History of Lakeshore Drive, Culver, Marshall, Indiana
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David Burns always told that the deck of the White Swan was used to build part of this building.

It was built in 1925 and opened in September 1925. Pictures of this Vandalia Pennsylvania Depot are found here.

In 1959 the first coin operated laundry may came to Culver; waiting room area of the depot was transformed into a Laundry mat until mid or late 1970's and then sat empty for a while.

This picture is during the summer of 1970 while it was still open as a laundry mat, ran by the Jones'; they went to Kewanna to open and operate one there.

1984 - In on 27 December 1984 the town made a resolution to purchase the depot and adjacent land for $42,500 and it was finalized on 10 April 1985; thus began the depot renovation project by the Culver Lions Club.

In an interview that Jeff Kenney and I was on with George Franz on 9 June 2007 he related that the hill in front of the depot was at one time known as 'Pregnant Hill' - any other comments? Is it a natural hill or man made by the railroad?

Clara E. & Win Hansen
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They have remodeled the front and it seems that name 'Lakeview Lodge' does not appear on the building at all.


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In the early 1970's it burned - but minor damage was done to it and it burned completely down on 21 October 1978

Ralph W. Braun
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1921 - 19--    Grocery - T. G. Louden
1921 he established the Grocery business - in 1932 it closed because of the fire that destroyed the Hays dance pavilion and restaurant next door. February 17^th, 1932 issue of Culver Citizen announces that Dick Louden opens new store, rebuilt after other structure was destroyed by fire

for years an Indiana Bell telephone booth sat on it.

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Here is an ad from the "King's Official Route Guide - Section Five Automobile Routes of Indiana and Southern Indiana" published in 1915.



CULVER CAFE SOLD
T. E. Houghton of Plymouth, has purchased the Hayes restaurant near the Pennsylvania depot at Culver. Mr. Houghton is the owner of two cafes in Plymouth. He intends to modernize the Hayes restaurant.- The News-Sentinel, Thursday, April 25, 1929

Pete died in 1968/9 on a Sunday - in the fall collapsing in the store; Pearl continued to run it into the 1970's before selling it

had a sign on it earlier in year or late 2006 was being remodeled

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1927 - March 23 – Work commenced on new Hayes building. - Culver Citizen

HAYS DANCE PAVILION IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Hays dance pavilion and restaurant situated just across the street from the Vandalia depot at Culver was entirely destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning causing a loss estimated at $10,000. No insurance was carried. The Hays establishment has been closed since last fall. The cause of the fire is unknown. A grocery store and a soft drink parlor located at each side of the Hays place were damaged by the fire. Insurance was carried on both of these places of business. - -The News-Sentinel, Tuesday, December 8, 1931

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David Burns - laid the rock front on this building and also built a rock water fall inside the building for them.

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634 Lake Shore Dr.
Jack B. & Catherine L. Kowtach:
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1952 - October 8 – Mr. and Mrs. Cary Cummins have purchased the Shively Apartment Building…

c. 1965 the old hotel building was tore down and the on the corner building was is was constructed.

1986 & 1987 Cindy Bennett Carter & Jackie Brown had CJ's Country Clutter in a Corner of the shop.

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?-3 Dec 2002 - TOWN OF CULVER DEL & COMB
3 Dec 2002 - Kowatch Jack B
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Sondra died - and Leon re-married Peggy (Middleton) Curtis. Believe Leon has retired and son Todd is head of it. dau. Cindy (Bennett) Carter works in the office.

I lived on Liberty St. in Culver in 1936-37, and would like to find out several things about that time, if you can give me any help or suggestions:

How can I find out the businesses that were on Lake Shore Drive near the corner of Liberty Street? There was a grocery and a movie theater that I do remember, but not their names...

My mother entered my kid sister, then 6 yrs old, in some sort of kids parade costume. She dressed her like a nurse pushing a baby carriage marked Dione Quintuplets and in the carriage were 5 little turtles with the Quints names on there backs. Any idea what that event was?.....

Judi, thanks for any help. -

Judi, a million thank yous, I found Loudons Groceries and a pic of the movie house. As a young man wanting to make some money, snd since that theater did not sell popcorn, I popped a big bag at home(only 3 blocks away), buttered it, got some small paper Bags and went down to stand in front of the theater, waiting for customers.

I only sold TWO small bags.

End of that business!

One other reminiscence. I and my friend Lamar Waite used to wait until dark, go down to the pier at the park, dive in, swim to the Academy boat pier, rest, and swim back!
Jack Fenimore

By The depot fire picture below this was built before 1920.

They also built the house on Liberty Street directly behind the garage - 418 & ??? Liberty St. They shared an mutual drive way between the to properties and a mutual garage the spanned the length of both properties. The drive way and a wrought Iron trellis that was a grape arbor in the early 1960's. The March 30^th, 1927 issue of the Culver Citizen states "Joe" Joseph Schweidler; he had enlisted the help of W. O. Osborn and bought his brother Fritz out and ran it for the next 33 years - 1960. Howlett Motor Sales, associated with the LakeShore Garage on, of course, Lake Shore Drive, circa 1945. The original safe stood eight feet tall and the old huge antique cash register were still in the building when it burnt.

??1933 - Standard Oil - ? - April 1933 Burt Alumbaugh
1933 - Standard Oil - April 1933 - ? Charles Berglund
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Wayne Hittle leased the building from Perrine and operated the gas station out of it through local managers. 19__ - 1972 Wayne Hittle owned building.

Alvin R. McKee took over Managership in Aug. 1962 Oscar Perrine an East side cottager owned the building at the time and Wayne Hittle of Rochester leased the building from Oscar Perine and was buying it or had bought it about the time of the fire.

On Monday, 31 Jan. 1972 the building burnt. It was the coldest day of the month also. The building was destroyed in less than 10 minutes after the fire department arrived on scene at 11:30 a.m. had been discovered shortly before that. It had started in the Attic and had been under way for quite awhile.

Only one injury occurred during this fire - a brick that hit a fireman standing behind the gas pumps when the front wall finally collapsed. In an interview that Jeff Kenney and I was on with George Franz on 9 June 2007 he related how he had cleaned up the aftermath of the fire.

It burnt in the 1980's and stayed empty for awhile.

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This may be the wrong entry - not sure - guessing at it right now.
Friday, November 23, 1962 - Rochester Sentinel

Roy E. WICKIZER, 86, died Thursday afternoon in his home at 412 Lakeshore drive, Culver, after an illness of six weeks.

Mr. Wickizer was born in Marshall county on Oct. 25, 1875, and spent most of his life in that community.

He was a school teacher in Union township for three years and then went into farming, from which he retired four years ago.

He was a member of the Culver Methodist church, Union Township Farm Bureau, Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. and a past member of the Marshall county council.

Surviving are the wife, Mae [WICKIZER], at home; a son, R. Park WICKIZER, South Bend; a daughter, Mrs. Ellen KASERIC, Gary; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Culver Methodist church with the Rev. Albert VERMILLION of Darlington officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the Easterday funeral home until noon Saturday. The body will lie in state in the church one hour before services.

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