Fulton Ave fading

Fulton Ave, 109 N (1946)
Brothers in commerce, 107-11 and 101-3 N Fulton, taken in 1946 when Fulton Avenue was bustling

Two old buildings on Fulton Ave near Indiana St are on their way down, and it’s sad news for preservationists.  The two buildings were brothers of sort, erected in the 1880s where the Old Brewery once stood.  Both were large, multi-story brick buildings and donned Mesker storefronts–large metal facades by the Geo L Mesker & Co.  These allowed for quick installation while flaunting highly decorative elements, sort of an instant architecture.

The white building at 107-111 N was built around 1887, and one of the first tenants was F W Mann’s store which specialized in cooking and heating stoves.  Mann, the son-in-law of the famous John H Roelker Stove and Plow Works, later expanded into other household decorations like queensware and home furnishings.  The building also housed the office and warerooms for the Southern Stove Works whose foundry was nearby.

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1890s advertisement for F W Mann’s store
Sanborn 1895
Sanborn 1895 showing the new buildings catercorner from the brewery

F W Mann would later occupy the whole building, and his business helped establish Fulton Ave as a shopping district.  Shown below is Fulton Avenue looking north from Pennsylvania St (Lloyd Expressway) around 1900.  The old Fulton Avenue Brewery buildings are at left and the tall brick buildings on the 100 N block are in the background right.

Street view
Fulton Avenue looking north at Pennsylvania, approximately where the new overpass for the Lloyd Expressway now spans

Mann’s went out of business around 1897, and the building later housed a mattress company and served as storage rooms for other companies.  In 1905, A Hohenstein established his furniture company there, which would later be renamed Hohenstein-Harmetz Furniture Co after adding a partner.  The furniture factory was destroyed during by a fire in May 15, 1908.  The furniture company relocated but the brick structure was rebuilt.

Evansville Journal News 5/16/1908
Evansville Journal News 5/16/1908

During renovations, it was remodeled for Simon V Levi’s department store.  The store opened in the fall of 1908.  Another fire in 1915 gutted the building, but again it was rebuilt and Levi’s Department Store remained at this location until eventually closeing in January 1926.

Levi 1911
Levi Devpartment Store 1911
Evansville Journal-News May 1, 1915
Evansville Journal-News May 1, 1915

Over the next years, the building served a hodgepodge of industries including the Tri-State Asbestos and Magnesia Co, the Tri-State Roofing and Waterproofing Co, and Standard Signs Inc.
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1930s ad for Tri-State Asbestos & Magnesia Co
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Another ad for the Tir-State Asbestos and Magnesia Co, 1930s

R E Nunley relocated his transfer company from the West Side in 1944.  The company would later add a partner and become Nunley-Garnder Inc, agents for the Mayflower Transit Co.  By 1950, the awning was gone, the windows were bricked up, and street-level entrance was butchered thus killing the curb appeal of this one-time beauty.

All bricked up
Nunley-Gardner – all bricked up and sad

Nunley-Gardner moved out to Grand Ave around 1980, but the building was used for storage for years.  Recent attempts to sell the vacant property have failed, so sadly demolition seems like its fate.  Here are a few images of the building as it looks now.

107-11 N Fulton on its death bed
107-11 N Fulton on its death bed
Mesker plaque on the front of the building
Mesker plaque on the front of the building
View along alley
View along alley
Rear view covered in ivy
Rear view covered in ivy
Welcome no one.  Street level entrance has been made unwelcoming
Welcome no one–the street level entrance has been made unwelcoming

TOMORROW: 101-3 N Fulton Avenue which was razed last week

West Side Pumping Station / West Side Pool

Many years ago, the Evansville Water Works established a pumping station on the West Side to serve the growing part of town. It was located at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania St and Ninth Ave. A brick pumphouse was built on the corner, and a 250,000 gallon reservoir was located just to the left (north). It opened in 1892 and helped supplement the old Water Works building off Riverside Dr.

Sketch of the West End Pumping Station c1904
Sketch of the West End Pumping Station c1904
Map of the West End Pumping Station (1895 Sanborn)
Map of the West End Pumping Station (1895 Sanborn Map)

In 1900, when the Waterworks Department built its new plant off Waterworks Rd–where it still is today–the station was no longer needed and sat vacant. It was, however, called back into service for a short time when a cave-in occurred at the new facility in early 1904.

Gentlemen near the West  Side Pumping Station 1908
Gentlemen near the West Side Pumping Station 1908

Around 1909, city officials saw the potential of converting the old station into a pool. Famed local architect F J Schlotter was tasked with designing plans to renovate it. The reservoir was partially filled in (so it wasn’t so deep) and changing rooms were built around the perimeter. The West Side Pool opened in the summer of 1909 as the city’s first municipal bathing house.
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Map of the new West Side Pool (bath houses have been added and the reservoir converted to a pool)
Map of the new West Side Pool.  Bath houses have been added and the reservoir converted to a pool (1910 Sanborn Map)
West Side City Pool 1919
West Side City Pool with the pumphouse in the background 1919

The pool remained opened into the early 1920s, but was abandoned after it was deemed unsafe.  It was later razed.  Around 1955 the West Side Expressway was built on Pennsylvania St, and today there is no trace of the old pool.

Where the pump station /old pool used to be
Where the pump station /old pool used to be (Google Maps)

Lamasco Tour

For those of you that missed last night’s walking tour of Lamasco here is a brief slideshow of the places we covered.

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Please join us next time as we hope to have another walking tour this fall or early spring!
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Lamasco Paint & Lacquer - an old relic of Lamasco at Third Ave and Virginia
Lamasco Paint & Lacquer – an old relic of Lamasco at Third Ave and Virginia

Brewery presentation a success

We had a great turnout for the lunch lecture at the Evansville Museum today.  For those that were stuck at work, you can start your weekend by drinking a beer and checking out the presentation here.

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A. F. Horn Box Factory

A vacant Atlas Box today
A vacant Atlas Box today at 201 Pennsylvania Ave

Albert F Horn established his box company around 1910 making cigar boxes.  After a fire destroyed his previous plant, Horn constructed this building in 1912 at the corner of Garfield St and Division St and opened shop.

Article from Sept 22, 1912 Courier
Article from Sept 22, 1912 Courier

It was in 1919 when Albert’s son took over the company and renamed it the Atlas Box Company.  A two-story brick addition was built in 1930 giving the building its “L” shape.

Addition built 1930
Addition built 1930

Atlas Box Co was bought out by one of the nation’s leading manufacturers Autokraft. The business was relocated, but the property was not included in the sale and was leased out. It was later purchased by Ian Lockhart whose signature was retrofitting the old windows with decorative concrete block.

Charles Pike purchased Superior Mattress and all its supplies and equipment from Waterbury, CT in 1959. The family proceeded to move the entire factory to Evansville, IN and founded Superior Mattress Co in the old Atlas Box factory. When they started their business in January 1960, there were still some cigar boxes in the building.

Mr and Mrs Charles Pike owners
Mr and Mrs Charles Pike owners

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Superior Mattress ad 1988
Superior Mattress ad 1988

Superior Mattress went bankrupt and Pike sold the building in 1989. It has since been an auction house and a private club (likely when the eyes were painted on the windows).  The current owners of the building abandoned it, and it is falling apart.  The roof has collapsed in and the building is no longer safe to enter.

Rear view see some graffiti and crumblin brick where roof has collapsed
Rear view showing some graffiti and crumbling brick where roof has collapsed

Relatives of the Pike family opened the Mattress Factory showroom in 1990 in the building next door. The large brick building at 213 W Division St was originally part of the Advanced Stove Works complex, but we’ll save that for another article. A distribution center established in 2006 was named Superior Mattress in honor of Charles

Some parts and pictures credit Superior Mattress and Alice Ling (Charles Pike’s niece)

http://www.mattressfactoryshowroom.com

R. E. Nunley Truck Terminal

R E Nunley built his truck terminal warehouse on Franklin St in 1935 for his growing transfer company.  The new store which opened June 13, 1935 also boasted a retail food market, a sandwich shop, and a barber.  The company specialized in moving and storage would soon outgrow this facility and relocate.  It would later become Nunley-Gardner Transfer Co on Fulton Ave.

New Nunley Terminal Warehouse
New Nunley Terminal Warehouse

Southern Indiana Beverage Co established its home in the old warehouse around 1938.  They were beer distributors that served the area after Prohibition.  The company was later succeded by Vanco Beverage Co and was for a while the only distributor approved by the newly formed Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC).  It should surprise no one that beer sales, so much that Vanco needed a larger facility.  The company moved to Fulton Ave in what we believe was the old Crazy Larry’s where the new Cedar Hall now stands.

Vanco Beverage 1946 (courtesy of Donahue Collection)
Vanco Beverage 1946 (photo courtesy of Donahue Collection)

After Vanco’s stint in the warehouse, Syl Lutterbach opened his beer and wine retail business.  What make this interesting is he opened a drive-in tavern where users could get beer to go, akin to what’s still in Texas today.  One issue was that it was totally illegal, and he was forced shut down the drive through once the ABC caught wind of it.  Lutterbach was however allowed to operate his business but as a retailer only.
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Syl's Drive In Beer Depot - why was this a bad idea?
Ad for Syl’s Drive In Beer Depot – why was this a bad idea?

In recent years the truck terminal has served a variety of concerns, but is currently operating as A & S Electrical Service

A & S Electrical Service
Still standing tall, now as A & S Electrical Service

Salem Evangelical

Salem Evangelical 1934 when it still had a tower
Salem Evangelical as it looked when the church still had a tower

Salem Evangelical dates back to 1844 when a mission was begun, but it was officially established in 1853.  The German Evangelical congregation procured a lot at the corner of 8th and Division St and built a church which was dedicated April 2, 1854.

In 1873 the church was remodeled into the form seen above.  It has remained largely untouched ever since.

Salem Evangelical from the 1888 map (marked "E")
Salem Evangelical from the 1888 map (marked “E”).  The building marked “S7” is Old Central

In 1923 a Sunday school hall was built in the rear of church along 8th St replacing an old school/rectory.

Addition shorly after completion
Sunday school addition shortly after completion

In 1946 the church becomes First Evangelical United Brethren church after merger between Evangelical and United Brethren churches. As the church became surrounded by factories downtown, it was decided to move the church to Sherman St and Van Dusen Ave on the near North side.  Ground breaking at the new church was in 1958, and the church moved soon after. In 1959 Central General Baptist Church occupies the old church.

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Salem Evangelical being renovated
Salem Evangelical being renovated

Central General Baptist held its final service in August 1977, ending the building’s run as a church.  A physician bought it next and later around 1980 the River City Eagles Club made Salem its home for several years.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles moved ca. 2009 to Franklin St in the old Hook’s Drugstore building.  The building was then being remodeled into apartments, but that never materialized.  For the past few years the old church has found new life as the home of the Vanderburgh County CASA.

Detail over entry.  Roughly translated "SALEM CHURCH OF THE EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY  BUILT 1853 REBUILT 1873 "
Detail over entry. Roughly translated “SALEM CHURCH OF THE EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY BUILT 1853 REBUILT 1873 “

 

Salem Evangelical on HistoricEvansville.com – http://historicevansville.com/site.php?id=salem

EVANSVILLE MUSEUM’S CURATOR OF HISTORY TO PRESENT HISTORY OF EARLY EVANSVILLE HOTELS

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On Tuesday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m., Evansville Museum Curator of History and Vanderburgh County Historical Society Board Member Thomas Lonnberg will give the PowerPoint program Welcome Traveler. In his PowerPoint program presented in the Museum’s new Koch Immersive Theater, Lonnberg will share information and images recalling establishments that served visitors to our City from the early 19th century through the mid 20th century. The presentation will focus on well-known hotels such as the Vendome and McCurdy and will also recall lesser-known establishments that served the community in the days when riverboats lined the city’s wharf and passenger trains frequented Evansville.

Lonnberg has served as the Evansville Museum’s curator of history for 26 years. In that time, he has curated over 100 exhibitions many of which have focused on the history of Evansville. He is on the boards of the Vanderburgh County Historical Society and the Corridor of Champions.
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Francis Pharmacy

 

Francis Pharmacy
Francis Pharmacy at Stringtown and Tennessee

Before giants like CVS and Walgreens took over, little neighborhood pharmacies were located all over the city. Francis Pharmacy was an old neighborhood pharmacy serving the northeast side. Originally in an old corner store at Stringtown Rd and Cleveland Ave (later renamed Tennessee St),  the pharmacy was one of several run by Naborhood Drugs. It served a rapidly growing part of town so much so that a larger more modern building was desired.

Architect's sketch of the new Francis Pharmacy
Architect’s sketch of the new Francis Pharmacy

A handful of old buildings along Stringtown were razed.  The trapezoid lot allowed for maximum frontage along Elliott St, Stringtown Rd, and Tennesee St.  The one-story building designed by Jack R Kinkel featured plate glass in aluminum.  The pharmacy operated in the corner store until the new structure was completed, at which time it was razed for off-street parking.

Construction began in summer 1953 and it was completed by December.  A formal grand opening was held February 12 and 13, 1954.

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Grand opening flyer Francis Pharmacy
Grand opening flyer Francis Pharmacy–check out the 9¢ floats!

Francis Pharmacy served the surrounding area for decades. It was still around 90s but met its fate just as long-time pharmacies like Sandleben’s and Stratmans finally succomed to the big players. Since its closing, the building has served a variety of concerns since but presently is Northpoint Tobacco.

Francis Pharmacy had a soda fountain and was air-conditioned
Francis Pharmacy had a soda fountain and was air-conditioned
Entrance of Francis Pharmacy
Entrance of Francis Pharmacy

More on Francis Pharmacy at HistoricEvansville – http://historicevansville.com/site.php?id=francispharmacy