The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-06
LOST OPPORTUNITIES

liam ii. GOStlln proposed the widen
| ing of Holman street in Hammond.
There were not many substantial i'm
provements on the street at the time
and it could easily have been done.
Crimp artists said, What does the
little town of Hammond want with a
wider street. 1t is too wide now"l
HOFFMAN STREET MAY SOON LOSE
IT'S COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE
WHEN CALUMET AVENUE GETS
STARTED.
| 2. About ten years ago A r.
Knots lead a splendid campaign in
the legislature in the interests of a
harbor at Wolf Lake, a project that
would have made Hammond the most
important lake port in indiana OP-
POSITION IN HAMMOND KILLED
1.-THE MEASURE AND INDIANA
HARBOR AND GARY NOW OUT
tSHINE HAMMOND IN RESPECT
no THEIR harbor facilities.
3. Fifteen, years ago State Line
street in Hammond was as important
as Holman street. In fact it looked
as though State Line street would be
the important north and south street
fof that community. OPPOSITION TO
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE
lSTREET AND A LACK OF CIVIC
PRIDE WHICH PERMITTED CON-
lSCIENCELESS INDIVIDUALS TO
ERECT HOUSES IN THE STREET
MADE PROGRESSIVE MEN TURN
TO Holman ST. INSTEAD. Values
Istreet for twenty-five years and in
THAT time Holman street property
Iowners have made fortunes.
II A. East State street and East
iSibley street were once touted as the
future residential district of Ham
mond. HOMEWOOD WAS BUILT
AROUND HARRISON PARK WITH
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL EVER IN
VIEW AND VALUES THERE HAVE
lever INCREASED WHILE THEY
REMAINED STATIONARY IN THE
eastern PORTION OF HAMMOND.
5. The South Shore interurban
OFFICIALS wanted to build their main
line down Indiana avenue. They
: proposed to give Hammond the benefit
lof the best traction system that was
lever built into the region. IVORY
HEADED PEOPLE ON THE STREET
WANTED TO STOP EXPRESS
:, TRAINS AT EVERY STREET IN
: INTERSECTION AND IMPOSED 9TH.
= Err IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONS. GER,
= TAIN COUNCILMEN HELD UP THE
project WITH UPTURNED PALMS
AND INDIANA AVENUE LOST ITS
= lONCE CHANCE TO BECOME An
.lIMPORTANT STREET.
6. The chance for the modern
illumination of the business district
PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES.
/. The opportunity of the city o
Hammond to own a mile of municipal
docks along the east side of Calume
avenue at Lake George and thus max
Hammond a free" port.
g. The opportunity of the peopl
of West Hammond to open up Burn
ham avenue and put that city il
wisch and Burnham.
3. The opportunity of the city O
Hammond to bring about the improve
ment of Fifth avenue from Cline ave
ne nue. to Gibson and thence into Ham
IL mond thus creating a short intercit
er thoroughfare
On 4. The opportunity of Harmon
r. to bring about the construction of 3
Lowell and thus permit its merchant
to get in touch with the wealth of til
agricultural districts.
I. 5. The opportunity of Harmon
on To bui1d a combined civ market an
NJ finterurban terminal and decrease til
20 cost of living.
6. The opportunity to get rid {
the Erie yards.
:. OPPORTUNITIES EMBRACED.
-. /. The extension of Calumet av
he nue. on straight line through Lal
ne George.
on 2. The building of Harrison Par
to 3. The building of the COUNT
CLUB.
let a. The locating of many indu
! a tries to replace the g. II. Hammer
air Company.
nj 5. The fight to save the courts
rid Hammond.
uld 6. The locating of the Gogeh
i'm Iron Company.