The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-02
Will Once More Attempt to,
Make That a Center for
Business Activities as in
OIden DAYS. ''
VAST IMPROVEMENTS
MADE IN SECTION.
New Buildings Erected and
Old Ones Have or VIII Soon
Be Remodeled, Making
Them Modern.

Years ago that part of Main street
between the river and Sixth street
was the principal business section of
the city.
why can we not make this part of
Main street the principal business dis
trict again?" asks the West Main
Street Business Mems club. Then
they answer in chorus. "it can and will
be done. We have some of the oldest
and most substantial business firms in
the city and there has been more i'm
provements made between Third and
Sixth streets than in any other three
squares on Main street"
To entice back the trade which has
wandered further east on Main street,
the members of the West Main street
Business Mems club has decided to in
augnrate a boom and the club men,
bers are confident that their efforts
will be crowned with success. This
boom will be inaugurated tomorrow
evening, when there will be a free
band concert at the court house square.
a blaze of electric lights and myriad
decorations. To this function the
club members invite every man. wo-
man and child in the city.
On Main street between Sixth street
and the river can be found some of the
best business houses in the city--ex-
,s-hf
Establishments, a good hotel, jewelry
shops, harness and piano stores. drug
stores, fruit stores. and in fact. estab-
lishments which have stocks to sup
ply every demand.
That section of the boom district"
between Fourth and Fifth streets has
made many improvements in the erec-
tion and remodeling of buildings
Take for instance. on the south side
of Main street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets-a few years ago nearly
all the buildings were dwellings. Now
there is not a dwelling house on that
side of the square. John Eggemeyer
has erected a beautiful pressed brick
block. The first floor is occupied by
the Eggemeyer grocery. The other
stories are used for flats.
Not so long ago. S. w. Gaar bought
some old dwellings. removed them TO
North Second street and on their for
mer sites erected the beautiful stone
front block, the first floor of which is
now occupied by the McConaha COM
pany. This block is probably one of
the best in the city. The Sudhoff
drug store has been remodeled as we'll
as the block owned by Mrs. Shepman
and the Mink Brewing company. This
block adjoins the Eggemeyer block.
Much RemodeIing Done.
On the north side of the square
many improvements have been made
in the past nine years. The block oc-
cupied by the NJ. ]. Quigley drug store
has been most attractively remodeled
Next TO il is the Newkirk building.
which is new and one of the best in
the city. Mercurio & Co. and Joseph
Hassenbusch purchased the old Bar
CESS block and have remodeled il in
to modern four story building. COM
plete in every detail. Adjoining this
block is an ancient pile which has just
been purchased by Val Young. He
will tear down the old building and
in its place build an up-to-date block
for store room and fiat purposes
The block owned by Albert J. MoreI
has been thoroughly remodeIed and
in most satisfactory condition TIE
John Rolling block has been rebuilt
into a splendid structure
The square between Fifth and Sixth
streets is solidly built up of substan-
tial, roomy business blocks. Not
many of the buildings on this square
have been remodeled but all of them
are in excellent condition. Some of
the business houses have placed new
fronts to their stores and good ap-
plication of paint has added greatly to
their appearance.
New and remodeled business blocks
are not the only improvements the
West Main street merchants boast of
They point with pride 10 the beautiful
court house building and the Main
street bridge. The court house is one
OF the most beautiful buildings in the
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