History of East side of Main Street
Culver, Marshall, Indiana
 

Thelma Lilly (Hodges) Moorehead says her parents ran it for 2-3 years or a little longer that they opeded it up after their marriage in 1930 . Bob ran the register, Thelma done the cooking and dish washing. One day she had to run it for while in the early morning by herself & when one of the men paid he said " Thank you madam, for this good meal" - "madam" then was a woman who had a house of ill repute and Thelma took offense - when Bob came in she told him of the incident and he done nothing about as a result Thelma took off her apron put it on the counter and walked out. Bobd was not going to wash dishes and leave the his job behind the cash register - thus ended the sandwich shop.

• 104 E. Lakeshore  
• Vacant lot 1906  
• dwelling 1914-1937  
• Van Gilder Funeral Home 1962_?  
• Bonine Funeral Home 1966-2000 - Jim & Rosalie Bonine 
• Bonine Funeral Home 2000-2004 - Jim & Rosalie Bonine & Gregory & Karen, Andrew Odom 
• Bonine - Odom Funeral Home 2004 - ? Gregory & Karen, Andrew Odom 
• 103 Lakeshore Dr.  
• Dwelling 1906-1924  
• Nathaniel Gandy Residence  
• Dr. Oliver A.Rea Residence 
• "Tuck" Swigart Residence - one of the oldest abt. 12 Jul. 1933 sold to Gafill Oil Co. to build Gas Station in 1934 on it  
• Vacant Lot 1937  
• DX Gas Station-Gafill - opened 1938 Donald Zechiel Manager, Claude Mikesell Company Representive 

September 8 1937 Culver Citizen – The Gafill Oil Co. announces plan to build service station at corner of Main Street and Lake Shore Drive.


• Dale's DX Gas Station - 1943-1963 - Dale Jones, Mgr.

1963 January 3 – Dale’s D-X Service Station is purchased by Anton William (Tony) Cihak after the business has been operated by Dale Jones for the past 20 years


• DX Gas Station - 1963-? - Anton W. "Tony" Cihak
• Stood Empty & businesss for while  
• Max Surf SHop - 1990- 1991 Mar & Marge Hunter 
• Stood Empty & businesss for while  
• Thru the Grape Vine - Jean E. Snyder Merchant  
• Empty - James & Bonine  

• 306 Main St. part of 103 Lake Shore & 302 N. Main - 1906-1914  
• Vacant Lot 1924-1937  
• Crabbs's - 1960's  
• Ronald & Kay Tusing 
• 302 N Main 1 lg & 1 sm lot 
• dwelling 1906-1937  
• Crabb's Rental residence 1960's  
• Wayne Von Ehr 
• Klausing?  
• Barbara Clark Winegardner  

• Bakery - 1906  
• Hand S - 1914  
• 'S' - 1924-1937 
• Crabbe Furniture Store - 1913-1952 - Lemuel Crabb  
• Crabbe Furniture Store - Jan 1952-1967 Merle and Helen (Buffo) Crabb  
• Western Union Office - Jan 1952-? Merle and Helen (Buffo) Crabb  
• Antique Store 1970's  
• Culver Florist & Gift Shop - Timothy Crowel ? 1985-91 ?;
• Florist
• empty lot - 2004 

The old Florist and Gift Shop is scheduled for demolition. Unfortunately the old building was beyond saving. We’ll have to “watch that space!

• Vacant 1906, 1914 (as part of lot 220 N. Main)
• residence - 1924-1937 (as part of lot 220 N. Main)
• Crabbe's Residence ? - 1960's - ? 
• Day Care  
• residence  

• private residence 1906-1937  
• Multi use
• Apartment downstairs  
• Apartment Upstairs  
• Multi use
• Easterday Law Office  
• Larry Davis Licensed Real Estate Appraiser ? 1991  
• Day Care & Tutoring  
• Apartment Upstairs  

• 1) 'Milly'/Eleanor Zechiel - Millinery & 2) Printing/Culver Citizen - Koons & Sons  
• 1) Ins Off. & 2) Kindergarden School - 1914  
• 1) 'S" & 2) Lodge Halls - 1924  
• Johnson Tire Repair Service - 1920/1925-1930 - Walter Johnson
• Johnson Super Service - Sinclair- 1930-1937 - Walter Johnson
• Johnson Tire Service - 1958-? Harold & Miller, Wesley Schilling
• Multi Use
• A) Muehlhausen's Yarn Shop
• B) Seamtress Repair
• Land & Lake Realty Inc. 1985-7 - Robert B. Tanguy
• The Entertainer Inc. 1990-93 Steve & Beth Randolph
• Empty
• Family Vision Clinic

1903 Menser’s Building on the corner is nearing completion. It is attractive and will add materially to the value of the property as well as improve the general appearance of Main Street

• Meat - 1906  
• Grocery - 1914  
• B. W. S. Wiseman, Physician Opposite M. E. Church - 1920 
• 'S' - 1924-1937  
• Culver Bakery - June-Oct 1937 Verl Mc Feely

BAKERY IS CLOSED - The Culver Bakery, at Culver, managed by Verle McFeely, went out of business Saturday night after being in operation for the past few months. - The News-Sentinel, Thursday, October 7, 1937


• Culver Cleaners & Tailors - 1931-1944 John F. Drenk, Prop.
• Culver Cleaners - 1944-1947 Charles Riccardi  
• 120 Main Menser Building built in 1903
• Don Trone Shop 1949-1978
• Apartments, Businesses or Offices Upstairs
• Don Miller Office 1952 - ?

1952 - December 10 – Don Miller opened his new office last week in the Trone Building…


• Multi Use 1980's
• Easterday & Uummel Law Offices - 1980's
• Carl Jean's Beauty Shop (In back) 1985
• Interior Views - Christine Landskrom - 1985
• Lake Maxinkuckee Enviormental Council
• Apartments Upstairs
• 118/116 Main Menser Building built in 1903
• Bakery - 1906  
• Moving Pictures - 1914  
• Culver Vulcanizing Station,1920 Walter Johnson, Proprietor  
• 'S' - 1924-1937 - 116 Main street from 1924-1937 was the “Corner Market” (meat market and dry goods) owned and operated by Forrest Geiselman. He housed his family, in the upstairs apartment opposite a Black family that worked at CMA.  
• 'S' - 1937 iron oven  
• Tailor & Barber Shop
• Apartments, Businesses or Offices Upstairs
• Multi use
• A) Hersh Strang Barber
• B) Beauty Salon and numerous business occupied
• 11_ - Elliots Construction & UPS Shipping Station - 1980's 
• 116 - Culver Citizen - 1985  
• 116 - Cable Vision - 1985  
• 118 - Roderick's Hair Styling - 1985  
• 116 Main - Menser Building built in 1903, Remodeled in late 1990's and combined into one building
• Miller Norcen Insurance Agency - 199_
• Lake Maxinkuckee Enviormental Council - 2000's
• Apartments Upstairs

• Vacant Lot ? 1906-1924  
• 'S' 1937  
• Ben Franklin 5 & 10 - Built 1934 by Ben Oberlin
• Ben Franklin 5 & 10 Frank Amond's
• Ben Franklin 5 & 10 - ?-1952-1970's Wilber "bob" Taylor's
• 5 & 10
• 5 & 10 Johnson's 1975-1980
• The Parlor 1986-1996 Jerome "Zeke" Zechiel
• empty
• Michelle's Headquarters 

• 1) Furn. WH_/Furniture 2) P. O. - 1906  
• Easterday Bros. The site is now occupied by the north end of the Knights of Pythias building
• 1) undertaking 2) 'Milly'/Eleanor Zechiel - Millinery  
• 'S' 1924-1937
• Upstairs Hall - 1924-1937
• Dr. Mackey 192_-193?
• 112 Main K of P Building Building
• Eagle Store - 1920-1932 ?
• A & P - ? 26 Mar 1958 ? - Ted Strang, Manager  
• A & P - ?-1960's  
• A & P - 1963 November 27 – Jerry Knepper is new manager

Ted Strand, manager of the A&P Tea Company grocery store on Main Street, recieved an Honor Store award from K. Stitzer, Southside general superintendent of the company in Chicago. Looking on is George W. Steele supervisor in charge of the Culver store. Our local store was one of 18 in the Chicago region to qualify for the coveted award, on the basis of outstanding curtesy and service to customers. Manager Strang received special commendation.


• Kelly Shop- Annex 1970's_?
• Carl Jean's Beauty Shop
• 110 N. Main K of P Building Building
• Flavey & Foreman Feb. 1928-1930 ? - Earl Foreman Manager
• Foreman's 1932-1955 - J. Earl Foreman
• Kelly Shop 19_- 1980's
• Tan Bare Inc. - 1986-7
• The Photo Studio & Art Gallery - 1986-7
• Kelly Shop 19_- 1980's
• Final Touch Services - 1993 Melody Doud & Eileen Wakefield
• Interior Views - 1993 Christine Landskron
• Home and Harbor Studio - 2004

formally Boetsma Interiors, has a new location. Visit them at 110 N. Main Street. Stop in and see the new products for your home…or your home away from home.

• 112 & 110 - Upstairs
• Upstairs Dr. C. G. Mackey; 1952 - general practitioner,
• Lions Club May 1943-1980's
• Masonic Quarters _1960's-?
• empty
• Remodeled 1990's and divided into sub stores K of P Building Building
• An Office of some sort
• Computer Store 2005
• JMC Engineers & Associates Inc. - Jan. 2008 - Mike & Connie Overmyer, Jim Balmer
• A Church
• Apartment Upstairs
• Culver Citizen 200_-?

• Grocery - 1914  
• 'S' 1924-1937
• Easterday Funeral Home & Furniture - 1893-1933, 1937 W. S. Easterday
• Easterday Funeral Home 1933-1946 W. S. Easterday & W. R. Easterday
• Easterday Funeral Home - 1946-1960 W. R. Easterday
• Easterday-Bonine Funeral Home 1960-1963 - W. R. Easterday & James D. Bonine
• Easterday-Bonine Funeral Home 1963-1966 James D. Bonine
• Verl the Barber 1985-7, 1991-200_
• Upstairs
• Upstairs Apartment
• Barber Shop Upstairs?
• Dr. Powers Office upstairs - 1950's ?
• Dr. Joseph Howard Office upstairs - 1950's
• Remodeled 2005-6  
• Gladie's Catering - 24 March 2007- Lee Willhite 
• Apartment Upstairs

• Dwelling - 1906 (by 1914 lot divided into 2)-  
• Meats - 1914  
• 'S' 1924-1937
• Ewald's Meat Market c. 192-? - Milton Ewald
• Betchel's Royal Blue Store - 1949 - 1952  
• Gretter's 1955-1977 Urban A. & Rita Gretter
• Back Door Boutique - after 1977
• Chuck Robeson Inc. c1977-1980's
• JD-ONE JD-TWO INC Empty lot  

• "Neighbor" Cromley homestead till about 1898

Wednesday, March 12, 1941 Rochester Sentinel Plymouth, Ind., March 12. - John S. CROMLEY, age ninety-six, of Culver, last Civil war veteran of Marshall county, died yesterday of pneumonia. Born in Ohio, he moved to Culver at age ten. He operated a meat market at Culver for many years. Three sons survive.


Rector's Pharmacy 1914-1937

Rexall Drug store Rob McKinnis

Klines expanded to it

possibly an upstairs apartment on back half

empty lot JD-ONE JD-TWO INC

• Barber - 1906  
• restaurant & Confec'y - 1914
• Culver Cafe - 1919-20 Arthur Simpson, Prop.

1937 July 7 – Arthur Simpson sells Coffee Shop to Mr. and Mrs. Garl Cultice


• 'S' 1924
• Culver Cafe 7 Jul 1937 - ? - Mr. & Mrs. Garl Cultice
• Culver Cafe Mr. & Mrs. Leo Butler ?- Aug 1955
• Culver Cafe Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Williams (catherine)
• Klines 19_ -1989
• Upstairs Apartments
• empty lot JD-ONE JD-TWO INC

• J. R. Saine & Sons Grocery 18__
• Masonic Lodge Hall Upstairs - November 15, 1897- 19__
• L & G. Notions 1906 & No Name  
• The Cash Store - 1905, J. Saine & Son
• empty lot 1906-1924?
• Linco Petroleum Company - 1932

May 25 1932 Culver Citizen – Linco Oil Company starts work on new service station on site of J. Saine & Son store and old landmark is torn down. July 13 1932 Culver Citizen – Linco Oil Company starts construction of $15, 000 service station. August 31 1932 Culver Citizen – Linco service station opens under management of Howard Mikesell.

• Linco Petroleum Company - Aug. 1932-April 1933 Howard Mikesell
• Linco Petroleum Company - April 1933 Burt ALumbaugh
• Linco Petroleum Company - 1934 - Feb. 1 Gordon A. Cultice Manager
• Marathon - 1940
• Marathon - 1952 Bob Sanders
• Marathon - 1956-1965 - Kenneth Tasch
• Marathon - Bob Measles
• Marathon - Lough's
• empty lot - 1990's
• Multi use
• Front - Mary's Shoppe 200_-2007
• Back - Collins & Company Realators - Culver Branch 2006- ?

• 1) Clothing 2) Grocery - 1906  
• Furniture 1914  
• 'S' - 1924-1937
• Hattie Wickizer's Dry Goods & Grocery
• Culver Department Store - 1947
• Apartment upstairs

1947, October 1 – Wickizer’s store sold to Fort Wayne men and will be known as the ..


• 106 (104) Main Wickizer Building
• Culver Auto Parts Store ? Leonard Richards
• Culver Auto Parts Store ? Robert Healy
• Craft & Antiques Shop - late 1980's - Don & Jewell Golden
• Olde Towne Restaurant - late 1980's - Don & Jewell Golden
• Apartments upstairs
• 108 Main Wickizer's Building
• Nov 1952-19__ - Culver News Agency -Mr. and Mrs. H. Serrin

1952 - November 26 – The Culver News Agency moved from the corner of Main and Madison Street to the Wickizer Building


Culver News Agency - William Taber 1957- Sep. 1980

• Jewlery Store (in back 1/4)- H. J. Forester
• Upstairs Apartment

Golden's Newspaper Stand 1980/1-? Don & Jewell Golden

September 11, 1980 - Culver News Agency Changes Ownership Culver - Mr. and Mrs. William Taber, owners of the News Agency in Culver for 23 1/2 years have sold the store to Mr. and nd Mrs. Don (Jewel) Golden from Tippecanoe. Prior to opening the News Agency, Taber was a meat cutter across the street from Walter Magee (recently Quality Market) for 10 1/2 years.

The Goldens have two girls, Shelly 15, and Marla 11 who will attend CCHS and a daughter Melody, 19 and son, John age 18. Don and Jewel plan to remodel the News Agency.

They¹ll still keep the magazines, newspapers, etc., but will open an ice cream parlor and coffee shop in the rear.

We wish them good luck and a very successful venture and welcome them to Culver.

William Taber is shown handing the key to the News Agency to Jewel Golden. Bill ran the store along with his wife for 23 1/2 years. The Goldens are from Tippecanoe and plan to do some remodeling at their new business.


• Ice Cream Parlor & Coffee Shop (in Back half)

Olde Towne Restaurant - ? - 1985 - ? - Don & Jewell Golden

• Building remodeled 1990's
• 106 S. Main
• Town & Country Baskets & Country Store - 2005-7 Gail Runhow Reingia
• 108 S Main
• Olde Towne Restaurant - 1990's - Alma Posejpals
• Townhouse Apartment upstairs

• 110 S. Main Amond Building
• 'S' 1924-1937  
• barber shop - 1947/8 Richard Nitzchke

1947 December 17 – Richard Nitzchke to operate barber shop in the Amond building.


• The Grill - 1947 October Don Priest

1947 October Don Priest has purchased Grill and will remodel before opening for business. November 5 – Grill to open tomorrow after remodeling

• The Grill - 1958 - Mildred Ditmire & Marcella White
• March 1958_19__ - Wallpaper shop - Helene Boots

1958 - March 19 – Mrs. Helene Boots opens paint and wallpaper store at 110 South Main Street…


• Amonds' Awnings 1962
• Culver School Sup. office, 1960's - ?
• Sytsma Appliance Annex
• Mackey's Antiques ? 1985-2007- Ron & Ruth Mackey
• 112 Main Amond Building
• 'S' 1924, 1937  
• Phyllis Zehner Hair Salon 
• Mackey's Antiques & Bear Shop - Ron & Ruth Mackey - June 1983
• Mary's Shoppe Mary Tanguy - 15 April 1984
• 3 Apartments uptairs remodled late 1990's - to be one appartment?
• Workshop in basement accessed from Alley

• Empty lot 1906-1937  

1947 November 19 – New building being erected by Paul Snyder to house a jewelry store.


• Dukes Jewlery & Gifts - 1947- ?1952  

1947 December 17 – The Dukes Jewelry and Gift Store to open in the Snyder building


• 19__-1968-19__ - Spencer's Plumbing - Jack Spencer
• Multi-use
• Thomas Realty 1985-6
• Sages Ins. 1985-1990 John & June Sage
• Culver Citizen 198_- Tom Zoss
• Culver Citizen 1989?-Oct 1991- Fred & Judy Karst
• Thru the Grape Vine - 1993 - Jean E. Snyder
• Maxinkuckee Korner - 1993 - Nancy Baxter
• Painter & Poet Gallery
• Mackey's Antique & Bear Shop now

• John F. Wiess - Hardware  
• 1) Hardware & 2) Farm Implement 1906 Charles Replogel & O. T. Goss 1906-1907
• O. T. Goss Hardware 1907-19__
• Snyder/Culver Hardware - 1952 Paul Snyder
• Snyder/Culver Hardware - 19_ Bill Snyder
• Culver Pro Hardware - 19__-2007 Bill Snyder
• Culver Pro Hardware - 2007 - David Beggs

• Downtown Laundro Mat - when just built I have no idea but was there in 1963 & 1964. It was owned by Paul Snyder, Ran by Bill Snyder, and then the grandson.
  

• 1) Barber & 2) Cobbler - 1906
• Sutherlin Jewlery Store - before 1911
• Howard Luke Werner Store & dwelling - 1911, 1914
• dwelling - 1924-1937
• Culver Tailor & Cleaners - Charles & Mary (Werner) Riccardi
      1944-77 location and building bought 1947.
• Culver Auto Supply 1977 -198_ ? Robert Healy
• Culver Auto Supply 198_ - ? Rand Healy & Dean Neff
• Lakeside Auto Parts store 199_

• dwelling 1906-1937
• dwelling with beauty shop 1950's? 1960's
• Helen Timmons Hair Salon 

1937 - September 1 – Rebecca Jones and Helen Calhoun buy dress shop of Mrs. M. C. Dimmick and move to Helen’s Beauty Shop.

1947 April 9 – Mrs. William Herrmann has purchased Helen’s Beauty Shop.

? 1958 - January 8 – Eileen’s Dress Shop goes out of business…?


• tore down & made a parking lot

• Clifford Waite Plumbing Shop - 1914  
• 'S' - 1924-1937
• Home Grocery Wm. Mc Clane 1916-20
• Jim's Electric - 1952, Jim Doty  
• Apartment above
• Pizza Parlor  
• Apartment above
• Family Vision - F. L. & Mary Babcock's  
• Apartment above
• Family Vision - F. L. Babcock & Mark Cout's 1985- ? 
• Apartment above
• Family Vision - Mark Cout's ? - 200_ 
• Apartment above
• Culver lodging Realty - 2008 Charles G. & Virginia B. Munroe  
• Apartment above
• 220 S. Main  
• Dwelling - 1906  
• Outbuilding - 1906  
• Fire department headquarters in back - 1906  

• Collins Commerical & Apartment Complex with parking lot - built 2007

Culver Citizen
7 August 2008

Open for Business - On the heels of nearly a year's construction, Collins & Co. realtor' new downtown building is complete, with the company itself moved in and operating there. Upper floors of the building have been set aside for appartment space while space for other retail venues is avaiable on part of the ground floor. The public was invited July 26 to tour the new building as part of an hoen house that morning.

Marmont/Wiseman Ct.

S. Main  

• dwelling 1906-1937
• Angelo's probably 1950's 1960-?
• Old residence demolished 2006 & New built

S. Main  

• dwelling 1906-1937
• Hill's residence 1960;s to 1990's

314 S. Main  

• dwelling 1906-1937
• Henry Hinkle - 1952
• Jack's Taxi - 1952  
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1963 April 24 – Mr. and Mrs. Tom K. Walker purchase Jack’s Taxi business


• Irene Hinkle 1964- ?
• empty for while
• William Mills Property

Clover St.

• residential
• duplex rental  

Mill St.

• residential
• empty lot
• residential
• residential

Hawkins Court - T's into Main St. from west - alley to east

• residential area

Winfield St. - T's into Main St. on the east

• residential area  

Davis St. - T's into Main St. on the east

• residential area  

Pardo St. - T's into Main St.

• residential area  

Tampa St. - T's into Main St.

• 1958 Culver Bible Church

1958 -October 15 – First services were held last Sunday in the new Bible Church now being constructed on South Main Street


• residential area  

Batabano St. - T's into Main St.

• residential area  

Wabash St. - T's into Main St.

• 1010 S. Main  
• Mc Clane Greenhouse Ira Mc Clane 1931-1942 

Ira McLANE, well known Culver florist, died early yesterday morning at his residence in Culver. The florist had been in ill health for several weeks. His son will arrive from California Friday and rites will be held at Culver, Saturday, 10 a.m. The deceased is the father of Mrs. Byron STUDEBAKER, Indianapolis, and had a host of acquaintances and friends in the Culver vicinity. Wednesday, January 26, 1944 Rochester Sentinel


• 0'Conner Greenhouse John & Ruth O'Conner 1942-195?/196? 
• Anderlohr's Greenhouse & Florist Joseph Anderlohr Sr. 195?/196?-197? 
• Anderlohr's Greenehouse & Florist - Joseph Anderlohr Jr. - he became a Franciscan Friar  
• Greenhouse & Florist for a year little longer under Ownership
• Private Residence for few years
• Culver Masonic Cemetery Addition  
•  

S. Main  

• Culver Masonic Cemetery  

W. Shore Dr. - T's into Main St.
Tamarack Rd. - T's into Main St. from the south

...THANKS for the memories...