1965 MAP CONTEST

[David Sechrest]

The 1965 Downtown Business Contest!

The object of the contest is simple: Below you will find a link to an aerial photo of downtown Columbus, taken in 1965. Click on the link. When the photo opens up, you will find the buildings have been numbered. Simply identify as many of the buildings in the photo as possible.

There are 131 numbered buildings. The person who identifies the most buildings correctly wins the contest.

Use whatever tools you can find to identify the businesses that were in the buildings in 1965. City directories, the Historic Columbus Indiana website, the 1965 Columbus Indiana telephone book, etc. You may want to begin your search for answers at the Bartholomew County Public Library's Indiana Room.

NOTE: When compiling your answers, please taken into consideration that some of the buildings may have had more than one business. If you can, name all of the businesses (if a downtown business was on a second floor, its address was denoted by a 1/2, for example, 406 1/2 Washington St.--Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Co.).

Once you have finished identifying all the buildings, please make sure you are satisfied with your answers. In submitting your answers, first list the building number, followed by the business(es) that were in that particular building (i.e., 33 - G. C. Murphy's 5 & 10).

Once you are satisfied, please email your answers to me at [e-mail].

CONTEST DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008!

The person who identifies the most business locations the most accurate will be declared the winner. The contest is open to everyone (except me and Richard!).

In order to award the prizes, you must be a REGISTERED Member of the Historic Columbus Indiana Message Board.


1st Prize: $50.00 CASH!
2nd Prize: $25.00 CASH!
3rd Prize: $15.00 CASH!

Link to the map:

Here's the link you need to follow: img440.imageshack.us/img440/1479/1965mapnoaf5.jpg

[Ricky_Berkey]

The 1965 Downtown Business Contest!


CONTEST DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008!

Dave, did you mean to make that deadline 2008??

[David Sechrest]

Well, you know I was bound to screw it up again!

It should read 2007

[David Sechrest]

Well, the map contest is now officially over.
I am still pouring through the 1,000's of emails I received regarding this contest, so it will take some time before I will be able to announce a winner.

Winners will be announced in the very near future!

[Bob Lane]

Better late than not at all I guess. I found the 1st Christian Church downtown, across fifth St. is the old library. There was a small park north of the library. Does anyone know what name it went by? I remember walking through it many times but as a carefree kid, didn't pay much attention to that sort of thing. Bob Lane

[jdhinkle]

IM SORRY I DIDNT GET TO PARTICIPATE BUT I KNOW 15 WAS THE IRWIN UNION BANK
THERE WAS A BUILDING UP TO SIXTH ST BEHIND THE BANK WAS THE ERICKSON BUILDING
THATS WHERE THE COMPTER WAS UNTIL THEY BUILT THE NEW ADDITION THE PICTURE IS A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE IRWIN UNION WAS UPGRADED

YOU ALSO MIGHT NOTICE YOU SEE THE ANGLES ON THE BUILDINGS THAT THE SHAPE TRIANGLED DUE TO THE PATH OF THE INTERURBAN
I REMEMBER THE NARROW WALKWAY ADJACENT TO THE HOME FEDERAL BLDG
I THINK ANDERSON DRESS SHOP WAS BACK THERE AND IT CAME OUT AT THE 5TH STREET SIDE
BY ONE OF THOSE HINKLE HAMBURGER SHOPS

[David Sechrest]

I am happy to announce that Ricky Berkey won the 1965 Map Contest!

Great Job Ricky! I will award you your prize the next time I see you!

Here are the answers:

1 - Dalmbert & Pushor – law (302 Washington)
Brumy's Barber Shop (304 Washington)
Hull's Business Machines (306-308) Washington)

2 - Hoosier Sporting Goods (310 Washington)
Seaboard Finance Co. (312 Washington)

3 - ? Washington

4 - ? Washington

vacant (314 Washington) (block was being vacated for the future Commons)
vacant (318 Washington) (block was being vacated for the future Commons)
vacant (322 Washington) (block was being vacated for the future Commons)
vacant (324 Washington) (block was being vacated for the future Commons)
Jester Store (326-328 Washington) (block was being vacated for the future Commons)


5 - ? Washington

6 - ? Washington

7 - ? Washington

8 - Simmen-Penisten Hardware (330-332 Washington)


9 - Schiff's Shoe Store (336 Washington)
Sutherland Beauty Salon/Sally's beauty salon (315 4th St)
Cook's Fish Shop (317 4th St)
Jacobs Appliance Co (319 4th St)
Harold's Café (321 4th St)


10 - Custer Bldg
Dalton and Payne Mens Clothing) (402 Washington)
Capital Finance Corp (404 Washington)
Cummins Bookstore (406 Washington)

11 - Smith's Jewelers (408 Washington) (now the Heartland Center)
Tovey's Shoes (410 Washington) (now Wildflowers Floral shop)
Tovey's Shoes (412 Washington) (now Papa's Deli)

12 - Dell Brothers (416 Washington)

13 - White House Department Store (422-426 Washington)

14 - The Lindsay Co - mens clothing (430 Washington)
Cummins Engine Co (offices) (432
Washington) (St Denis Hotel closed in 1964)
Carpenters Drugs (436 Washington)

15 - Irwin Union Bank (500 Washington St)

16 - vacant (518 Washington)(now Irwin-Union offices)
vacant (520 Washington) (now Irwin-Union offices)
Amick-Smith Insurance Agency (522 Washington)(now Irwin-Union offices)

17 - Malcolm Ross Jeweler (524 Washington)(now Irwin-Union offices)

18 - Jones Draperies Paint and Wallpaper (526
Washington)(now Irwin-Union offices)
Paris Style (womens clothing) (528-530
Washington)(now Irwin-Union offices)

19 - Lib's Nook Restaurant (534 Washington) (now Cooks & Co)

20 - Montgomery Ward (538-540 Washington) (now Brad's Furniture Gallery)

21 - Blue Front Inc – discount store (531-533 Washington) (now the Office Shop)

22 - Economy Furniture (529 Washington) (now Woods & Grooms)
Singer (527 Washington) (now Beth's Dancecenter)

23 - Genes Bakery and Delicatesen (525 Washington) (now Pokies Salon)

24 - Neal Paint and Wallpaper (523 Washington) (still in business!)
Floyd Deaver Realty (521 Washington) (now Wells and Wells – attorneys)
Ray H Detraz – optometrist (521 Washington)

25 - Del Wininger Jewelers (519 Washington) (now
gone - replaced by expanded Home Federal)
Shoe Salon (517 Washington) (now gone -
replaced by expanded Home Federal)

26 - Frohman's (womens clothing) (515 Washington)
(now gone - replaced by expanded Home Federal)
Meltons Hat Shop (513 Washington)(now gone
- replaced by expanded Home Federal)
Paul W Smith Agency – insurance (511
Washington)(now gone - replaced by expanded Home Federal)

27 - Home Federal Bank (501 Washington)

28 - H.L. Rost & Son – Jewelers (437 Washington)
F.J Meyer and Sons – carpets (435 Washington)
Photo Associates – photographers (409 5th St)

29 - Nagels Book Store (433 Washington) (now Baker's gift shop)

30 - Citizens Building and Loan) (431
Washington) (now Shoaf, Whitted, Garber & Zuckerberg - law)

31 - The Village Shop – womens clothing (425
Washington) (used to be JW O'Bryan Jewelers, now Tre
Bicchieri restraunt)
Lane's womens clothing (423 Washington) (now Gallery 423)

32 - American Security (421 Washington)

33 - GC Murphy 5&10 (415-417 Washington)

34 - Bruning's Specialty Shop (407-409
Washington) (407 is now the Beautiful Basket's store)
(409 is now the Athletes Foot Shoe store)
B & B Shoes (405 Washington) (now Frame and Art store)


35 - vacant (401 Washington) (was Parker Drug
store - closed in 63) (later Fischvogt Jewelery - now
Max's Jewelery)

36 - First National Bank (333 Washington St)
Fischvogt Jewelers (331 Washington) (now part of bank)

37 - Zaharako's Confectionary (329 Washington)


38 - vacant (327 Washington) (was Woolworth until
61) (now That Special Touch Wedding botique)


39 - Edwards Fair Store – variety/5&10 (325 Washington)


40 - ?

41 - Diana Shops (womens clothing) (321-323
Washington) (this bldg used to be the Kitzinger Bakery)

42 - Economy Sales & Distributing Co – gen mdse
(315 Washington) (former site of Mode Theatre and
later Colliers Shoe store)


43 - J.C.Penney (309-311 Washington) (now KidsCommons)


44 - Gamble's Store (305-307 Washington) (now
Marvin Johnson/Witkemper Insurance)
Masonic Temple (305.5 Washington)

45 - Union Starch & Refining (301 Washington)
(bldg that says "Irwin's Bank" on top)


46 - back part of Union Starch & Refining (along 3rd)

47 - Belvedere Hotel Building: (now the Barth
County annex bldg - was rebuilt as Surrey Inn after

the 1967 fire)
Ralph Rosebery (osteo) (422 3rd)
US Army recruiting office (424 3rd)
Gause Café (426 3rd)
Belvedere Hotel (428 3rd)
Indiana State Employment Service (430 3rd)
Columbus Abstract Service (432 3rd)
Columbus Insurance and Realty Agency (432 3rd)
Paul Jones – civil engineer (432 3rd)
Community Planning Consultant-survey (432 3rd)
Gilliland Insurance agency (432 3rd)


48 - extension of Belevedere Hotel building (on Franklin)

49 - ?

50 - Holthouse Furniture (435 4th St)

51 - Hollywood Cafe (433 4th St) (now the 4th Street Bar)

52 - vacant (425-427 4th St) (former site of Palms Cafe - closed about 63-64)

53 - Lucas Brothers Sandwich Shop (423 4th St)

54 - Harold B Shultz Cigar Shop (412 4th St)

55 - vacant (416 4th St) (bldg is now Smith's Row restaraunt)
Red Mens Hall (IORM) (416.5 4th St)
vacant (418 4th St)

56 - William D Hooker & Assoc – real estate (426 4th St)
Brock Sales and Sevice (428 4th St) (bldg
is now Lawson Pushor Mote & Gamso – law)

57 - Lego Typewriter Co (electric office
machines) (430 4th St) (this is the Ulrich Block bldg)
Snack Shop restaurant (432 4th St)
Irvin N Hendershot – jeweler (434 4th St)
Calahan Barber Shop (436 4th St)
White Star Meat Market (440 4th St)

58 - ? (420-450 Franklin)

59 - ? (bldgs now gone)

60 - ? (bldgs now gone)

61 - City Hall
Police Dept
Chamber of Commerce

62 - Luci-Marie Beauty Shop (415 5th St)
Edwin P Hawes Agency (417 5th St)
Wille Food Shop - restaurant (419 5th St)

63 - Anderson's (womens clothing) (416 5t St)
(small building to the left of Rio theatre bldg)
Polly's (barbershop) (418 5th St)
Erma's (mlnrs) (420 5th St) (old Rio
theatre building - now Home federal parking lot)
Rio Plaza Apartments (420.5 5th St)

64 - Sharpnack & Bigley – law (422 5th St)

65 - Social Security Administration (426 5th St)


66 - The Evening Republican

67 - The Evening Republican

68 - ? (building now gone)

69 - ? (building now gone)

70 - Samuel Harris House - (522 Franklin) (8
apartments in 1965) (exterior restored in the 80's -
inside is now office space)


71 - residence (526 Franklin) (torn down to form
courtyard between the restored buildings at 522 and
538)


72 - Boy's Club (502-506 5th St)

73 - 516 5th - James L Tilton - residence
518 5th - James L Tilton - dentist
522 - vacant


74 - Columbus-Bartholomew County Library (old library) (536 5th St)

75 - First Christian Church (531 5th St)

76 - garage bldg on Franklin

77 - Retirement Foundation of Bartholomew County
(original Senior Center)(Harden bldg - 331 Franklin)

78 - Brock Sales and Service Annex (used
appliances) (315 Franklin) (fomerly Carter Chicken

Hatchery) (now the home of the Columbus Philharmonic)

79 - ? (now LHP software)

80 - ? (building just to the right of LHP software bldg on 32d)

81 - ? (now a parking lot to the left of historical society)

82 - Apartment House (10 apts) (524 3rd St)
(McEwen/Samuels/Marr house - now the Bartholomew County
Historical Society)

83 - Serv-ICE and Coal Co (the ICE Plant) (542 3rd St)

84 - ?

85 - First Christian Church Youth Center (551 4th St)


86 - Phillips Stevenson and Wells – law (435 3rd) (formerally Jive Kennel!)


87 - Dobbins, King and Cline – law (427 32d St)
(small buildings to the left of Crump - mow gone
O M Savage – Acct (429 3rd St)
Crowder & Assoc – cons eng (431 3rd St)
Bartholomew Title Inc – abstractors (431 3rd St)


88 - Crump theatre (425 3rd St)

89 - Irwin Management Co (235 Washington)

90 - Smart & Johnson Abstract Corp (332 3rd)

91 - vacant (330 3rd)
vacant (328 3rd)

Lou La Bills Tavern (326 3rd)

92 - vacant (324 3rd)
vacant (322 3rd)
vacant (320 3rd)
vacant (318 3rd) (had been the Wagon Wheel Cafe)

3rd Street Cafe (316 3rd)
Hubert's Bar and Grill (Hubert Nentrup) (312 3rd)

vacant (310 3rd)
vacant (308 3rd)

93 - Hinkle Music House (306 3rd)
vacant (304 3rd)

94 - BF Goodrich (302 Third (Used to be the J. Vorwald Store)

95 - vacant (333 Jackson)

96 - vacant (333 Jackson)

97 - Sportsman Tavern (335 Jackson St)

98 - Jackson Street Church of Christ (341 Jackson St)

99 - Jenkins Barbershop (305 4th)
Bryants Shoe Repair (307 4th)
Bill's Lunch (309 4th)
Thomas Electric Co – contractors (311 4th)
Hoeltke-McCaulay Agency – insurance (313 4th)

100 - Horn's Fish Shop (324 4th St) (now the CB's dining room)
Bills Barber Shop (326 4th St) (now Casey's Jeweler)

101 - Columbus Bar (322 4th St)

102 - Simmen-Penisten Rental Center (316 4th St)
(now the CB parking lot - future parking garage)

103 - Huffers Beauty College (310 4th St) (now
the CB parking lot - future parking garage)
Elliott Brothers Plumbing (312 4th St)
(now the CB parking lot - future parking garage)

104 - Schneider Implement (302-306 4th St) (now
the CB parking lot - future parking garage)

105 - Hamilton & Harris & Co (Kaler Candy &
Tobacco Co) (421 Jackson) (now the CB parking lot -

future parking garage)

106 - Olympia Garage (auto repair) (423 Jackson)
(now the CB parking lot - future parking garage)

107 - Everroad Garage (autos) – Rambler & Renault
(433 Jackson) (now the CB parking lot - future

parking garage)

108 - ? Jackson

109 - ? Jackson

110 - ? Jackson

111 - ? Jackson

Carmichaels Fish Stand (544 Jackson)
Pennsylvania RR Station (passenger/freight) (542 Jackson)
Driftwood Inn (536 Jackson)
Snider Automotive Supply (534 Jackson)
Dunlap & Co – contractors (522 Jackson)
vacant (502 Jackson)

112 - ? Jackson

113 - Johnny's Standard Service (428 Jackson)


114 - ? along 5th near Jackson

115 - ? along 5th near Jackson

116 - ? Jackson

117 - ? Jackson

King's Taxi (402 Jackson)

118 - ? Jackson

119 - Columbus Roller Rink (223 4th St)

120 - Sunshine Grocery (215-217 4th St)

121 - Indiana Tavern (332 Jackson)

122 - Davis Tavern (330 Jackson)

123 - residence (326 Jackson)

124 - residence (320 Jackson)

125 - Joes Used Cars (300 Jackson)
B&K Café (308 Jackson) (restraunt with the coffee pot sign!)

126 - Goltra-Kershaw (law office) (240 Jackson)
(later was the office for the downtown redevelopment
commission and the last
building standing in the rubble!)(used to be the
George grocery store) (Now
the parking lot adjacent to the courthouse between
2nd and 3rd)

127 - Wilson Oldsmobile - Cadillac (216-234
Jackson) (Now the parking lot adjacent to the courthouse
between 2nd and 3rd)

128 - Carrico Furniture (212 Jackson) (to the left of bldg #128)
Wilson Oldsmobile - Cadillac (216-234
Jackson) (Now the parking lot adjacent to the courthouse
between 2nd and 3rd)

129 - Tommy Tucker's Gulf Station (137 32d)

130 - Imperial 400 Motel (101 3rd St)
Fiesta Restaraunt (117 3rd St)

131 - VFW (100 3rd St)

[nancs]

Way to go, Ricky. You make us proud-----------thanks, also to you and all the other terrific Visitors Center volunteers/guides. The tours and the information imparted are wonderful. Even for 'oldtimers.'

Nanc