Young Men's Christian associations; Anderson, Ind.
Local businessman John Brunt donate $125,000 toward building a YMCA in Anderson in 1915. This facility has been in continuous use ever since. An annex was added in 1972.
Business districts ; Anderson, Ind. ; Stores & shops;
Stores in the 1200 block of Meridian Street, Anderson, Ind. Bob Brown's Electric Corner (1239) and the Diana Shop (1235) are visible. The building occupied by Brown's had previously been a Haag's Drugstore. In the 1980's, it was an antique...
Anderson, Ind. ; Business districts ; Stores & shops;
The west side of the 1200 block of Meridian Street. From right to left, the stores were Behrens Red Spot (later Behren's Paint Spot), Foland's Paint and Wallpaper and Beneficial Loans.
Downtown Anderson, looking north from 14th Street to North Anderson. The Broadway and Madison Avenue bridges over Killbuck Creek can be seen in the distance. In the foreground is Anderson's downtown McDonalds with the Golden Arches.
The Indian head on the 14th Street side of the Wigwam is a 20 x 24 foot ceramic tile mosaic. It is a huge mosaic consisting of 80,000 3/4' sqaure and diagonal pieces of tile. It was designed by Dorothy Masters of Anderson's National Tile Company.
The Anderson High School gymnasium, called the Wigwam, was built in 1962. It has a seating capacity of 8,500 and is the second largest high school gym in Indiana. It houses a cafeteria, an olympic-size pool, two concession rooms and offices. The...
The best-selling author Fred Mustard Stewart was a native of Anderson, Ind. He is shown here at a book signing in the Anderson Public Library's Indiana Room.
The original cemetery in Elwood was established soon after the town was laid out in 1853. At that time the town was called Quincy. The cemetery ran along Duck Creek south of the Lake Erie & Western railroad from 10th to 13th street. The Elwood...
Summitville Tile Works was started shortly after the discovery of gas in Summitville in 1887 and manufactured drain tiles. It became a part of National Drain and Tile prior to 1914. It was listed as a taxpayer in the 1928-1929 Anderson City...
