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Lake Shore Dr. Main Street to State StreetI have placed the early history, Sanborn Fire maps, plat maps and interesting facts of lake Shore Dr. aka Toner Avenue onto a seperate page. This part of Lake Shore Dr. is mainly residential - I have only listed those parcels which were once businesses and hotels and are being used as businesses toady. Northwest Side of Main Street : ___ E. Lakeshore Empty Lot 1906 - 1937 Boy Scout cabin sat on back part of lot before divided 1956 - (built) - Indiana Bell Telephone Company - 1956-1984, Parent company AT&T 1920-1983 Sometime during the early 1960's the closed their customer service office that was housed in the building - and you could no longer pay your bill there. Personally I cannot remember in being open in 1962 if it was then - as I walked past the office to school each day from Aug. 1962- till summer of 1963 when we moved into the Crabb rental on Main St.Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Indiana- 1984-1999 Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Southern Bell Company/SBC Indiana - 1999-2005 Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Indiana - 2006-2009 southeast Side of Main Street: 104 E. Lakeshore - Odom Funeral Home - Gregory & Karen Odom 103 Lakeshore Dr. - The Bike Barn - May 2009 Don & Janet (Hallig) Baker 114 Lakshore 1947 - 1950's, - Dr. George F. Henricks dentist office 1960's., 1970's, - Dr. Bieker's dentist office & apartment Bieker residence & apartment Bonine rental Apartments (3) 203 Lakeshore Dr. - Culver Bed & Breakfast ![]() 19_- May 1983 - Bertha (Mrs. Jerome) Zechiel She use to rent rooms to academy parents and alumni. She would hire a couple of the local kids to help her open up the 'Sun room' and drag up the wicker furniture and items that were stored in the basement over the winter time and then help haul them back down there in the late fall when it was time to store them again.May 1983-May 1990 Nei-Mar Inc./Jill (Coit) Steely Mar 1984-19_ - Culver Taxi & Courier Inc. - Jill (Coit) Steely & Mrs. Richard Skrine. May 1990-Sept. 1997 - Mary Jane Phifer Sep. 1997-Nov. 2007 - Carl F. & Christine A. Landskrom Nov. 2007-2009 - Troy C & Hollie Schultz Lakeshore Dr. and Lake St. Lot #12 Vandalia Anton Mayer and Sophie Mayer May 39, 1897 - Right Reverend Joseph Rademacher, Bishop of the diocese of Fort Wayne St Marys Cathloic Church The Bishop willed all his property to Right Reverend Henry Joseph Richter, Bishop of Grand Rapids, Mich., to the Rt. Rev. Ignatius Frederick Horstmann, Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Very Rev. Joseph H. Brammer, Fort Wayne, Ind., "to have and to hold in trust for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne."January 23, 1912 - Edward J. Bergman in August, 1912, erected a dwelling house thereon 304 - 19?? - 1914 Keen Brothers Photograph Studio 1924 - 1937 dwelling 1952 - Mar 1990 Walker's Studio - "Tom" Thomas K. & Ruth E. Walker ? Jack's Taxi - "Tom" Thomas K. Walker mar 1990 - Oct 1990 empty lot JED AIR Oct 1990 - June 2003 Robert E. & Doris J. Breyfogle J June 2003 - 2009 empty lot Robert E. & Doris J./Kathyrn L. Breyfogle 318 LakeShore Dr. This was a duplex in the 1980's and before Art Fishburn resided on one side and had a welding shop/garage in the garage building on the back of the lot. The duplex was tore down sometime about or before 1993 as in May 1993 the Culver Educational Foundation transfered ownership of the lot and a single family dwelling was built on the lot. On the West side between Lake and Lakeview Streets Mike Fitterling first opened up his engine repair shop at his parents residence at 311 Lake Shore Dr. in the garage on the back of the property. Later he moved to 105 E. Washington St. where the Ideals Cleaners is and later on to 439 S. Main St. where he bought out Sam Wood's Machine Shop - now belonging to Jack & Sandra (Fitterling) Keyser. Mike sold out to Snyder's Motors and went to work for them. ? - 1937 - Telephone Exchange office (in the first house behind the parking lot of what is now City Tavern) which is 230 Lakeview St. - 1952/1956 1906 - 1914 - empty lot - 1924 - 37 - Filling Station - on corner of Lakeview and Toner [Lakeshore Dr.] Culver Citizen 14 Jan 1933 between Lakeview & Cooldige Court 415 Lake Shore Dr. 1905 - 1906 - Hayes & Son Livery - Toner Ave - ![]() 19__ - D. W. Miller Livery & Feed; Oil & Gasoline For Sale ![]() ![]() 1924 - Garage 1937 - 'S' and appears empty lot but has Roofing Ho 1922 - Liberty Theater - 1922 ![]() 1924 - Bowling Alley on corner of Lane [Coolidge] & Toner [Lakeshore] 1937 - Vacant 1937 - 19__ A. R. McKesson Ford Sales ![]() 19__ - 1969 Wicker Ford Sales - Ray Wicker 1969 - 1976 Van Horn Ford Sales - 'Ron' Ronald & Connie Van Horn
1976 - 19__ McClure Ford GarageIt was not to long after they bought it that that built a new building at the corner of new St. Rd. 31 & St. Rd. 10 just outside of Argos and transfered all business to there.198_ - 1984 - 198_ A & R Motors - Ron Tanner ? - Feb. 1995_ - Society National Bank Feb. 1995 - Mar. 1996 Donald & Roslin L. Robarts Mar. 1996 Jan 2008 Donald Robarts While Robart's had it they leased it out and several businesses where in the front part, on being a pizza parlor and the back was used as storage. While the library was being constructed and remodeled the library occupied most of the building as temporary quarters.Jan 2008 - 2009 - 'Larry' Lorenzo & Joette Surrisi It was refurbished and now is home of several business: Lakeshore and Harding Court: 422 Lakeshore Dr. (North side) 1895 - Lake Side Hotel - D. G. Walter, prop. 1898 - Lake Side Hotel 1905 - Lake Side Hotel - John S. Bush - 1906 listed as Lake Side Hotel on Sanborn Map Also 1914 - Dwelling - by the 1914 Sanborn Map 1924 - 1937 - 'F' - and on the back of the lot is a building label Gargage - Cars 19_ - 19_- Dale & Emra Jane Long 1972 - 19_ empty Lot House was built back on lot about 1998Apr. 2000 - Aug. 2005 Mirar Development Inc./ Mike Stallings along with Dean and Sara Jones of Mirar Development Inc. apply a comprehensive approach to build your home. - Crown Point, Indiana. Northwest Indiana, one of the regions leading custom home builders. President Dean JonesAug. 2005 Michael E & Patricia K Stallings Aug. 2005 - 2009 Michael E & Patricia K H/W & Melanie A Stallings Sara S Jones & Michael C Stallings |
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