City-County Observer

Vendome Hotel by Patrica Sides For decades, the Vendome Hotel reigned as one of the most luxurious hotels in downtown Evansville. When built in 1890,...

YESTERYEAR: Servel, Inc. by Pat Sides When the Second World War ended, Servel’s swift conversion to peacetime production created unparalleled economic growth in Evansville. By...

These happy National City Bank employees “ride” a tram that disguises some of the construction work behind the main office building at 227-229 Main...

  In late January 1950, large newspaper advertisements announced the opening of a new Kroger supermarket at 300 North Main Street, the third Kroger store...

This familiar commercial building has stood at Second and Court streets since its construction in 1902 on the site of an old hospital. From...

YESTERYEAR: Hose House #15 by PAT SIDES For Willard Library  In the decade after 1900, the area surrounding Bayard Park was developed into a neighborhood of...

North Side Bank and Theater by Pat Sides of Willard Library Constructed in 1913 at 100 North Main Street, this building has served as a financial...

On September 2, 1920, an era ended for Evansville’s firemen. It was an emotional occasion as the public gathered at Hose House No. 3...

YESTERYEAR: Joe Aaron By Pat Sides Evansville Courier columnist Joe Aaron was the guest of honor at a “roast” held at Das Kollker Haus restaurant...

Standing on the left is Chester (Chet) Behrman, carrying his familiar polka-dot lunch pail, with the young winner of the “Run for the Toys”...

Yesteryear: Sears Building by Pat Sides The stately red brick building at Fourth and Sycamore streets, pictured here in the early 1960s, has been a...

YESTERYEAR: Evansville Red Cross Chapter by Pat Sides In 1952, the Evansville Red Cross chapter organized an emergency committee of civic leaders to oversee a...

YESTERYEAR: Helfrich Park by Pat Sides At the urging of the West Side Nut Club, the city purchased a large tract of land for recreational...

This photo was taken in late 1959, when the Carlton Theater at 216 Main Street was about to be razed to make room for...

YESTERYEAR: Reitz Bowl Circus by Pat Sides Since it was built in the early 1920s, Reitz Bowl has hosted a variety of activities besides football...

Olus “Tex” Justus entertained Tri-Staters for more than three decades as host of “T. J. Time,” a morning program featuring “old time” country music...

YESTERYEAR: Peerless Laundry by Pat Sides The photograph was taken shortly after Peerless Laundry’s expanding business relocated from Main Street to a new facility at...

Fred Kuester’s first store, seen here at the corner of Lincoln and Weinbach, opened in 1937, in what was then a sparsely-developed part of...

Established in 1899, B. J. Shetler began his young company with two teams of horses and wagons, which traveled as far as Princeton and...

Winter of 1917-1918 This view of Southeast Second Street was photographed from Main Street, across the street from the Strouse & Bros. store, in...