Indiana Album

Anderson, Indiana - The Zwickel Meat Market building stood on the SE corner of Main and 10th Streets from the 1880s through 1957. Posing in front of the brick structure with impressive bay windows are employees along with owner and German native Adam Ferdinand Zwickel (1851-1922), his wife Clara Kaufman (1855-1890), and sons Harry and Edwin. Based on the age of the youngest boy, this photo was taken in about 1888. Sanborn maps show the the 2nd floor was occupied by a club room.

During the 1950s the building housed Reynolds' & Dean's Restaurant and the Melody Bar. Sadly, a fire gutted the structure in February 1957, displacing the 1000 Club, upstairs renters, and the adjacent Anderson Bowling Center and Holthouse Furniture Store. It appears that the structures were razed soon after, but we'd like to hear from people who can confirm this.

It was replaced with a block building mid-century, which was occupied by Local Finance Corporation in the 1960s and 1970s, and more recently a bail bonds office. Please share your memories of these buildings and businesses. (The Indiana Album: David Willkie Collection)
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SCAN-A-THON, Sat., May 16, 10-4, Anderson Public Library
Share your photos, postcards, and documents of interesting Indiana places, events, and people! We will carefully copy and return your precious originals, and add them to our digital archive at https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/RandomImages .

To avoid a wait, please RSVP if you plan to bring items:
[email protected] / 317-771-4129
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Anderson, circa 1942 - These snapshots found in an antique store document Polish families who lived near and frequented the Polish Club, still in business at 3535 Forest Terrace in Anderson. Most are unidentifed, but some of the names include Alex, Rosie, and Hank Sokol; Helen Zag (Zagoraki?); Joe Dolenski, with his wife Nila Phyllis (Platt) Dolenski, and daughter Carolyn (later Wood); Fritz (Dolenski?); and "Fats" Belbot. It also includes "P. B. P." events. If you are familiar with these families or the club, please take a look at the Sokol Family Collection and click "Send Us Feedback" to ID people and places: https://tinyurl.com/3bavakvk

We'd like to learn more about the Polish Club. The Anderson Herald reported in April 1913 that "A building is being erected just east of the Arcade File works by the Nicholson File Co. for use as a club house and meeting place for the Polish settlement." In 1934 the Polish Club at 36th & Forest Terrace was described as the most picturesque club in Anderson. It was open to the public and offered dancing, beer, and tasty sandwiches, with orchestras performing live music Wednesday through Sunday. The Sokol family was actively involved and participated in club sports including baseball, and basketball games in St. Mary's High School gymnasium.
(The Indiana Album - Sokol Family Collection)

Want to learn how to date and identify your family photos? Join us this Wednesday, May 13, 6-7:30 at the Anderson Public Library for "Tips for Dating Your Family Photographs" https://andersonlibrary.libcal.com/event/15950193

Photograph Scan-a-Thon, Saturday, May 16, 10am-4pm, Anderson Public Library - Share your interesting Indiana photos and documents with Indiana's online digital archive. Learn more or RSVP: https://andersonlibrary.libcal.com/event/15950386?image