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| ID | 96955 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | More than a house fire |
| Notes | 110 E. Vistula St. Bristol; 102 E. Vistula St. Bristol |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | burnt buildings on Vistula St.; Nicholson and Chess store in the 1870s |
| Date | May 30, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Fires, Vistula Street, Bristol, Historic Buildings, St. Joseph River |
| ID | 58809 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | White as snow |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Russell Stutzman paints; Dave Neff, Russell Stutzman and Sarah Hertsel |
| Date | September 26, 2015 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | St. John's Lutheran Church, Historic Buildings, Churches, Goshen |
| ID | 58678 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Theater opens its doors for dance lessons again as renovations continue |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Rosie Shisler and Elsie Hunt |
| Date | August 27, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Downtown Goshen, Goshen Parks and Recreation Department |
| ID | 58641 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Sustained support |
| Notes | Repair of roof |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | 2 photos of Raymond Martin working on church; Linford Martin |
| Date | August 20, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | St. John's Lutheran Church, Historic Buildings, Churches, Goshen |
| ID | 57100 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen Theater could open soon |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | May 7, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Downtown Goshen |
| ID | 56516 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Old school |
| Notes | Dolski family; Historic one-room schoolhouse |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Diane Dolski; Dolski home |
| Date | April 20, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, Historic Buildings, Schools |
| ID | 55780 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Home 574 |
| Notes | Strong-Conn Mansion; Meg and Tim Shelly |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | March 13, 2015 |
| Page | Special Section |
| Subjects | Historic Buildings, Renovation |
| ID | 55176 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Infrastructure issues slow theater restoration plans |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Exterior of The Goshen Theater; Goshen Theater's fire escape |
| Date | November 1, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 55130 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Community seeks support to restore historical church |
| Notes | Storm damage restoration |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | St. John's Lutheran Church; group of citizens; Pat Johnson inside St. John's |
| Date | October 22, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Historic Buildings, St. John's Lutheran Church, Churches, Goshen |
| ID | 55063 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Hawks Building renewal on time to become arts center |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Hawks Building; Development site |
| Date | October 8, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Hawks, Howard Winchester, River Race Redevelopment Project, LaCasa Inc., Historic Buildings |
| ID | 55064 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Wall paintings found on site will be covered |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | October 8, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Hawks 1886 LLC, Historic Buildings, Elkhart County Historical Society |
| ID | 54570 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | California man tracks down family history in Goshen |
| Notes | 123 S. Fifth Street, Goshen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | two photos of Jim McKee with old building, one inside and one outside |
| Date | July 2, 2014 |
| Page | C1, C2 |
| Subjects | Historic Buildings |
| ID | 54429 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Developer proposes new hotel, brew pub for Hawks building |
| Notes | Former Hawks Furniture building being renovated |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings, Hawks 1886 LLC, LaCasa Inc. |
| ID | 54342 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Roofing tile from historic home salvaged for garage |
| Notes | Ron & Frances Ringenberg renovating Turnock home on Vistula St., using tile from home on Prairie St. that will be demolished for Prairie Street overpass |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Roman Vargas |
| Date | May 28, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Turnock, E. Hill, Historic Buildings, Prairie Street Overpass |
| ID | 54272 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The oldest things...in Elkhart County |
| Notes | Bonneyville Mill; Mills-Ryman house; Olympia Candy Kitchen; oldest person (Louise Hoeppner & Frances Thorp) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of Bonneyville Mill, Olympia Candy Kitchen |
| Date | May 16, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Historic Buildings, Historic Homes, History, Elkhart County, 'Ask the Truth' Project |
| ID | 54201 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart seeking $500,000 to tear down warehouse eyesore on South Main Street |
| Notes | Building located at 1830 S. Main St., Elkhart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of building |
| Date | May 7, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | South Main Street, Schult Trailers, Inc., Historic Buildings, Noyes Carriage Co. |
| ID | 54092 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Hawks building paintings being researched |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Earlene Nofziger & Brad Hunsberger |
| Date | April 22, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings, LaCasa Inc. |
| ID | 54055 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Painting uncovered on wall in Hawks building |
| Notes | Hawks Furniture bldg. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 19, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings, LaCasa Inc. |
| ID | 54077 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen flies high with improved Hawks building |
| Notes | Former Hawks Furniture building being renovated into apartments for artists and entrepreneurs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Brad Hunsberger |
| Date | April 18, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings, LaCasa Inc. |
| ID | 53987 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Hawks building groundbreaking ceremony this month |
| Notes | Former Hawks Furniture building being converted into apartments for aratists and entrepreneurs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Brad Hunsberger |
| Date | April 3, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings, LaCasa Inc. |
| ID | 53910 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | An uncertain future |
| Notes | 500 S. Main, Elkhart; former Hotel Elkhart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Larry Estep |
| Date | March 23, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Cornerstone Building, Historic Buildings, Council on Aging |
| ID | 53836 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Commission ratifies $150,000 loan for theater |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 12, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Historic Buildings, Goshen Theater Inc. |
| ID | 53698 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | South Main building eyed for demolition |
| Notes | Building located at 1830 S. Main |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 21, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | South Main Street, Schult Trailers, Inc., Historic Buildings, Noyes Carriage Co. |
| ID | 53653 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landmark revisited |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of theater interior |
| Date | February 13, 2014 |
| Page | C1, C2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Village Shoppes, Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Theaters |
| ID | 53624 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen Theater Inc. nearing building purchase |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Goshen Theater marquee |
| Date | February 7, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Theaters |
| ID | 53568 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | LaCasa working on the final details to buy Hawks building |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of building |
| Date | January 24, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | LaCasa Inc., Goshen Redevelopment Commission, River Race Redevelopment Project, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 53134 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Negotiations for Goshen Theater wrap up |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of theater interior |
| Date | October 30, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Theaters |
| ID | 52703 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Armory bricks are in demand |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of rubble |
| Date | August 28, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions |
| ID | 52681 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Preserving items from Elkhart Armory comes with a price |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of architectural elements |
| Date | August 25, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions |
| ID | 52661 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Reclamation efforts successful in armory demolition |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of demolition by Indiana Earth Inc. |
| Date | August 22, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Building Demolitions |
| ID | 52648 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Demolition of Armory begins |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of workers |
| Date | August 20, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 52604 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Building history to be explained |
| Notes | Legacy Home Furniture at 108 S. Main, Middlebury |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Junior Schlabach |
| Date | August 15, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Third Fridays (Middlebury), Historic Buildings, Studebaker Corp. |
| ID | 52469 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Price reduced for Middlebury Manor |
| Notes | Located at Middlebury & Prairie Streets |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of building |
| Date | July 24, 2013 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Middlebury School Board, Middlebury Manor, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 52387 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Panel votes to destroy Elkhart Armory |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | July 10, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 52195 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen Redevelopment donates Hawks building to LaCasa |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | June 12, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, LaCasa Inc., Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 52148 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen Theater closing for now, but group forms to rehabilitate it |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | June 7, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Theater, Historic Buildings, Downtown Goshen |
| ID | 52058 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Malfunctioning A/C leaves smelly City Hall |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of court room |
| Date | May 24, 2013 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 52054 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart seeks more info on Armory proposals |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | May 24, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 52044 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Grocery store, apartments, restaurant among plans for city's Armory building |
| Notes | Two proposed development plans to be discussed May 23rd |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of building |
| Date | May 23, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Armory, Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 51971 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Two redevelopment proposals submitted for armory building |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | May 16, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 51905 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice of public meeting to open and consider written offers for the purchase of real property under I.C. 36-7-14-22 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | May 6, 2013 |
| Page | C4 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Mothers of Twins Club, Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 51779 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice to bidders |
| Notes | Public notice to obtain bids for demolition of property at 200 N. Main St. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Page | D2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Ministerial Association, Historic Buildings, Elkhart Board of Public Works |
| ID | 51720 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Armory may yet be saved |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of building facade |
| Date | April 4, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Ministerial Association, Historic Buildings, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 51667 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Walter Piano building on its way down |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of demolition by Indiana Earth workers |
| Date | March 25, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Walter Piano Company, Inc., Historic Buildings, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Beardsley Avenue |
| ID | 51607 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 'Starting to look better': Walter building demolition proceeds |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | March 16, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Walter Piano Company, Inc., Historic Buildings, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Beardsley Avenue |
| ID | 51598 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Plans to demolish the armory being prepared |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | March 14, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Historic Buildings, Indiana Landmarks |
| ID | 51587 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tax credits push Hawks project forward |
| Notes | 214 W. Jefferson St., Goshen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | March 12, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | River Race Redevelopment Project, LaCasa Inc., Historic Buildings, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority |
| ID | 51586 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Armory building roof collapse adds urgency to city's plans |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Barkley Garrett |
| Date | March 12, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Historic Buildings, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission |
| ID | 51473 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Walter Piano demolition under way |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | February 23, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Walter Piano Company, Inc., Historic Buildings, Government, Elkhart City, Beardsley Avenue |
| ID | 51439 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fate of Armory depends on repair costs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 17, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Area Career Center (EACC), Historic Buildings, Indiana Landmarks |