Starke County (Ind.); Gasoline pumps; Automobiles; Bus stops; Automobile service stations; Cafes;
Van's Inn was located at the south end of Bass Lake. It was a combination bus stop, service station and cafe. Van's Inn was very well-known to both residents and tourists for its Bar-B-Q sandwiches. View looking south.
Starke County (Ind.); Gasoline pumps; Automobile service stations; Bus stops; Cafes;
Van's Inn was located at the south end of Bass Lake. It was a combination bus stop, service station and cafe. Van's Inn was very well-known to both residents and tourists for its Bar-B-Q sandwiches. View looking north. The gasoline pumps are...
Automobile service stations; Bus stops; Starke County (Ind.);
Van's Inn was located at the south end of Bass Lake. It was a junction for what was then SR 10 and SR 29. Today SR 29 is US 35. It was a stop for Indiana Motor Bus offering rest rooms and a cafe.
Automobiles; Automobile service stations; Restaurants; Hotels; Starke County (Ind.) ; Roads;
Van's Inn, Crystal Hotel and a service station selling Sinclair Gasoline are shown at the junction of SR 29 (now US 35) and SR 10 at the south end of Bass Lake.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Advertisements; Restaurants;
Advertisement for a restaurant popular in the 1930s and 1940s called Van's Inn. The advertisement is taken from a 1932 issue of the Bass Lake Times. Van's Inn had what was then called "legal beer", gas, oil, food, cabins, a merry-go-round and even...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Appearance of Downtown; Greentown Elections to be November 7; The President Makes Stop in Greentown
Starke County (Ind.) ; Advertisements; Food; Beer; Restaurants; Hotels;
This is an advertisement for some of the many restaurants and hotels at Bass Lake during the 1930s. The Taggart Hotel, Staley's Barbeque, Van's Inn, Crystal Gardens, the Bass Hotel and Bass Lake Park are listed. The advertisement is taken from a...
