by Pat Sides
This early image of the brick and limestone structure at 118 SE First Street has remained virtually intact since its construction in 1917. Evansville was experiencing perhaps the largest building boom in its history during this decade, which included the elegant McCurdy Hotel that opened in the same year across the street from the Cadick.
The second and third floors of the apartment building contained “house-keeping suites†that featured the most modern amenities, and rent ranged from fifty to sixty dollars a month. The first floor was reserved for “bachelor suites†and medical offices, which included space for laboratories and surgery rooms.Â
The apartments were a project of Spencer County businessman Denby Cadick, whose name is still visible on the building’s façade. His next project — a theater at Third and Sycamore that would seat 3,500 movie-goers — was not as successful, however. The Cadick Theater’s construction began in the early 1920s, only to end unfinished within a couple of years. It is now the site of the old Greyhound Bus depot.
