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ID	64208
Title of Article	Building on South Main declared hazard
Notes	131 South Main Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Facade on 131 S. Main
Date	July 11, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Wagner Real Estate, Vacant Buildings

ID	63902
Title of Article	Public Safety Board takes action against vacant properties
Notes	3112 South Main; 3124 South Main
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 11, 2018
Page	A7
Subjects	Elkhart Black Expo, Vacant Buildings

ID	63781
Title of Article	Goshen to demolish vacant homes to make way for canal-side apartment
Notes	213 South Third Street, 219 South Third Street and 223 South Third Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 13, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Millrace Canal Trail, Housing, Goshen, Vacant Buildings

ID	61711
Title of Article	$600K requested to demolish "eye-sores"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Remains of the building at 612 S Main; 4 properties planned for demolition: 501 Middlebury St, 509-515 W. High St, 637 W Franklin St, and 1806 W. Franklin St
Date	April 16, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	61390
Title of Article	Cleaning up Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vacant building on Sterling Avenue front and back
Date	February 20, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission

ID	61200
Title of Article	Senior housing project moving ahead slowly
Notes	1119 North Main
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Conn-Selmer building
Date	January 5, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Greenleaf Living Center, Conn, C.G., Factory, Vacant Buildings, Senior Citizens

ID	61157
Title of Article	Contamination stalls development at C.G. Conn building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Exterior of Conn building
Date	January 2, 2017
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Greenleaf Living Center, Conn, C.G., Factory, Vacant Buildings

ID	60823
Title of Article	10 Elkhart homes to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	625 Marion Street; 632 Marion Street
Date	October 18, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Building Demolitions

ID	60169
Title of Article	An eyesore no more?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	C.G. Conn building
Date	June 16, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Greenleaf Health Campus, Conn, C.G., Factory, Vacant Buildings

ID	60027
Title of Article	Homeless living area to be cleared
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Map of area; Tunnels under 'roundhouse' property
Date	May 23, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Homelessness, Vacant Buildings

ID	59358
Title of Article	Serve and protect: Squad trains for hostage situations in vacant Goshen homes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brandon Denesuk; Casey Lehman
Date	January 22, 2016
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriffâ€™s Department, Vacant Buildings, Northern Connector, Goshen

ID	59164
Title of Article	40 abandoned properties will be transferred to city
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 8, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Demolition, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	59092
Title of Article	Blight removal plan progressing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	1634 S. Main St; Map of houses to be blighted
Date	November 22, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Demolition, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings

ID	58876
Title of Article	Candidates differ on approach to blight
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 11, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Demolition, Stutsman, Jeremy (Goshen Mayor), Cripe, Mary, Vacant Buildings

ID	58733
Title of Article	Schult's final days
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Caleb Morse; Dan Miller
Date	September 10, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Schult Corporation, Vacant Buildings, Building Demolitions, Demolition

ID	58364
Title of Article	M&H Rentals looks to renovate old building
Notes	121 W. Washington, Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	August 11, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Goshen

ID	58213
Title of Article	Demolition begins as part of blight-elimination efforts
Notes	Main and Lusher; 2306 S. Main; 3508 S. Main
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Democratic Womenâ€™s Club, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings, Schult Corporation

ID	58215
Title of Article	Board of works orders demolition of house on Crescent Street
Notes	212 Crescent Street, Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Democratic Womenâ€™s Club, Building Demolitions, Vacant Buildings, LaCasa Inc.

ID	57621
Title of Article	Vacant buildings on Main Street should be razed by July
Notes	213 Jefferson; Jackson Blvd; 509 W. High
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 11, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Demolition

ID	57610
Title of Article	Vacancies can be seen as a void or a promise
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Downtown Design & Consign storefront
Date	June 9, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Vacant Buildings, Business & Industry Report, Nappanee, IN

ID	56591
Title of Article	City to take landlord to court over 'unsafe' properties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 21, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Davidhizar, Ronald, Ordinances, Neighborhood Preservation, Vacant Buildings

ID	56515
Title of Article	LaCasa Inc. still looking for blighted properties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 20, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Vacant Buildings

ID	56135
Title of Article	Davidhizar houses to be demolished
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	123 N. Sixth St.
Date	April 8, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Davidhizar, Ronald, Demolition, Vacant Buildings

ID	55553
Title of Article	LaCasa Inc. needs more properties for blight elimination
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 30, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Vacant Buildings

ID	55514
Title of Article	Inn's future in limbo
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Exterior of Inn; exterior of inn following a fire in 2013
Date	January 24, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Inn, Vacant Buildings

ID	86376
Title of Article	Vacancies Puzzle Takers of Census
Notes	Census - 1980s envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 01, 1980
Page	14
Subjects	Census, Elkhart County, Vacant Buildings