all furnished in oil or natural wood -- Closets, one bath, hot and cold water, electric lights and electric call bells -- heated by steam radiators -- Could be reached from the office or the ladies entrance -- The stairway constructed of quarter sawn oak -- Third Floor -- Occupied by the Fall Creek Lodge #97 IOOF -- South half used as a lodge room ante-rooms and paraphernalia room -- North half reception room and banquet room -- Mrs Welsh was head of the hotel with Mr Ernest Dille as the manager and his wife as hostess -- Mrs Welsh began construction of a light plant in 1899 to provide electricity for her hotel -- The town contracted with Mrs Welsh for 30 street lights for $60.00 per year for all night service -- Anderson and Indianapolis firms constructed the plant - Fifty Kilowatt Triumph dynamo -- Light plant building built by L O Miller for $1710.00 - built of brick with a slate roof. The building was directly behind the hotel on S 5th St -- George Allendorf - in charge of the Electric plant -- Ben Davis set the poles for the street lights -- 4 July 1900 - the Welsh Hotel and the 30 street lights were turned on -- After Mrs Welsh died the hotel had several owners It was made into apartments -- 1939 - Alfred Bowman bought the building -- 1940 - the building was razed -- The Van Noy Theatre was built on the spot - Article: "A Small Town History Welsh Hotel, Middletown" - May 2020 - Madison County Historical Society - Link: (Doc5728.pdf) ============================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6275.jpg - [Memories, p 56, UR] - Bld 009 -Bld 010 - Bld 011 -- 3-story Welsh Hotel was a part of our town for 40 years -- Ph6276.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LR] - Welsh Hotel, Bld 011, interior of dining room - two waiters are shown -- Ph6277.jpg [Memories, p 57, LR] - Shows Storefront of M A Goff and Co, with Mary Amelia Goff standing outside -- Ph6278.jpg [Memories, p 58, UL] - Shows storefront of Middletown Department Store -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6328.jpg - Shows Bld 009, Bld 010 (Shows Miller Bros Drug Store) and Bld 011 - [Memories, P 84, UR] -- Ph7538.jpg [The Middletown News, 14 May 2009, p A-5] Shows buildings 009, 010 and 011 on the left and Buildings 15 & 16 on the right. Acc1334. -- ============================================================================================================== === BUSINESSES === [Memories, p 49] -- March 1914 - Charles Klopenstein, remodeled and enlarged the west room and created the 5˘ theatre -- Later name changed to RIALTO Theatre -- 1932 - Moved to the Welsh Hotel Bld 011and renamed the IDEAL Theatre -- 1900 - O P Greenlee moved into one of the first floor business rooms [Memories, p 56, 58] -- 1900 - The Middletown Post Office moved into one of the first floor business rooms - J O Lambert was the postmaster [Memories, p 56] -- M A Goff and Co - Ph6277.jpg [Memories, p 57, LR] - Shows Storefront with Mary Amelia Goff standing outside -- Middletown Department Store - North business room - About 1911 - [Memories, P 58] - Ph6278.jpg [Memoreis, p 58, UL] -- Sanders Motor Company did business from the north business room - 111 S 5th St - [Memories, p 166] -- |
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| ## Collision Repair-Dec
2008 - See Bld007 -- Newer building -- 1947 - The east side of the building (Bld 012) was added to Bld 007 and was used as a showroom for cars and appliances for Dietrich Sales - [Memories, p 76] -- ==================================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6370.jpg - [Memories, p 159, UR] - Bld 012, Bld 007 - 1975 -- =============================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH/ PHOTO ==== -- Need current photos of this building -- |
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| 13 | Mortuary - Strickler Home | ||
| ## Ballard and Sons
Mortuary-Dec 2008 -- 1975: Ballard & Shirey Funeral Home - Ph6376 - Memories, Pg 161 -- 1 July 1952 - Ballard and Shirey purchased the Fisher Funeral Home in this building - Address 118 S 5th St - [Memories, p 161] -- This originally was the home of David & Julia Strickler - The Strickler Home - [Memories, p 161] -- ===================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6376.jpg - [Memories, p 161, UR] - 1975 - Shows Bld 013 at 118 S 5th St and the SE corner of Bld 014 -- Ph6467.jpg - [Memories, p 206, UL] - 118 S 5th St - Bld 013 - "...Built about 1852 for David and Julia Strickler. The bricks for this home were manufactured at the brick company on Columbia Avenue. The foyer and other rooms of this home still show the beautiful solid oak woodwork. The wood was obtained from this area and was also used in hand carved mantels that decorate the gas fireplaces. Today [1975], this is the Ballard and Shirey Funeral Home." -- |
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| 14 | Farmers Bank Building #1 | ||
| ## Floral Design
Company-Dec 2008 -- Formerly the Northwestern School Corp. Superintendant Office -- Built 1899 [Memories, p 33 - Photos: Ph6226, 6227, 6228] -- Post Office - 1913-1955 Location: Bld 014 [Memories, P 19] -- 1899 - "Building was being remodeled - The bank moved into a room on E Locust formerly occupied by T E Mowery's restaurant until the bank could be finished" [Memories, p 53] -- =============================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6271.jpg [Memories, p 53, CL] -- Ph6803-A.jpg - [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, P A-5] - Shows winter scene looking northwest toward the intersection of 5th and Locust St - Sign on Bld 015 "The Noel Insurance Agency" - Sign on Bld 016 "Farmers State Bank" - This photo shows a part of Bld 014, Bld 015, Bld 016 and Bld 001 in that order from left to right -- |
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| 15 | Druley Building #2 | ||
| ## Lightning Sign
Company-Dec 2008 -- There was an older Druley building that this one replaced (Bld 107) [Memories, P 53] -- Built in 1899 - [Memories, p 53] -- Made of pressed brick with a handsome cornice. Beneath the cornice were the words "Druley 1899" - It had a metal ceiling, first one in town - Elevator in the rear of the second story [Memories, p 53] -- Post Office 1899 Location: Druley's Hardware Store Bld 015 [Memories, p 19] -- George Swain used the suite of rooms at the front of the second story for his law office [Memories, p 53] -- Dr Farrell Dragoo Came to Middletown 1933 - opened office upstairs in Bld 015 across the hall from the Library - [Memories, p 83] -- Library occupied a part of the upstairs - [Memories, p 83] -- The Noel Insurance Agency Occupied the ground floor of this Building [See Ph6803-A.jpg] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- === Businesses occupying this building: [Memories, p 54] === -- Stant Hardware - 1920 - Charles Lykins Manager - Charles W Stant, owner -- Farris Hardware - Paul C Farris, owner -- Kiser Hardware - 1920s - E L Kiser, owner -- Fields Sporting Goods, 1930s or 1940s - Charles Fields, owner -- Bailey Sporting Goods - Abt 4 yrs during 1940s - Ross Bailey, owner -- Schott Sporting Goods - Opened 30 May 1946 - Walter Schott, owner -- Perkins Hardware - Abt 1966 - Robert Perkins, Owner -- Happy Homes Appliance Store - They later moved to Maple Village Shopping Center -- 1975: Middletown Community Church ==================================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6271.jpg [Memories, p 53, CL] -- Ph6803-A.jpg - [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, P A-5] - Shows winter scene looking northwest toward the intersection of 5th and Locust St - Sign on Bld 015 "The Noel Insurance Agency" - Sign on Bld 016 "Farmers State Bank" - This photo shows a part of Bld 014, Bld 015, Bld 016 and Bld 001 in that order from left to right - Blizzard of 1978. [The Middletown News, 29 Jan 2009, p 3] -- Ph7538.jpg [The Middletown News, 14 May 2009, p A-5] Shows buildings 009, 010 and 011 on the left and Buildings 15 & 16 on the right. Acc1334. -- |
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| 16 | Farmers State Bank Building | ||
| ## vacant-Dec 2008 -- Built in 1912/ 1913 - Grand opening 22 Feb 1913 [Memories, P 32] -- Photos: Ph6226, 6227, 6228 [Memories, p 33] -- Safe door was removed about 2007/2008 - Left large hole in north side on Locust St -- 1932-1941 - Walter Farrell had his insurance business on the second floor [memories, p 34] -- Fall Creek Township offices second floor, 1975 [Memories, p 34] -- Library in the north rooms, upstairs 1928 - Jan 1967 - Moved to present location on Locust (Merchant Building), 1975 - [Memories, p 34] ================================================================================================ === IMAGES === -- Ph6271.jpg [Memories, p 53, CL] -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6324.jpg - 1930s - Looking west - Interurban Track - Brick Street - Buildings on left: Bld 009, Bld 016 - Buildings on right: Bld 003, Bld 001 -- Ph6426.jpg - 1930s - Looking west on Locust - Dave Booher and his dog in street - Bld 009 & Bld 016 on left - Interurban tracks - Trucks and car on street - Bld 009 has a sign on the east end "Gold Medal Flour" is partially visible -- Ph6377.jpg - [Memories, p 161, LR] - Shows Bld 016 in abt 1975 -- Ph6803-A.jpg - [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, P A-5] - Shows winter scene looking northwest toward the intersection of 5th and Locust St - Sign on Bld 015 "The Noel Insurance Agency" - Sign on Bld 016 "Farmers State Bank" - This photo shows a part of Bld 014, Bld 015, Bld 016 and Bld 001 in that order from left to right - Blizzard of 1978. [The Middletown News, 29 Jan 2009, p 3] -- Ph7538.jpg [The Middletown News, 14 May 2009, p A-5] Shows buildings 009, 010 and 011 on the left and Buildings 15 & 16 on the right. Acc1334. -- |
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| 17 | Hedrick Block | ||
| ## Fadley's Tavern-
(Closed) - Dec 2008 -- South Side of Locust where Fadley's Tavern now located ?? [Memories, p 45] - Bld 017?? - -- Younts Grocery located here on [Memories, p 45] -- Built in the 1880s - [Memories, P 61] -- Charlie Miller had a restaurant in Hedrick Building about 1919 - [Memories, p 75] -- Roy Cass had a barber shop here - [Memories, p 75] -- 1930s - The Bean Sisters restaurant moved from the Hedrick Building, Bld 017 across the street into Bld 020 - [Memories, p 82] -- 1932 - Mr & Mrs Joseph Weaver moved upstairs in the building and opened a restaurant downstairs - -- 1930s - The Bean Sisters restaurant moved from the Hedrick Building, Bld 017 across the street into Bld 020 - [Memories, p 82] -- July 1944 - Max Maddy purchased the Hedrick Block from Merrill Mills - [Memories, p 85] -- 1955 - Harry "Bud" Fadely purchased the building from Max Maddy - [Memories, p 163] -- ========================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6261.jpg -- 1975: Ph6382 -- Ph6303.jpg - [Memories, p 70, UR] - Locust St looking east - circa 1916 -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6382.jpg - [Memories, p 163, UL] - Shows Bld 017 - Bld 018 - Bld 093 -- Ph6251.jpg [Memories, p 45, UL] - - nd - David Yount and a lady in front of the store in the Hedrick Block Bld 017 -- ====================================================================================== ==== BUSINESSES ==== -- Kelly & Heath Barber Shop - [Memories, p 85] -- City Cigar Store - [Memories, p 85] -- Vintage House - [Memories, p 163] -- Fadely's Tavern - [Memories, p 163] -- Yount Grocery - |
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| 18 | Middletown Civic Center | ||
| ## Civic Center - Dec 2008 -- Built 1890 [Memories, p 45] -- Built 1891 - [Memories, P 61] ========================================================================================================== ==== Images: ==== -- 1975: Ph6382 -- Ph6303.jpg - [Memories, p 70, UR] - Locust St looking east - circa 1916 -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6382.jpg - [Memories, p 163, UL] - Shows Bld 017 - Bld 018 - Bld 093 -- |
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| 19 | Kiser Building | ||
| ## Harvest Market - Dec
2008 595 W Locust - [Memories, p 181] -- Abt 1923 - built the Kiser building, Bld 019 - [Memories, p 75] -- Originally had 4 rooms - Entrance on Locust and on east side - [Memories, p 75] -- Kiser had a grocery in the front of the west side and a creamery in the south end - [Memories, p 75] -- East side had a 5° - $1.00 store for a time - [Memories, p 75] -- C O Jones had a grocery in Kiser building until 1942 - [Memories, p 75] -- Feb 1942 - Ted Raft moved the-- 1975: 6th & Locust - Bld 019 - [Memories, p 165] -- Bill Augsburger, owner - 1975 - [Memories, p 165] -- Nov 1971 - Bought the business from William "Dub" and Lee Breeden - [Memories, p 165] -- Changed the name from E & W Market to Homestead Market - [Memories, p 165] -- The Breedens had purchased the store from Lewis Williams in April 1956 - [Memories, p 165]-- ================================================================================================ === IMAGES === -- 1975: Homestead Market - Ph6388 - [Memories, P 165] -- Ph6313.jpg-- Ph6388.jpg - [Memories, p 165, UR] - 1975 - Bld 019 - Notice Windmill and old wagon -- |
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| 20 | Tykle Business Block | ||
| -- Built 1896 by L O Miller
for Capt Frederick Tykle [Memories, p 49] -- Replaced 3 wood frame buildings Bld 103 [Memories, p 49] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1975: [Memories, p 49] -- 508-520 Locust -- Wax & Wix -- Bickham ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Cassidy News Stand and Confectionary on the east end of this building [Memories, p 49] -- Charlie Miller owned a picture show in this building - [Memories, p 75] -- Charlie Miller had a variety store in the east room - [Memories, p 75] -- American Legion, Post #216 was located in this building - [Memories, p 150] -- -- March 1914 -- Charles Klopenstein remodeled and enlarged the west room and introduced a 5˘ theatre called the NICKELO Ph6261- The name was later changed to the RIALTO Theatre -- 1932 - moved to the Welsh Hotel Bld 011, named changed to IDEAL Theatre --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1975: Alfred Bowman, local realtor owns both Bld 001 & Bld 020 [Memories, p 49] -- Aug 1931-- Davis St John began his funeral home (St John Funeral Home) in the Tykle Business building, Bld 020, - Nelson Hedrick, graduate of Aspin College of Embalming was his assistant - [Memories, p 82] -- 1930s - The Bean Sisters restaurant moved from the Hedrick Building, Bld 017 across the street into Bld 020 - [Memories, p 82] -- 1940 - A partition was removed where the former Middletown Café had been. Dan Stuckey began to remodel this room for a supermarket (Stuckey's IGA) - [Memories, p 83] -- Dec 6, 1948 - Mr & Mrs Donald Bickham and Children Peggy Lee and Robert E purchased the store from Ralph Keesaer - [Memories, p 163] -- Nov 1951 - Purchased the room on the east side of Bld 020 - Formerly occupied by McMullen TV and the License Branch and put an archway between the two rooms - [Memories, p 163] -- Aug 1963 - Added a new front to the store - [Memories, p 163] ================================================================================================================= === IMAGES === -- Ph6261.jpg - [Memories, P 49, UL] -- Ph6263.jpg - [Memories, p 49, LR] -- Ph6295.jpg - [Memories, p 68, UL] - Walter F Becker's Corner Drug Store - Bld 001, South Room - 1905 -Also shows Bld 020, Bld 021 and Bld 096 -- Ph6301.jpg - Looking east on Locust St from 6th St - Circa 1906 - Shows Buildings Bld 021, Bld 020, Bld 001, Bld 003 - Horse and Buggies on street - [Memories, p 69, LR] - -- Ph6302.jpg -[Memories, p 70, LL] -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6383.jpg - [Memories, p 163, UR] - abt 1975 - Shows front of Bld 020 as Bickham's store - -- Ph6384.jpg - [Memories, p 164, UL] Shows the businesses in Bld 021 in 1975 - Shows Bld 020 -- Business left to right: The Oak Tree - License Branch - Gavin Hardware - Library -- ===================================================================================== Some Businesses that have occupied this building: [Memories, p 49] -- City Bakery, Bean Sisters Restaurant, Shuman's Restaurant, Stuckey's IGA, Lewis Williams Grocery, Keesaers 5 to $1.00 Store, Davis St John Funeral Home, Mary Griffis Childrens shop, Helen Bell and Martha Rector children shop, Jim McMullens Record and photography shop, Bronnenberg Photography, Sanders TV, Lewis Electric, Paul Sheddrick Jewelry Shop. -- Bickhams 5˘ to $1.00 Store - [Memories, p 163] -- ======================================================================================= |
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| 21 | Merchant Building | ||
| ## Hayes PRO Hardware store
- Dec 2008 -- Built 1904 [Memories, p 61, 62] -- Sidewalks were tiered - [Memories, p 61] -- There were 4 business rooms on the ground floor - [Memories, p 61] -- ===================================================================================== == IMAGES == -- Ph6261.jpg [Memories, p 49, UL] -- [Memories, p 27, Ph6213] -- Ph6288.jpg - [Memories, p 62, UL] - The Summers House - Bld 094 - "The windows from the Summer House were used in the back of the Merchant Building" -- Ph6289.jpg - [Memories, P 62, UR] - The Merchants building, 1904 - with the following people in front from left to right: Dr Wallage, F A Wisehart, Mary Carroll, J F Frazier, John Weaver, Eugene Weaver, C K Moore, John Farrell, William Farrell, J D Farrell, Jim Hedrick, Balis Goff, Mort Goff, George Goff. (14 are listed, but I only see 8) -- Ph6290.jpg - [Memories, p 62, LR] - Bill Eaton and Buddy Moore preparing the foundation for the Merchant Building, 1904 -- Ph6293.jpg - [Memories, p 63, UR] - Interurban Car on Locust St near buildings Bld 020 and Bld 001, nd -- -- Ph6295.jpg - [Memories, p 68, UL] - Walter F Becker's Corner Drug Store - Bld 001, South Room - 1905 -Also shows Bld 020, Bld 021 and Bld 096 -- Ph6301.jpg - Looking east on Locust St from 6th St - Circa 1906 - Shows Buildings Bld 021, Bld 020, Bld 001, Bld 003 - Horse and Buggies on street - [Memories, p 69, LR] - -- Ph6302.jpg -[Memories, p 70, LL] -- Ph7838B.jpg - Hayes Hardware for sale - The Middletown News, 21 Jan 2010, p6 -- Ph6303.jpg - [Memories, p 70, UR] - Locust St looking east - circa 1916 -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph6323.jpg - [Memories, p 82, UL] - Image looking west on Locust St - in 1930 - Shows Bld 016, Bld 001 - Bld 020 - Bld 021 Bld 017 and Bld 018 - Cars on the Street - Locust is brick - Interurban tracks in street - People standing on corners -- Ph6384.jpg - [Memories, p 164, UL] Shows the businesses in Bld 021 in 1975 - Shows Bld 020 -- Business left to right: The Oak Tree - License Branch - Gavin Hardware - Library -- =================================================================================== === BUSINESSES === -- 1904 - First Businesses: East to West: [Memories, p 61] -- East End: B E Goff and Sons Meat Market - 1904 -- J W Farrell Grocery and China -- C K Moore Hardware Store -- West End: James B Frazier Dry Goods Store - 1904 -- Then Hupp & Emswiller Dry Goods -- Then Emswiller Dry Goods -- Routlett Dry Goods in Early 1920s -- Carter, L E and Son Dry Goods - 1926 -- Edith Maddy - Maddy's Department Store - -- Virginia's Drapery -- Tri County Baptist Church -- 1975 - Oak Tree Dry Goods Store -- Business Room 2nd from West End [Memories, p 62] -- Moore Hardware - 1904 -- 1931-32 was a wallpaper store -- Webster and Merton McMullen - Electrical/Plumbing - Abt 1933-1961 -- Moved to Merchant building in 1933 [Memories, p 65] -- Business Room 2nd from East End [Memories, p 62] -- J W Farrell's Grocery and China - 1904 -- March 1950 - Farrell's closed (Wade & Bessie Farrell) -- Gift & Glassware Dept of Farrells sold to Merton & Treva McMullen -- Archway cut between hardware store and gift & glassware dept -- The 2 rooms became McMullens Hardware and Gift Shop -- 1961 - Merton & Treva sold store to Harry Gavin who still operates Gavin Hardware in 1975 -- Business Room - East End - [Memories, p 62] -- Goff & Sons Meat Market - 1904-1945 -- George Neff Heating Sales and Service -- Bob Hippkind Donut Shop -- Jan 1967 - Library moved into this room - was still there in 1975 -- Library had been in rooms above the bank Bld 014 or Bld 016 - for 38 years - 1929-1967 -- 1958 - The Merchant Building was remodeled with modern fronts for all stores - [Memories, p 62] -- Farrell Grocery located at 554 Locust 1904 to abt 1949 - [Memories, p 27, Ph6213] -- Second business room from east end [Memories, p 61] -- 1975: Oak Tree - License Branch - Gavin Hardware - Public Library - Ph6384 - [Memories, P 22] -- 2008 - Hayes PRO Hardware - Entire Building - they own the building -- Oct 1933 - McMullen Bros Hardware moved into the Merchant Building, Bld 021 - The room was formerly occupied by Glen Marshall Wallpaper store - [Memories, p 83] -- |
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| 22 | Wisehart Building | ||
| ## Wisehart & Phillips
Attorneys at Law - Dec 2008 -- 1952 - Vandergrift Insurance Agency moved to this building - [Memories, p 165] -- ================================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6311.jpg - Memories, P 74, UR] - Shows Frank Wisehart in his office in Bld 022, West side. -- Ph6385.jpg - [Memories, p 164, UR] - Bld 022 - 590 Locust St - 1974 -- Willard Mattox Tax & Accounting and Wisehart Law Firm -- |
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| ## Pennsylvania Avenue
Pizza-Dec 2008 -- 1963 - W C Hess moved to Bld 023 - [Memories, p 164] -- =============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6190.jpg -- Ph6386.jpg - [Memories, p 164, LR] - Shows W C "Ting" Hess standing in front of Bld 023 -- |
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| 24 | Middletown-Fall Creek Historical Society Building | ||
| ## Middletown-Fall Creek
Historical Society- Dec 2008 - 559 W Locust St -- The Middletown Fall Creek Township Historical Society Building nearing completion on 4 Feb 1999 - [The Middletown News, 29 Jan 2009, p 3] -- |
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| 25 | City Building | ||
| ## City Building - Dec 2008 | |||
| 26 | Sherry Field Realty | ||
| ## Sherry Field Realty Office - Dec 2008 | |||
| 27 | Sinclair Station Building | ||
| ## Vacant - Dec 2008 -- [Old License Branch -] -Closed about 2006 - -- Used for a short time as Town Hall during renovations of the Town Hall -- Owned by Sherry Fields -- 1955 - Originally built as a Sinclair Service Station operated by Ronald Gustin - on the site of the Mill that burned in 1946 - [Memories, p 167] -- 1975 - John Hartley Owner - Shell Service Station - [Memories, p 167] -- ========================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6396.jpg - [Memories, p 167, UR] - 1975 - Bld 027 as the Shell Station -- ====================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH ==== -- Need current photo of the building |
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| 28 | Lumber Building | ||
| -- Old Lumber Yard -- Before 1953 - Owned by "Ike" Thornburg - used as a lumber yard - [Memories, p 167] -- 1953 - Joe Juday purchased the buildings - [Memories, p 167] -- 1968 - Richard B Smith purchased the business - [Memories, p 167] -- 1972 - Mr Smith closed the Middletown Lumber Company - [Memories, p 167] -- 1973 - Building sold to Robert Hahn - he plans to use it for an office and Warehouse for Central Indiana Home Improvement (1975) - [Memories, p 167] -- =============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6397.jpg - [Memories, p 167, LR] - Shows Bld 028, Bls 029 - Shows railroad crossing at 8th & Locust -- ======================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH/ PHOTOS ==== -- Need current photo of the building from the corner of 8th & Locust and from south on 8th St -- |
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| 29 | Lumber Building | ||
| -- Old Lumber Building -- Before 1953 - Owned by "Ike" Thornburg - used as a lumber yard - [Memories, p 167] -- 1953 - Joe Juday purchased the buildings - [Memories, p 167] -- 1968 - Richard B Smith purchased the business - [Memories, p 167] -- 1972 - Mr Smith closed the Middletown Lumber Company - [Memories, p 167] -- 1973 - Building sold to Robert Hahn - he plans to use it for an office and Warehouse for Central Indiana Home Improvement (1975) - [Memories, p 167] -- =============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6397.jpg - [Memories, p 167, LR] - Shows Bld 028, Bls 029 - Shows railroad crossing at 8th & Locust -- ======================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH/ PHOTOS ==== -- Need current photo of the building from the corner of 8th & Locust and from south on 8th St -- |
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| 30 | City Bakery Building | ||
| ## Parking Lot - Dec 2008 -
Former Building Location Images: -- Ph6260 [Memories, P 48, UR] -- Ph6272.jpg [Memories, p 54, UR] -- Ph6273.jpg - [Memories, p 56, UL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Masonic Building Bld 002 - Bld 003 -- Ph6274.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Bld 089 - Bld 088 - Bld 003 -- Ph6298.jpg - [Memories, p 69, CL] - Shows City Bakery Sign on building -- Ph6304.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UL] - Looking north on 5th St - circa 1915 -- Ph6306.jpg - [Memories, p 71, UR] - Looking north on 5th St from Locust - circa 1917 -- Built about 1857 [Memories, P 48] -- Torn down in 1925 and moved to the Dave Strough farm - the lumber used to build a barn [Memories, P 48, 56] -- 1870 - [Memories, p 54] - West side of 5th St, south from High St - Large 2-story frame building belonging to Capt Tykle - Occupied by several shops - -- |
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| 31 | Fire Station | ||
| ## Fire Station - Dec 2008 | |||
| 32 | Pizza King Building | ||
| ## Beauty Shop - Dec 2008 -- Former Pizza King -- Opened for business in this location 15 Mar 1967 by Mr & Mrs Jack Reynolds - [Memories, p 166] -- -- Former Interurban Station ============================================================================================================ === IMAGES === -- Ph6291.jpg - [Memories, p 63, CL] - Interurban Station at the NE corner of 8th & Locust St, nd -- Ph6393.jpg - [Memories, p 166, LR] - 1975 - Pizza King in this building in 1975 -- |
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| 33 | Fred's Shed | ||
| ## Fred's
Shed - Dec 2008 -- Wisehart Liquor Store owned by Mary Wisehart did business from this building, opening in Dec 1967 from this location - [Memories, p 166] -- Had formerly been Chet Cooper Coal Yard - [Memories, p 166] -- |
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| 34 | House | ||
| ## House - Dec 2008 | |||
| 35 | House | ||
| ## House - Dec 2008 | |||
| 36 | House | ||
| ## House - Dec 2008 [Memories, p 57] -- Mrs Welsh's home, Bld 036, was next to the Hotel - the first south of the hotel - Corner of 5th and the drive into Deitrich Park -- 1975 - home of Mr and Mrs Kenny Conner |
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| 37 | House | ||
| ## House - Dec 2008 | |||
| 38 | Middletown Library Building | ||
| ## Middletown-Fall Creek Library - Dec 2008 | |||
| 39 | Post Office Building | ||
| ## Post Office - Dec 2008 | |||
| 40 | Pizza King | ||
| ## Pizza King - Dec 2008 -- 1975 - Owens Ice Cream Store - [Memories, p 170] -- Pizza King (located here in 2002 when we moved to town) -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6404.jpg - [Memories, p 170, UR] - Shows Bld 040 as the Owens Ice Cream - Now (2009) Pizza King -- |
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| 41 | McCrocklin Ford & Mobility Building | ||
| ## McCrocklin Ford &
Mobility Sales Office, Service Center - Dec 2008 ============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6401.jpg - [Memories, p 169, UL] - Bld 041 in abt 1975 -- ========================================================================================= ==== RESEARCH/ PHOTOS ==== -- Need current photo of this building -- |
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| 42 | Service Station Building | ||
| ## Part of Mccrocklin Ford
& Mobility - Dec 2008 -- Abt 1938 - Les Day took over the Phillips 66 Station located here - [Memories, p 167] -- -- Formerly Rickers gas station -- 1975 - Indy 5 Service Station operated by Elvas Gossage - [Memories, p 170] -- ========================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6405.jpg - [Memories, p 170, LR] - Building as the Indy 5 Service station, Bld 042, 1975 -- |
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| 43 | Maple Village Shopping Center - Main Building | ||
| ## Part of McCrocklin Ford
& Mobility - Dec 2008 -- Land recorded 20 Oct 1970 - [memories, p 51] -- Happy Homes Appliance Store operated from here [Memories, p 54] -- Developed by Bob Perkins, realtor - [Memories, p 169] -- 1969 - Construction began - 14 acres at the NW corner of 8th and St Rd 236 - was part of Davis St John Farm - [Memories, p 169] -- Feb 1970 - Second section, Bld 044, added - [Memories, p 169] -- Sept 1971 - Service Station, Bld 042, opened - [Memories, p 169] -- 1973 - Sold to Byron Nixon, Jr of Yorktown - [Memories, p 169] -- 1970 - Moore Drugs moves from Bld 001 to Bld 043 - [Memories, p 170] -- ====================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6402.jpg - [Memories, p 169, UR] - Shows Bld 043 with Moore Drug at the east end -- |
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| 44 | Maple Village Shopping Center - Secondary Building | ||
| ## Part of McCrocklin Ford
- Dec 2008 -- Happy Homes Appliance Store operated from here [Memories, p 54] -- Harts Laundry & Dry Cleaning at 110 Maple Village opened business 30 Sept 1970 - [Memories, p 170] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6403.jpg - [Memories, p 170, UL] - Shows Bld 044 - Abt 1975 - with Hart's Laundry - Dry Cleaning sign on window -- |
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| 45 | Bank Building | ||
| ## First Merchants Bank -
Dec 2008 -- Formerly First United Bank -- Formerly Farmers State Bank -- ========================================================================================================= ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6378.jpg - [Memories, p 162, UL] - Shows Farmers State Bank drive-up branch at 8th & Mill St - Bld 045 -- |
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| 46 | CVS Drugs | ||
| ## CVS Drug Store - Dec
2008 -- Formerly part of McCrocklin Ford Property - Used Sales Lot -- CVS built about 2007 |
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| 47 | Ameriana Bank Building | ||
| ## Americana Bank - Dec
2008 -- Bank opened 1971 -- 1969 - Henry County Savings and Loan Purchased 5 acres west of 8th St on St Rd 236 - the Northeast corner of St Rd 236 and Beechwood Ave - [Memories, p 171] -- Land recorded 20 Oct 1970 - [memories, p 51] -- Henry County Savings and Loan Built the building, Bld 047, and opened for business 22 June 1971 - [Memories, p 171] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6407.jpg - [Memories, p 171, UR] - 1975 - Bld 047 as Henry County Savings and Loan -- |
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| 48 | Miller's Merry Manor - Originally: Maple Village Nursing Home | ||
| ## Millers Merry Manor
Nursing Home - Dec 2008 -- Mr & Mrs King built the building and began accepting patients 30 July 1973 - [Memories, p 171] -- 1975 - Mr & Mrs Richard King were owners of the Middletown Nursing Home - [Memories, p 171] -- ====================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6518.jpg - 30 Dec 2008 - Taken from Post Office parking lot - looking northwest. -- Ph6406.jpg - [Memories, p 171, UL] - 1975 - as Maple Village Nursing Home |
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| 49 | Rhodes Realty Office | ||
| ## Rhodes Realty - Dec 2008 -- Former home turned into Rhodes Realty Office -- To the left (east) there is to be built early 2009 "The Dirty Hamper" Laundromat -- ==================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6516.jpg - Shows house/building taken from Post Office parking lot - 30 Dec 2008 - Closeup -- Ph6517.jpg - Shows house/building taken from Post Office parking lot - 30 Dec 2008 - Wider view -- ===================================================================================================== |
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| 50 | Transfer Connection, The | ||
| ## The Transfer Connection - Dec 2008 | |||
| 51 | Old CVS Store | ||
| ## Vacant - Dec 2008 -- Formerly CVS Drugs -- Formerly Hooks Drugs and Citizens State Bank [opened in 1983] |
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| 52 | Gary's Auto Repair | ||
| ## Gary's Auto Repair - Dec
2008 -- Formerly a gas station -- Formerly Steve's Auto Repair - Circa 2001 - 1956 - National Gasoline Corporation Built the station on the SW corner of 10th and St Rd 236 - Bld 052 - Don Kline was the operator - [Memories, p 172] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6408.jpg - [Memories, p 172, UL] - 1975 - Texaco Station, Bld 052 -- |
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| 53 | Jim Haynes Auto Body Repair | ||
| ## Jim Haynes Auto Body Repair - Dec 2008 | |||
| 54 | North Water Tower | ||
| ## Water Tower - Dec 2008 -- ======================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6515.jpg - 30 Dec 2008 - shows both water towers -- |
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| 55 | Rickers | ||
| ## Rickers - Dec 2008 -- Formerly Tobacco Road Gas Station |
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| 56 | BDC Storage | ||
| ## BDC Storage - Dec 2008 | |||
| 57 | Norfleet Enterprises | ||
| ## Norfleet Enterprises -
Kenny Norfleet - Dec 2008 -- Established 1975 [Sign on West end of building] |
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| 58 | Pointed House | ||
| - Built 1976 - 3 owners |
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| 59 | E-Bio Fuels | ||
| ## E-Bio Fuels - Dec 2008 -- Plant built in spring/summer 2007 |
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| 60 | Perk's Car Wash | ||
| ## Perk's Car Wash - Dec
2008 15 Feb 2001 - "Perk's Car Wash opened on St Road 236 just west of Norfleet Enterprises. Prk's employee Jan Flynn was pictured with a Corvette convertible being washed by A J Hamilton" - [The Middletown News, 15 Feb 2001] |
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| 61 | Dollar General Store | ||
| ## Dollar General Store -
Dec 2008 -- 704 Norfleet Dr W (Dec 2008) -- Built 2007 |
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| 62 | Middletown Animal Hospital | ||
| ## Middletown Animal
Hospital - Dr Paul Shockley - Dec 2008 -- Built about 2006 |
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| 63 | Restaurant | ||
| ## Holly's Middletown Diner
- Dec 2008 ## New Restaurant - Sept 2010 -- Formerly the Middletown Diner -- 1975: Danny & Caroline Pugsley have been the owners for 4 years - [Memories, p 173] -- Formerly called the C & D Raiders Drive-In - [Memories, p 173] --Spring 1973 - Building remodeled - Bld 063 - [Memories, p 173] -- 2008/2009 - Holly's Diner - Formerly Middletown Diner -- Smoke Free - beginning 1 Apr 2009 - [The Middletown News, 26 Feb 2009, p A-5] -- April/May 2009 - Closed -- March 2010: Building purchased by Greg Goff who formerly owned the Red Brick Inn in Anderson [Ph7919-stitch.jpg] - [Anderson Herald-Bulletin, 5 March 2010, page 3A ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6411.jpg - [Memories, p 173, UL] - 1975 - Bld 063 as Pugsley Family Inn -- |
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| 64 | Former Car Wash | ||
| ## Parking lot for
Restaurant - Dec 2008 -- Formerly a Self-serve car wash business - the building has been torn down - lot being used for parking lot for #63 |
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| 65 | First Church of God | ||
| ## First Church of God -
Dec 2008 -- Organized 1965 - [Memories, p 143] -- First met in building owned by Seventh-Day Adventists on 7th St - they rented this building - [Memories, p 143] -- Fall 1966 - purchased 6 acres of the St John Farm on the north side of St Rd 236 - [Memories, p 143] -- 28 March 1970 - First Service in their new building held - [Memories, p 143] -- 1975 membership, about 110 - [Memories, p 143] -- "Middletown Church of God" - [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, p A-7] -- Phone: 354-2782 -- Pastor: 644-5746 -- "First Church of God" according to their sign in front of the church - [Personal observation, 22 Jan 2009] -- =============================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6361.jpg - [Memories, p 143, CR] - Building, 1975 -- Ph6807-001.jpg - [The Middletown News, 22 Jan 2009, p A-7] - Newspaper Ad -- ==================================================================================================== ==== Research - Photos ==== -- Need Current Photo of Building and Sign -- |
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| 66 | Masonic Lodge Building | ||
| ## Masonic Lodge - Dec 2008 -- Land recorded 20 Oct 1970 - [memories, p 51] -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Memories, p 155]: -- 1 Apr 1968 - Bought land at northwest corner of Beechwood & St Rd 236 and built a one-story building - Bld 066 -- 22 Dec 1971 - Moved into new building -- 1970 - sold Masonic Temple at 106 N 5th St to Jim Stum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6366.jpg - [Memories, p 155, UL] - New Lodge Building on St Rd 236 -- |
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| 67 | Fairfield School | ||
| ## Business Building -
belongs to McCrocklin Ford - Dec 2008 -- Built on the former Middletown Fairgrounds [Bld 068] -- Aug 1953 - Construction began, facing Maple St - 4 classrooms, kitchen, restrooms - Cost About $120,000 - [Memories, p 119] -- 28 Aug 1954 - Building dedicated - [Memories, p 119] -- 1956 - 2 additional rooms added - [Memories, p 120] -- 1957 - 4 additional rooms added - [Memories, p 121] ========================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6341.jpg - [Memories, p 120, LL] - School Superintendents list up to 1973 -- Ph6342.jpg - [Memories, p 121, UL] - Show school -- |
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| 68 | Middletown Fairgrounds location | ## Vacant field except for
Fairfield building - Dec 2008 -- Fairfield Building now sits on the south side of the grounds - Dec 2008 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Middletown Lions Club Purchased Old Middletown Fairground site - [Memories, p 152, 153] -- Wanted to give to the town for a park - but because of ordinance problems they couldn't -- Sold a portion to School Board for Fairfield School, Bld 067 -- Platted the rest, sold for homes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- |
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| 69 | Middletown Community Food Pantry | ## Middletown Community
Food Pantry - Dec 2008 -- "The Middletown Food Pantry announced plans to search for a new location due to lack of space. The food pantry was housed inside the Sander's TV building on 5th ST, but the room was 'just simply too small.' " [Originally appeared in The Middletown News, 27 Jan 1994] - [Reprinted in The Middletown News, 22 Jan 2009, p A-5] -- The Middletown News - 17 Dec 2009, p 3 - C\AAA Images\Document Images\Ph7750.jpg -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- ==================================================================================================== ==== Research ==== -- Need Current Photo of the building -- Where was the Sanders TV building on 5th St? -- |
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| 70 | Hess, W C Insurance | ## W C Hess Insurance - Dec
2008 -- Formerly a house ==================================================================================================== = = = IMAGES = = = -- Ph6519.jpg - 30 Dec 2008 - Taken from Post Office parking lot, looking southeast - -- ==================================================================================================== |
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| 71 | Shenandoah High School | ## Shenandoah High School -
Dec 2008 -- Northwestern School Corporation of Henry County established 1 Jan 1963 - [Memories, p 121] -- Site chosen for the new consolidated high School - [Memories, p 121] -- 29 acres on the northeast corner of US 36 & 5th St Rd -- The school to be located 200 ft from US36 and 380 ft from Middletown Rd (5th St Rd) (Rader Rd) -- One Story building - 126,000 Sq Ft - Cost $1, 669,080 -- 28 Apr 1968 - School Dedicated - [Memories, p 121] -- Students in the Old High School took their books home with them when they left for Thanksgiving holiday 1967 and brought them back to the new high school when they returned to school - [Memories, p 121] -- "Shenandoah" was chosen for the name of the new high school - [Memories, p 121] -- Shenandoah High School Alumni1968 - 1973 - [Memories, p 131-133] -- ======================================================================================================= === IMAGES === -- Ph6341.jpg - [Memories, p 120, LL] - School superintendents list to 1973 -- Ph6344.jpg - [Memories, p 122, Top] - Shenandoah High School -- |
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| 72 | Shenandoah Middle School | ## Shenandoah Middle School
- Dec 2008 ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6442.jpg - [Memories, p 190, Top] - Drawing of the proposed new middle school (Bld 072) under construction (1975) north of the Shenandoah High School - -- |
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| 73 | Shenandoah Elementary School | ## Shenandoah Elementary School - Dec 2008 | |
| 74 | Middletown Central School Location | ## Currently apartment
buildings - Dec 2008 -- "After several years, the pool (Riley's Park) was allowed to deteriorate and was filled with brick from Central School Building, Bld 074, which was torn down in " - [Memories, p 81] -- The Middletown School building was moved to the corner of the lot to make room for the new Central School - [Memories, p 111 -- Contract 12 Apr 1888 - Mr Dunham of Anderson - 6 rooms, 2-story, 7 Ft basement - Cost about $12000.00 - Contractor: Seth Elliott of New Castle - [Memories, p 110] -- Dirt from Mill St (now 7th St) was brought to the school lot and used to raise the ground 3 or 4 feet so the school would sit upon the mound with slops in all directions - [Memories, p 112] -- The Middletown News - 11 Dec 1888: "Middletown now has a well-built . . . It is now almost complete. . . Trustees, Capt Frederick Tykle, George Tarkleson and J C Daniels . . . Cost is about $12,000." - [Memories, p 112] -- The original building was heated by gas but when the gas played out the pressure lowered and was not able to adequately heat the building. In 1909 a new steam boiler was installed to burn coal - [Memories, p 112] -- 31 Dec 1888 - School opened with 5 teachers - [Memories, p 112] -- The first floor was for grade school - Second floor for the high school - The high School laboratory was in the basement - [Memories, p 112] -- At first this was a 3-year high school but in 1893 it became accredited as a 4-year high school - there were no graduates in 1893 - [Memories, p 112] -- The Middletown News - 13 Sep 1889: The article talks about overcrowded conditions in the school - 215 pupils, 150 of them in the 3 lower grades - [Memories, p 112] -- 1890s Classes: Beginning & Advanced Algebra - Plane and Solid Geometry - American Literature - Composition - Rhetoric - Physical Geography - American and World History - Civics - 3 or 4 years of Latin - [Memories, p 112] -- Student Newspaper "Headlight" - established in 1903 by William Graves, teacher and 1898 graduate of Central School - [Memories, p 112] -- Graduation exercises, plays were held in the Elliott Opera House - [Memories, p 112] -- Plays were later performed at the theater "Nickelo" - [Memories, p 112] "Middletown's Central School" by Michiael L Minnick - Part 1: The Middletown News, 17 Sept 2009, p A-5 - Part 2: The Middletown News, 24 Sept 2009, p A-5 -- Part one includes a photo of he 1st grade class of 1935 -- Part 2 includes photos of the students in front of the school and an interior shot of a grade school class -- -- Graduations for the 8th grade were held in the Methodist Church - [Memories, p 112] -- 1908 - Addition of a classroom and recitation area at the north end of the assembly room area of the building - [Memories, p 114] -- Middletown School alumni - 1892-1915 - [Memories, p 123-124 =============================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6333.jpg - [Memories, p 111, LR] - Shows pupils in front of the school - School built in 1888 -- [Memories, p 113 - Page shows students and some societies - 4 images - not scanned -- Ph6334.jpg - [Memories, p 112, Top] - Shows grade school pupils in a room on the first floor of Central School -- Ph7667.jpg - Image of the School with pupils lined up in front -- |
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| 75 | Middletown High School Location - Junior High Building - | ## School Park - Dec 2008 -- Building finished Fall 1915 - Cost $55,000 - [Memories, p 117] -- Under the control of both the Township Trustee and the School Board - only school in the state in this situation - [Memories, p 117] -- 4 Sept 1915 - Classes began - 150 students - 6 faculty - [Memories, p 117] -- New school had a gymnasium in the west wing below the basement level - it had a maple floor - there was a gallery on each side with seating for 400 people - [Memories, p 117] -- There was a manual traiing area at the north end of the basement - (See Ph6338) - [Memories, p 117] -- School kitchen was at the south end of the basement - [Memories, p 117] -- The auditorium was located above the gymnasium - it contained a gallery & stage - [Memories, p 117] -- The second floor had a science lab, assembly hall and two classrooms - [Memories, p 117] -- "Cossacks" first used in 1926 - [Memories, p 117] -- 1918 - a Bible study class was added - [Memories, p 117] -- 1929 - a Commercial department was added - [Memories, p 117] -- After 1939 - when the new gymnasium was built the old gymnasium in the high school building was converte into the Industrial Arts department - [Memories, p 117] -- After 1939 - the old auditorium was made into four classrooms on the first floor and 2 large rooms on the second floor - [Memories, p 117] -- Middletown High School Alumni - 1916-1967 - [Memories, p 124-131] -- Once the high school was moved to Shenandoah in 1968, the old High School became knows as the "Junior High Building" - [Memories, p 121] -- =============================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6541.jpg - [Memories, p 120, UR] - 600 seat auditorium in the Middletown High School -- Ph6542.jpg - [Memories, p 120, LR] - Shows school buses lined up on a street - Early 20th Century -- Ph6338.jpg - [Memories, p 118, LL] - Shows manual training area at Middletown High School -- Ph6340.jpg - [Memories, p 119, L] - High School boiler Room -- Ph6541.jpg - [Memories, p 120, UR] - The 600-seat auditorium in the new High School -- Ph6542.jpg - [Memories, p 120, LR] - School buses lined up on a street -- Ph6543.jpg - [Memories, p 121, UR] - Middletown High School building, NE corner -- Ph6341.jpg - [Memories, p 120, LL] - School Superintendents list up to 1973 -- |
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| 76 | Middletown High School Gymnasium | ## Currently being used for
youth basketball - Dec 2008 -- Built 1938 at a cost of about $38,500.00 by WPA labor. Seating capacity of 2500 - [Memories, P 82] - [Memories, p 117] -- Seating for about 1200 - [Memories, p 117] -- There was a stage at the east end of the building - [Memories, p 117] -- ============================================================================================================ === IMAGES === -- Ph6339.jpg - [Memories, p 118, LR] - shows the SW corner of the building -- |
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| 77 | Middletown Nazarene Church - New | ## Middletown Nazarene
Church - Dec 2008 ## 4 Dec 2008 - 698 N 5th St - Phone: 765-354-2327 - www.middletownnaz.com - [The Middletown News - 4 Dec 2008, p A-7] -- This site was the former home of Best Greenhouse - Bld 145 - [Memories, p 178] -- Oct 1936 - Purchased the old New Light Christian Church from the Eastern Christian Conference - Bld 078 - [Memories, p 140] -- Rear of the church made into a parsonage - [Memories, p 140] -- 1963 - New parsonage at the northwest corner of 7th & Columbia purchased - [Memories, p 140] -- =================================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6154-J.jpg - Newspaper Ad - Dec 2008 -- Ph6354.jpg - [Memories, p 140, LL] - Buildng was originally the New Light Christian Church - Sold to the Nazarene Church in 1936 - -- ==================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH - PHOTOS ==== -- |
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| 78 | Middletown Nazarene Church - Old | ## Vacant - Dec 2008 | |
| 79 | United Methodist Church | ## Middletown United
Methodist Church - Dec 2008 -- 4 Dec 2008 - Pastor: Jeff Landon - 625 High St - 765-354-2561 - Bld 079 - [The Middletown News - 4 Dec 2008, p A-7] -- URL: http://www.middletownumc.net/ -- Parsonage: 8767 N Valley View Ct - 765-354-2023 - [http://www.middletownumc.net/] -- -- 1909 - Methodist Episcopal, West High, Rev E H Taylor, Pastor - [1909 Middletown Directory - Memories, p 66] -- Graduations for Central 8th grade classes were held in the Methodist Church - [Memories, P 112] -- Bef 1848 - Church met in members homes - [Memories, p 138] -- 1848 - Log church built in Middletown - [Memories, p 138] -- Abt 1857 - they obtained their first organ - [Memories, p 138] -- 1880s - a White frame church was built on the present church location - [Memories, p 138] -- 1899 - First choir organized - [Memories, p 138] -- 1901 - Current church building constructed - [Memories, p 138] -- 1933 - The church celebrated their centennial - [Memories, p 139] -- 1966 - An educational unit was added to the back of the church - [Memories, p 139] -- 1967/1968 - Sanctuary remodeled - [Memories, p 139] -- 1968 - Methodist Episcopal Church AND the United Brehren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church - [Memories, p 139] -- Plans for a new parsonage in Valley View Court on a lot given to the church by Jack Moore are in the works (1975) - [Memories, p 139] -- Jan 2009: Pastor: Jeffrey A Landon [http://www.middletownumc.net/] -- April 2009: Building 080 owned by The Middletown United Methodist Church and operates their Good Shepherd's Closet from the location. [The Middletown News, 9 April 2009, page 1] -- =========================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6154-I.jpg - Newspaper Ad - Dec 2008 -- Ph6352.jpg - [Memories, p 138, UR] - Completed Oct 1902 -- |
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| 80 | Church of Christ | ## Now used as a Good
Shepherds Clothing Closet - Dec 2008 -- 4 Sep 1910 - 20 people gathered to form the church - [Memories, p 143] -- Held services at the home of Joseph Franklin, 2.5 miles south of Middltown until June 1911 - [Memories, p 143] -- 1911 - Purchased a lot at the NE corner of 11th and Locust St - [Memories, p 143] -- 1912 - Building Completed - [Memories, p 143] -- 1975 - Services still being held in this location - [Memories, p 143] -- April 2009: Building owned by The Middletown United Methodist Church and operates their Good Shepherd's Closet from the location. [The Middletown News, 9 April 2009, page 1] -- =========================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6362.jpg - [Memories, p 143, LR] - 1975 -- |
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| 81 | Sixth St Christian Church Disciples of Christ | ## - Dec 2008 - 146 N 6th
St -- -- 9 Mar 1899 - Fire - Fire dept used extension ladders here for the first time [Memories, p 47] |
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| 82 | First Baptist Church | ## First Baptist Church -
Dec 2008 -- Built in 1986 |
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| 83 | Frame Building | -- Built 1833 - Log
Building - Built for Doctors George H Ballingall and Albert Preston -- 1857 - acquired by Capt Fredrick Tykle - Moved it to back of lot and used for cabinet shop -- George Tykle later used it as a storage room - -- The above 3: [Memories, p 22] |
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| 84 | Murphy, Nathan - Home Location | ## Parking lot of Ballard &
Sons Funeral Home - Dec 2008 [Memories, P 22] -- Location: South 5th St -- Built 1840 -- Nathan Riley purchased the home - passed it to his heirs until late 1950s -- Dismantled in 1960 -- Ola Na Alta Cummins, great granddaughters of Nathan Riley lived in the home from 1876 - into the 1950s == IMAGES == -- Ph6204.jpg - [memories, p 22, UR] -- |
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| 85 | Davis Building | -- South end of 7th St on
the south side of Locust? [Memories, p 64] -- Possible image: Ph6294.jpg - [Memories, p 64, UL] ??? -- The building existed in 1975 - [Memories, p 34] - Talks about the Middletown News moving to the Davis Building in Dec 1968 and was there in 1975. -- Frank Dietrich bought the Davis Building from Pha Wisehart - Dietrich Sales - [Memories, p 76] -- 1928 - Fire with extensive damage - Extensively remodeled - [Memories, p 76] -- 1947 - The east side of the building (Bld 012) was added to Bld 007 and was used as a showroom for cars and appliances for Dietrich Sales - [Memories, p 76] -- Ph6315.jpg - [[Memories, p 76, LR] - Thelma Dietrich is driving a new Pontiac - Bud Dietrich is behind her in the rumble seat - Is the building behind the car the Davis Building ?? - Image about 1925 -- ================================================================================================= ==== RESEARCH ==== -- Where is the building located? -- Is it Bld 007 ??? -- I don't have a good identified photo of this building -- |
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| 86 | The Barn | -- John Hedrick built the
barn on the SE corner of 5th and Columbia in 1902 [Memories, P 45] -- This structure was a garage in later years [Memories, P 45] -- Today (1975) is the Royal Apartments [Memories, P 45] -- Charlie Riley Built the barn [Memories, P 45] |
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| 87 | -- Brick Construction - 2
Story, ##North of The Middletown News Parking Lot - Apartments on this site - Dec 2008 == Images == -- Ph6260 - this building shown on the left side of The City Bakery, Bld 030 |
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| 88 | -- This building and Bld
089 are the predecessors of Bld 002 -- Building Torn down in 1899 to make way for the new Masonic Building Bld 002 - [Memories, p 56] -- Businesses: -- -- === IMAGES === -- Ph6274.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Bld 089 - Bld 088 - Bld 003 -- |
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| 89 | -- This building and Bld
088 are the predecessors of Bld 002 -- Building Torn down in 1899 to make way for the new Masonic Building Bld 002 - [Memories, p 56] -- === Businesses === -- Union Drug Store - 1870 - [Memories, p 56] -- Ph6274.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LL] - Shows "Union Drug Store" being Just south of Bld 030, and north of Bld 088 === IMAGES === -- -- Ph6274.jpg - [Memories, p 56, LL] - City Bakery Bld 030 - Bld 089 - Bld 088 - Bld 003 -- |
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| 90 | Van Noy Theater Building | -- Originally the site of
Bld 011(Welsh Hotel) -- 1947 - Harry Van Noy built the building to be a movie theatre - 41 x 122 feet - [Memories, p 161] -- 1975 - used as the Theatre Tavern - [Memories, p 160] -- Cripple Creek Tavern did business in the old Van Noy Theatre building, bld 090 - There is a picture with the article showing two men performing on the stage - one of them is Pearl Shelton, brother of neighbor Sam. [The middletown News - 29 Jan 2009, p 3] -- =========================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6374.jpg - Memories, p 160, LR] - Shows the building being used as the Theatre Tavern abt 1975 -- Ph6375.jpg - [Memories, p 161, UL - Early 1970s - Bld 090 - Shows building being used as the Van Noy Theatre -- Photo of two men performing on the stage - Don Famion and Pearl Shelton - accompanied article about the tavern - [Middletown News, 29 Jan 2009, p 3] - Did not scan -- |
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| 91 | Ed's Barber Shop - Troy Watch Sales | -- Prior to 1968 this
building had been used for the Troy Watch Sales - [Memories, p 166] -- 1968 - Ed's Barber Shop moved to this building - [Memories, p 166] -- ========================================================================================= ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6391.jpg - [Memories, p 166, LL] - Photo of Bld 091 with Ed's Barbers Shop Sign -- |
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| 93 | Showalter Building | ## City Parking lot next to
Civic Center (Bld 018) -- In its time there was an alley between Bld 018 and Bld 093 -- Building name: [Memories, p 33] -- Built in 1886 - housed the Showalter furniture and undertaking business - [Memories, p 34] -- Had an elevator from basement to 2nd story [Memories, p 34] -- They handled Pianos and organs as well as a complete line of furniture. They sold and repaired sewing machines. -- Torn down in 1972 to make way for a new Farmers State Bank - never built [Memories, p 34] -- This area was originally the home of Andrew Barton and his son David [Memories, P 61] -- When this building was built the Barton home was moved over and elevated and was the Showalter home for several years - [Memories, p 61] -- Jim Stum had his small engine repair in this building - [Memories, p 162] -- Ed's Barber Shop started business in this building - [Memories, p 166] -- =============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- 1975: Ph6382 -- Ph6230 Shows building, alley between it and Bld 018, and the small structure (house) to the west. -- Ph626 -- Ph6305.jpg [Memories, p 71, LL] - Looking west on Locust from 5th St - circa 1917 -- Ph12906.jpg (Old: Ph6521.jpg) -- Ph6382.jpg - [Memories, p 163, UL] - Shows Bld 017 - Bld 018 - Bld 093 -- Ph6382.jpg - [Memories, p 163, UL] - Shows Bld 017 - Bld 018 - Bld 093 - Bld 017 w/ Falely's Tavern sign on front -- =================================================================================================== === BUSINESSES === : -- Overbay Restaurant for 14 years (Mr & Mrs Pete Overbay) [Memories, p 35] -- Overbay restaurant purchased by Paul Painter in Oct 1954 - changed the name to Chef Boy Inn [Memories, p 35] -- Van Cours had a restaurant in this building for a time [Memories, p 35] -- The last occupant was Jim Stum's Small Engine Repair shop in 1971. [Memories, p 35] -- Showalter Furniture Store - [Memories, p 82] -- 1930s - J & J Furniture Store ?? - [Memories, p 82] -- Jim Stum had his small engine repair business in this building - [Memories, p 162] -- |
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| 94 | Summers Home (Strickler Mansion) | ## Merchant Building (Hayes
PRO Hardware) - Dec 2008 [Memories, p 21]: -- Known as the Strickler Mansion when dismantled in 1904 to make way for Merchant Building -- The Strickler family were the heirs of Dr Roland Summers [Memories, p 61] -- on ground now occupied by Gavin Hardware and public Library [1975] - Merchant Building - Bld 021 -- Windows from this home were used in the back side of the Merchant Building -- Built about 1856 for Frank Murphy - Owned general Store and Slaughter House on Fall Creek [Memories, P 28] -- 1868 house sold to Simon Summers [Memories, P 28] -- Built in the 1850s [Memories, p 61] -- Abt 1886 - Home of Dr Roland Summers - [Memories, p 61] -- == IMAGES == -- Ph6203.jpg - [Memories, p 21, UR] -- Ph6214.jpg - [Memories, P 28, UR] -- Ph6288.jpg - [Memories, p 62, UL] - Shows Summers Mansion "The windows from the Summer Home were used in the back of the Merchant Building" -- Ph6303.jpg - [Memories, p 70, UR] - Locust St looking east - circa 1916 -- |
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| 95 | Barton House - Showalter House | ## Parking Lot, location of
the Middletown Historical Society - Dec 2008 -- This building originally was the home of Andrew Barton and his son David - [Memories, p 61] -- This building originally sat where Bld 093 was built in 1886 - it was moved over and elevated and became the Showalter Home for many years - [Memories, p 61] -- === IMAGES === -- Ph6230.jpg - [Memories, p 35, LL] - Shows this building to the west of the Showalter Building Bld 093 -- Ph6303.jpg - [Memories, p 70, UR] - Locust St looking east - circa 1916 -- Ph12906.jpg (Old: Ph6521.jpg) - [Bk 3021 - The Middletown Community Review, p 17] - Shows the Showalter Building Bld 093 and the house next door Bld 095 - Abt 1916 |
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| 96 | Elliott Opera House | ## -
=== IMAGES === -- Ph6235 -- Ph6261.jpg -- Ph6295.jpg - [Memories, p 68, UL] - Walter F Becker's Corner Drug Store - Bld 001, South Room - 1905 -Also shows Bld 020, Bld 021 and Bld 096 -- ============================================================================================================= [Memories, p 38, 39] -- Started in the fall of 1895 by contractor L O Miller -- 2 business rooms in front and one above them. -- The Middletown News occupied the west business room and the one above -- The east room was occupied by the Chicago Restaurant -- The stage, auditorium and gallery were behind the business rooms -- The auditorium and gallery seated 650 - auditorium seated 350 in comfortable opera seating -- Heated by steam supplied by a boiler under the floor -- Lighting by natural gas lamps -- Opened 9 Nov 1895 - Performance of "LaMascot" -- Graduations were held here for several years -- The building torn down in 1913 -- Until the Opera House was built most functions were held at the Sons of Veterans Hall on E High St -- In 1920 the Brock service staions built the present (1975) building on this corner -- Ron Crow's service station and the Post Office occupy the section of land once coveed by the Elliott Opera House (1975) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Chicago Restaurant - occupied the east business room - [Memories, p 38] -- Central School Graduation exercises and plays were held in the Elliott Opera House - [Memories, p 112] -- Raymond Hess had his Insurance agency here at one time - [Memories, p 164] -- |
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| 97 | Group of Wood frame business buildings | -- A group of wooden framed
structures used for business purposes [Memories, p 45] -- Fire of June 1890 [Memories, p 45] |
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| 98 | Tenth 10th Street Grocery | ## Currently The Middletown
Fitness Center - Dec 2008 -- 125 N 10th St -- 1890s - Site originally started by Henry Mitchell & Ora Rodecap - [Memories, p 177] -- 1904 - Sold to I N Marshall - [Memories, p 177] -- 1912 - Sold to Jim Riley - [Memories, p 177] -- Abt 1913 - Sold to David Yount - (Mry Hount was killed in a train accident just north of his store ) - [Memories, p 177] -- Late 1920s - John Liebhardt took over the grocery - [Memories, p 177] -- Maude Swain operated the store for John Liebhardt and finally bought the store and owned it for 17 years - She added an addition on the back of the building - [Memories, p 177] -- 1963 - Mildred & Kenneth Seybert bought the business - [Memories, p 177] -- Aug 1964 - Oscar & Treva Bretzinger purchased the business - [Memories, p 177] --1975: Owned by Oscar & Treva Bretzinger - [Memories, p 177] -- Everett's Gym doing business in this building - [The Middletown News, 26 Feb 2009, P A-5] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6426.jpg - [Memories, p 177, LL] - 1975 - Bld 098 - Sign on front "Bretzinger's Grocery" -- |
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| 99 | West End Grocery | ## - Location Currently a
residence - Dec 2008 Images: -- Ph6249 - Store Image [Memories, p 44] -- Ph6250 - Mattie & Levi Keesling with store in the background [Memories, p 44] -- 1895 - Levi & Mattie Keesling came from Mechanicsburg - Built the store at the end of Locust St [Memories, p 44] -- Northeast corner of 14th & Locust [Memories, p 44] -- Building still standing (1975) and used as a residence [Memories, p 44] -- Other Owners: [Memories, p 44] -- Frost Emswiller -- Frank D Young -- Ernie Ellison -- Clyde Jones -- Lute Hale and Leonard Ormes -- Walter Franklin -- Harry Neff -- Alva & Emerson Benbow |
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| 100 | South Water Tower | -- Built 1957 - Memories, p
46 -- ========================================================================================= === IMAGES === -- Ph6255 -- Ph6515.jpg - 30 Dec 2008 - shows both water towers -- ================================================================================================= -- Tower holds 100,000 gallons of water [Memories, p 46] |
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| 101 | Middletown Water Works | Images -- Ph6253 - 6254 - 6255 [Memories, p 46] |
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| 102 | Middletown Sewage Plant | -- Land recorded 20 Oct 1970 - [memories, p 51] | |
| 103 | 3 Frame Buildings | ## - The area where these
buildings stood occupied by Bld 020 - Dec 2008 == Images == -- Ph6262 - Abt 1880 - [Memories, p 49] -- Ph6252 - Left side (porch showing) - [Memories, p 45, UR] -- 1880 Ph6262 -- Dr Barry Painter -- Teeter Jewelry Shop -- Granville Sheets Grocery -- 1896 - these 3 buildings moved further west on Locust to make room for the construction of the new Tykle Business Block Bld 020 -- The center building (see Ph6262.jpg) was moved to the NE corner of 7th & Locust and was the Star Grocery Bld 104. [Memories, p 50] |
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| 104 | Star Grocery Building | -- This is the center
building of Bld 103 - it was moved to the northeast corner of 7th &
Locust in 1896 when the Tykle Business Block, Bld 020, was constructed.
See Ph6262.jpg - [Memories, p 50] -- Pioneer Tavern did business in this bulding in 1975 - [Memories, p 166] -- 1973 - the building was remodeled to add live entertainment - [Memories, p 166] -- ======================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6264.jpg - [Memories, p 50] -- Ph6262.jpg - [Memories, p 49 - Center Building] -- Ph6392.jpg - [Memories, p 166, UR] - 1975 - Photo of Bld 104 - |
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| 105 | Millinery Shop | ## - Bld 023 - Pennsylvania
Avenue Pizza - Dec 2008 ========================================================================================================================= -- RESEARCH: I "think" this building was moved to the west side of 8th St just north of Locust and is now a little pink building -- ================================================================================================================ ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6236.jpg [Memories, p 39, UR] Shows millinery shop with Elliott Opera House, Bld 096 behind it -- Ph6261.jpg [Memories, P 49, UL] - Shows what looks like the millinery Shop to the east of the Opera House -- |
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| 106 | Mowery House | -- 1899 - "The old Mowery
House, an inn, built about 1836 or 1837 for a man named Meek by Jonathon
Shepp and Wm burner, ws being torn down. This location was needed to
make way for Mrs Welsh's new hotel on the east side of fifth Street."
[Memories, p 53] -- 1 May 1899 they began to tear down the Mowery House - [Memories, p 80] -- Was owned in 1899 by Anna Welsh - [Memories, p 80] -- Mowery House named for Joe Mowery who operated it - [Memories, p 80] -- Mrs Welsh purchased this property from Capt Tykle in March 1896 - [Memories, p 80] -- |
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| 107 | Druley Bld #1 | -- 1899 - "The old Druley building was being torn down to be replaced by a new modern Structure for Mr Charles Druley." [Memories, p 53] | |
| 108 | A S Fisher and Son Blacksmithing Shop | -- Large frame, 2 story
building next to Bld 006 on the west side [Ph6281.jpg] -- Building used until 1939 - [Memories, p 59] -- Building torn down and replaced by Bld 005 - [Memories, p 59] -- === IMAGES === -- Ph6281.jpg - [Memories, P 59, UR] - Shows Bld 108 and Bld 006 -- Ph6280.jpg - [Memories, p 58, LR] - Shows A S Fisher in front of his shop - Bld 108 - image circa 1900 -- === BUSINESSES === -- Wisehart and Fisher [Memories, p 59] -- A S Fisher and Son [Memories, p 59] -- -- |
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| 109 | Bridge - 8th St - Steel | -- Built 1905 - Iron Bridge
- Cost $2300 - Replaced a wooden bridge - [Memories, p 60] -- === IMAGES === -- Ph6282.jpg - [Memories, p 60, UL] -- |
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| 110 | Bridge - 5th St - Iron | -- Built April 1916 -
Girders made by Pan-American Bridge of Muncie === IMAGES === -- Ph6284.jpg - [Memories, p 60.LL] - Shows men on the steel bridge -- Ph6285.jpg - [Memories, p 50, UR] - Children on bridge - looking northwest into town - The RR trestle, Bld 115, is seen in background -- |
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| 111 | Bridge - 5th St - Concrete | ||
| 112 | Bridge - Locust St - Steel | -- Built 1902 - replaced a
wooden bridge -- |
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| 113 | Bridge - Locust St - Concrete | ||
| 114 | Bridge - 8th St - Concrete | ||
| 115 | Trestle/ Viaduct - Railroad | ||
| 116 | Franklin Block | -- Current location of Bld
016 -- Built late 1850s, early 1860s [Memories, p 61] -- Torn down in 1913 for construction of Bld 016 - [Memories, p 73] -- |
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| 117 | Middletown Motor Co - Orig Building, torn down, | -- July 1931 - Henderson
Chevrolet Moved from Hedrick Barn at 5th & Columbia to Middletown Motor
building Bld 117 On Locust - [Memories, P 82] -- 1965 - Charlie Sanders added the large display room to the east side of Bld 118 which is Bld 017 - This replaced the earlier frame building that had served as the paint shop for Middletown Motor Company - also referred to as Bld 117 - [Memories, p 166] -- ==================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6309.jpg - [Memories, p 73, LR] - Shows the building with a 2-story house on the west side -- Ph6390.jpg - [Memories, p 166, UL] - Charlie Sanders in front of his dealership - Shows Bld 117 & Bld 118 behind him - Abt 1975 - -- |
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| 118 | Middletown Motor Co Building | -- 1939 - Charlie Sanders
moved Sanders Motor Company to this building at 653 Locust St (Current
location of Town hall, 2009) - [Memories, p 166] -- He had bought the building from Judy Crow -- This building had been the former home of Middletown Motor Company Ford Dealership - [Memories, p 166] -- 1940 - Charlie Sanders added apartments above the garage - [Memories, p 166] -- Wade Richardson and C C Wilhoit obtained a lot on the west side of their building, Bld 117, They built a new building, Bld 118 on the site and opened the building for business on 16 Oct 1915 - [Memories, p 73] -- ================================================================================================ === IMAGES === -- Ph6310.jpg - [Memories, p 74, UL] - -- -- Ph6390.jpg - [Memories, p 166, UL] - Charlie Sanders in front of his dealership - Shows Bld 117 & Bld 118 behind him - Abt 1975 - -- |
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| 119 | Livery Barn | -- 1921 - E L Kiser
Operated blacksmith shop - Also had a poultry market in one section -
[Memories, p 75] -- El Kiser and Glen Lovett, Auctioneer, operated a livestock auction in this building - [Memories, p 75] -- |
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| 120 | Waters Park | -- Created in memory of Dr
S C Waters - [Memories, p 78] -- The town sold this park area in May 1959 - Memories, p 78] -- 28 May 1944 - dedication of the outdoor honor roll plaque to honor World War II soldiers in Waters Park - [Memories, p 85 -- ================================================================================ ==== IMAGES ===== -- [Memories, p79, UL] - Not Scanned - "Jap Van Matre, Dr S C Waters and George Tykle shown behind fountain in Waters Park - -- Ph6331.jpg - [Memories, p 87, UL] - "The World War II Memorial Plaque was erected in the Waters Park. Burl East and Les Day are Shown" -- The Plaque is now in Dietrich Memorial Park -- |
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| 121 | Middletown Medical Clinic | -- 1962 - plans were formed
for Dr Ted Doles and Dr Ross Egger to open a clinic on N 10th St, west
side - [Memories, p 80] - [Memories, p 177] -- Opened 1 July 1963 - [Memories, p 177] -- 23 June 1963 - Open house held - [Memories, p 80] -- Jan 1965 - Built an addition for X-ray equipment - [Memories, p 177] -- March 1965 - Dr Phillip Foley joined the clinic - [Memories, p 177] -- June 1969 - Dr John Lind joined the clinic - He moved his practice to Anderson 12 May 1972 - [Memories, p 177] -- 26 Oct 1972 - Clinic heavily damaged by a fire - [Memories, p 177] -- 23 July 1973 - The clinic reopened - [Memories, p 177] -- 1975 - Dr Ted Doles and Dr Phillip Foley in practice - [Memories, p 80] -- 2008 - Dr Phillip Foley is the only doctor at the clinic -- 1 May 2009 - Article "Feds investigating Middletown Doctor" - [Anderson Herald Bulletin - 1 May 2009, pages A-1, A-2] - Ph7499-001 to 003.jpg -- Oct 2009 - Foley investigated - Loses Medical License - see articles in the Middletown News and the Anderson HB, Indy Star, Muncie StarPress -- See Ph7674.jpg below -- 22 Oct 2009 - "Middletown Doctor's License Suspended" - [The Middletown News, 29 Oct 2009, p 1A] -- 28 Jan 2010 - "State takes step toward revoking Foley's license" - [Anderson Herald-Bulletin Online 28 Jan 2010] -- 23 Apr 2010 - State revokes Foley's license - See Ph8067.jpg -- ======================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6427.jpg - [Memories, p 177, UR] - Abt 1975 - Bld 121 -- Ph7674-001 & 002.jpg - "Middletown Doctor Could Lose License" - The Middletown News, 22 Oct 2009, p A-1 & A-2 -- ==================================================================================================== ==== Research - Photos ==== -- Need current photo of the clinic and sign -- |
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| 122 | Riley's Park | -- "located in the low area
on the west side of Eighth Street Road just beyond the bridge."
[Memories, page 81] -- 1930s Charles Riley developed a picnic area and a baseball diamond. [Memories, p 81] -- He also built a swimming pool - [Memories, p 81] -- "After several years, the pool (Riley's Park) was allowed to deteriorate and was filled with brick from Central School Building, Bld 074, which was torn down in " - [Memories, p 81] -- ============================================================================================ ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6321.jpg - [Memories, p 81, CR] -- Ph6322.jpg - [Memories, p 81, LR] -- Ph6990-001 to 003.jpg - -- Article "Remembering Riley Park" - The Middltown News, 19 Feb 2009] -- 2 images of the swimming pool |
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| 123 | Pure Oil Station | ## - Middletown - Fall
Creek Township Library building - bld 038 -- Pure Oil Co purchased this property - formerly the home of J D Farrell - in 1937. The home was torn down and the station erected. The first operator was William Winkler who was soon killed in a railroad accident - [Memories, p 83] -- |
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| 124 | Dietrich Memorial Park | -- Named in honor of Harry
F "Bud" Dietrich -- The World War II Plaque that originally was erected in Waters Park is now in this park - [Personal Knowledge] -- 1914 - Locust St paved Turn-around moved to south side of Locust about where the east entrance to Dietich Memorial Park is located (1975) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Memories, p 70] -- 1966 - Dietrich Memorial Park was named for Bud - [Memories, p 76] -- The park is 20 acres - the land was originally owned by Anna D Welsh Cooper (Welsh Hotel) and then became the property of her siste Luta B Flinn of Brookville, Indiana. -- 1947 - Property of Norman Brown -- 10 Nov 1949 - Bud Dietrich purchased the property from Mr Brown -- Bud worked hard to improve this land and make it a good site for a park -- 1 Dec 1951 - Bud sold the ground to the Chamber of Commerce for his original cost --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Memories, p 186, 187] -- 1966 the park was named in honor of Bud Dietrich -- 16 acres -- Originally belonged to Mrs Welsh Cooper -- Mrs Cordia Templeton who ran a dairy rented it for pasture for many years (p 187) -- Purdue University survey team helped survey and plan the park -- 1955 - Chamber of Commerce gave the park to the town -- Lions Club bough the property once used as the turn around for the Interurban - constructed a shelter house "Evan Greenle Shelter House" -- Park is controlled by a park board ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================================================= ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6331.jpg - [Memories, p 87, UL] - Shows the plaque in Waters Park -- |
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| 125 | Day Museum Building | -- American Legion, post
#216 located in this building when they bought it in 1971 - [Memories, p
150] -- Purchased by ???? Day for his car museum - -- ============================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6364.jpg - [Memories, p 150, UL] - -- |
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| 126 | Boy Scout Building | ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6368.jpg - [Memories, p 157, UL] - Shows building with Ralph Stewart standing in front of it -- ============================================================================ ==== RESEARCH ==== -- Need Photo -- When Built? |
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| 127 | Miracle Tool - Trace Engineering Building | -- Home of Miracle Tool and
Gag, Inc - 1975 - [Memories, p 159] -- 2008 - home of Trace Engineering - -- ============================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6369.jpg - [Memories, p 159, UL] - 1975 - shows Bld 127 -- ========================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH ==== -- Need current photo -- |
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| 128 | Pink Building | -- Built by Nelson
Emswiller at SE corner of 8th & Locust and moved to its current location
in 1954 - [Memories, p 166, 167] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6393.jpg - [Memories, p 166, LR] - 1975 - Pizza King in this building in 1975 - Bld 128 is in the background -- |
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| 129 | Day Service Station | -- Abt 1943 - Les Day moved
his business from Bld 042 to Bld 129 - [Memories, p 167] -- ======================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6395.jpg - [Memories, p 167, LL] - Day Standard Station, 1975 - Bld 129 - Doc0851.pdf - "Old Service Station's Owner has a history of speed" The StarPress Online, 13 July 2012 - |
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| 130 | Slick Engineering Building | ## - Slick Engineering -
Jan 2009 -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6410.jpg - [Memories, p 172, LR] - Shows Bld 130 as Slick Engineering - Abt 1975 -- Ph6418.jpg - [Memories, p 174, LR] - Shows beginning of construction of North Middletown Acres - Bld 130 and Bld 131 can be seen in the background -- |
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| 131 | Sam Pierce Building | -- Richard "Dick" Allen
Built the Building on St Rd 236, Bld 131, Dick Allen Chevrolet Moved
into the building in Sept 1967 - [Memories, p 173] -- Later "Sam Pierce Chevrolet" -- 2009 - Fall Creek Apostolic Church -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6412.jpg - [Memories, p 173, CL] - Abt 1975 - Dick Allen Chevrolet, Bld 131, with Bld 130 behind it -- Ph6418.jpg - [Memories, p 174, LR] - Shows beginning of construction of North Middletown Acres - Bld 130 and Bld 131 can be seen in the background -- ==================================================================================================== ==== Research ==== -- Need Current photo of building -- |
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| 132 | Precision Alignment Building | ## - Jan 2009 - Empty -- Precision Alignment Started 3 May 1971 - Bld 132 -- Had been an Electronic Repair shop abt 2007 -- Mike and Lisa Anderson wants to install some machinery in this building they own - they are the owners of Metal Art - ["Local Business Faces Electricity Supply Problems" The Middletown News, 5 March 2009, p 1] -- See Middletown Directory for MetalArt -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6417.jpg - [Memories, p 174, CR] - Bld 132 - with Precision Alignment in front -- Ph7096.jpg - [The Middletown News, 5 Mar 2009, page 1] - -- Ph7569.jpg - Acc1341 -- |
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| 133 | Liebhardt Mills Building | -- 1971 - Warehouse built
on St Rd 236 - Bld 133 - [Memories, p 174] -- 1972 - Factory added on St Rd 236 - Bld 133 - [Memories, p 174] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6313.jpg - [Memories, p 173, LL] - Machinery used at Liebhardt Mills -- Ph6414.jpg - [Memories, p 173, UR] - Plant 2 of Liebhardt Mills on St Rd 236 - Bld 133 - abt 1975 |
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| 134 | Middletown Nursing Home Building | ## Middletown Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center -- Owners, 1975: Robert & Trudy Clevenger - [Memories, p 174] -- 15 Sept 1961 - Ground broken on S 10th St for Bld 134 - [Memories, p 174] -- Summer 1962, the building was completed - [Memories, p 174] -- 15 Sept 1962 - First resident moved into the facility - [Memories, p 174] -- =========================================================================================================== === IMAGES === -- Ph6416.jpg - [Memories, p 174, UR] - 130 S 10th St - 1975 - Bld 134 -- |
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| 135 | Evart Engineering Building | ||
| 136 | IMC Building - Canning Factory | -- Formerly occupied by the
canning Factory - [Memories, p 175] -- Occupied by International Mineral and Chemical Corporation - 1975 - [Memories, p 175] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6421.jpg - [Memories, p 175, UR] - Photo of buildings - Bld 136 - abt 1975 -- |
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| 137 | Hoppes Coal & Feed Buildings | -- The office of the
building, bld 137] was originally a saloon during the Tin Plate days -
[Memories, p 175] -- It was moved from 14th St to the 12th & High St location -- The feed & Mill room had been moved from Mechanicsburg - had been a carriage house - [Memories, p 175] -- 1910 - William Lovett & John Liebhardt started the coal and feed business - [Memories, p 175] -- 1918 - Lovett & Liebhardt sold the business to Dr W R Ramsey and Al Fattic - [Memories, p 175] -- 1924 - Ramsey and Fattic sold the business to Harry Burcaw - [Memories, p 175] -- Mar 1928 - Mr Hoppes bought into the business with Harry Burcaw - [Memories, p 175] -- 1929 - Mr Hoppes bought out Mr Burcaw - [Memories, p 175] -- 1930s - Listed as being in business in Middletown - [Memories, p 83] -- 1951 - Mr Hoppes died - Mrs Hoppes continued to operate the business - [Memories, p 175] -- 1975 - Mrs Hugh Hoppes, Owner - [Memories, p 175] -- Location, 1975: Corner of 12th & Hight St - Bld 137 - [Memories, p 175] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6422.jpg - [Memories, p 176, UL] - Bld 137 - 1975 -- |
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| 138 | Sunoco Station Building | -- ## Empty Today - Jan
2009 -- 1940 - Bill Kirkpatrick opened a DX station at the NW corner of 10th & Locust St - Bld 138 - [Memories, p 176] -- 1942 - Kirkpatrick sold the station to Raleigh Broch - [Memories, p 176] -- 1946 - Bill Kirkpatrick and brother Paul bought the station back from Mr Broch - [Memories, p 176] -- 1956 - the partnership between the brothers ended - [Memories, p 176] -- 1969 - Bill began selling Sunoco Products - [Memories, p 176] -- 1975 - Bill still operating the station - [Memories, p 176] -- Abt 2007 - A Home Improvement company occupied the building [Personal knowledge] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6423.jpg - [Memories, p 176, LL] - Bld 138 - abt 1975 - Gas price: 31.9˘ per gallon -- |
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| 139 | Wishy Washy Building | -- 1962 - Mr & Mrs Jason
Randolph started the Wishy Washy Laundromat business at 410 N 10th St in
Bld 139 - [Memories, p 176] -- The Randolphs had purchased the building from Paul Campbell who had operated a hardware store there - [Memories, p 176] -- 1969 - Fire - closed for 3 months - blacktopped the drive and installed some new equipment - [Memories, p 176] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6425.jpg - [Memories, p 176, LR] - Shows Bld 139 - abt 1975 -- ==================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH - PHOTOS ==== -- Need Current photo of the building |
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| 140 | American Legion Building - Norm Day Speed Shop Building | -- 1966 - Norm Day Built
building at 450 N 10th St - Bld 140 - [Memories, p 176] -- 1966 - Norm and one of his race cars appeared in the movie "Once Upon a Wheel" which starred Paul Newman among others - [Memories, p 176] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6424.jpg - [Memories, p 176, UR] - Bld 140 - Abt 1975 -- |
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| 141 | Lumber Yard Building | -- 1966 - Mr & Mrs Robert
Clevenger and and Mr & Mrs Walter Sherman purchased the business from
Clark Stohler - [Memories, p 176] -- Location: South of the railroad on 10th St - Bld 141 - [Memories, p 176] -- 1969 - Closed due to labor shortage - [Memories, p 176] -- Lumber yard had also been known in the past as Murphy-Kuntz Lumber Co - [Memories, p 176] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Memories, p 38] -- Frank Litzenberger came to secure land for the business -- Lots 6 & 7 in the Indiana Glass Co addition -- south side of the railroad, midway between the glass factory and Col. Reed's Box Factory - just south of the railroad on 10th St where the lumber buildings still stand (1975) -- Litzenberger died 31 Jul 1908 -- Mrs Litzenbeger operated the lumber yard for 2 years with Clarence Brown and Pete Keesling assisting her -- 1910 - W L McCampbell became a partner in the business -- 1944 - sold to Charles Wisehart -- 1954 - sold to Clark Stohler -- 1 Nov 1966 - sold to Robert Clevenger and Walter Sherman -- [name changed to C & S Lumber Company ??] -- The C & S Lumber Co operated until Fall of 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1909 - Lumber Yard: Murphy & Kuntz Lumber Co, 10th St - [1909 Middletown Directory - Memories, p 67] -- 1930s - Listed as being in business in Middletown - [Memories, p 83] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH - PHOTOS ==== -- Need current photo of buildings if they still exist -- |
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| 142 | Valley View Golf Course | -- Mr & Mrs Elbert V
Ratliff, owners - 1975 - [Memories, p 180, 181] -- 1961 - Work began on the course - [Memories, p 180, 181] -- June 1963 - First 9 holes opened - [Memories, p 180, 181] -- July 1965 - Second 9 holes opened - [Memories, p 180, 181] -- 1971 - Club house burned - [Memories, p 180, 181] -- Location: 6950 W CR850N -- www.valleyviewgc.com -- 765-354-2698 [Google Search] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6433.jpg - [Memories, p 180, LR] - Bld 142 - Abt 1975 -- |
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| 143 | Vandergrift Building | -- 1966 - Vandergrift
Insurance Agency moved to this building - [Memories, p 165] -- 1975 - Located at this bulding - [Memories, p 165] -- Address: 619 W Locust St - [Memories, p 165] -- ============================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6389.jpg - [Memories, p 165, LR] - 1975 - Vandergrift Insurance Agency -- |
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| 144 | Crow Sales Building Location | -- 1968 - Ron Crow Moved
his business to 6th and Locust St - Bld 144 - [Memories, p 165] -- 1975 - Crow Sales still located there - [Memories, p 165] -- ==================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6387.jpg - [Memories, p 165, UL] - Shows Station at 6th and Locust - 1975 - Bld 144 -- |
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| 145 | Old Gas Station | -- This building was later
moved to the first lot south when McCrocklin Ford was built - [Memories,
p 207] ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6474.jpg - [Memories, p 207, LL] - "The southwest corner of eighth Street and Road 236 befroe 1946. This station was moved to the first lot south on Eighth St." ==================================================================================================== ==== Research ==== -- Need current photo of the building which I think still stands just south of McCrocklin Ford building -- |
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| 146 | Best Greenhouse | -- Location: 683 N 5th St -
5th & Mill St - (Location of the Nazarene Church in 2009) - [Memories, p
178] -- Ray & Pearl Best built their greenhouse in 1935 - [Memories, p 178] -- 1974 - Heavily damaged by a hail storm - [Memories, p 178] -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph6429.jpg - [Memories, p 178, UR] - Best Greenhouse - 683 N 5th St -- |
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| 147 | Liberty Tool Building | -- ==================================================================================================== ==== IMAGES ==== -- ==================================================================================================== ==== RESEARCH ==== -- Need current photo of the building -- What other businesses have been in this building/location? -- |
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| 148 | The Dirty Hamper Building | The Star Press - December
20, 2008 [Online] MIDDLETOWN - The Henry County Planning Commission has approved a businessman's plan to operate a coin laundry in Middletown. John Rhodes expects to open "The Dirty Hamper" at 903 W. Mill St. early next year. ================================================================================================= The Middletown News, 25 Dec 2008, page A-3, by Eldon Pitts The new Laundromat will be located between Rhodes Realty at 905 W Mill St and the apartments to the east. The new building will be about 800 square feet and measure about 24 x 36 feet. He plans to have 7 parking space in front of the building and have 14 washers and dryers. He hopes to have the business in operation by about February or March 2009. John Rhodes is the owner of both Rhodes Realty and the apartments to the east. =========================================================================================== -- "Laundromat Gains Approval to hook up to Sewer System" [The Middletown News, 15 Jan 2009, p A-1] -- "Environmentally Friendly Self-Service Laundry Opens" [The Middletown News, 21 May 2009, p 1] - Ph7546-001 & 002.jpg -- ========================================================= ==== IMAGES ==== -- Ph7091.jpg - [The Middletown News, 26 Feb 2009, P A-3] "Construction of the new Laundromat on State Road 236 in Middletown is making progress now that the weather has improved. The slab has been poured and the roof and wall structures were trucked in on Tuesday [24 Feb 2009]. According to local businessman John Rhodes, the coin-operated laundry will be called 'The Dirty Hamper.' " Ph6517.jpg - Dec 2008 -- |
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