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OLD ARMY NAVY STORE ???

Date: 08-17-2008
By: briz57

 DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE OLD ARMY NAVY SURPLUS STORE ??? IT USED TO BE ON HOHMAN AV. BY THE PARAMOUNT OR THE PARTHENON THEATRE ... THEY LATER MOVED UP THE STREET, BUT I REMEMBER THEM AND "WAYNE'S TRICK SHOP" AND THE OLD "S&J RECORDS" WERE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER... JUST TRYING TO JOG SOME MEMORIES... B william m brislain 45
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08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2220 )		 Tom J Briz: I remember an Army-Navy surplus near the Paramount and Wayne's Trick Shop. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2221 )		 seejay2 You couldn't get a dud hand grenade anywhere else. Try getting on a bus with one of those now. The surplus store has moved to 165th somewhere closer to Woodward. I think it used to be a Paylow or some kind of grocery, but not as far as Prince Castle (square ice cream?)......Cj
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2222 )		 briz57 I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THAT WAY IN 14 YEARS.... THE LAST TIME WAS IN 94' AND THE ARMY SURPLUS WAS ON 165th RIGHT BEFORE YOU GOT INTO CAL-CITY... BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT WHOLE AREA HAS CHANGED QUITE DRAMATICALLY... ONE EVEN TOLD ME THAT I WOULDN'T PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THAT AREA... ANOTHER SAID GANGS ARE ALL AROUND, NOT LIKE IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO... WHAT A SHAME.... B BRIZ 1957
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2223 )		 Alan Vandever I remember 165th. st. As you crossed into Cal City it became 159th. st. a little further on you went into South Holland and it became 162nd. st. Then as you went into Harvey, it became 159th st. again.
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2224 )		 seejay2 They did all that to avoid confusion....Cj
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2225 )		 seejay2
quote:
Originally posted by briz57
I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THAT WAY IN 14 YEARS.... THE LAST TIME WAS IN 94' AND THE ARMY SURPLUS WAS ON 165th RIGHT BEFORE YOU GOT INTO CAL-CITY... BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT WHOLE AREA HAS CHANGED QUITE DRAMATICALLY... ONE EVEN TOLD ME THAT I WOULDN'T PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THAT AREA... ANOTHER SAID GANGS ARE ALL AROUND, NOT LIKE IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO... WHAT A SHAME.... B Which is one reason why we are on this board. You can read what someone else remembers, close your eyes and relive the memory for a fleeting moment without having to worry about getting shot in the face. The gangs are everywhere. I haven't had a reason to go to that end of town, therefore...............Cj BRIZ 1957
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2227 )		 duane Speaking of 165th, does anyone remember Prince Castle? It was an icecream (and burger, I think) shop not far from the Hammond, Cal City boundary. Their Ice Cream Scoops were square, so you would get square, rather than round scoops on your cone. As a kid, my folks would take our family and especially my grandmother (we called her Busia, which is Polish for Grandma) to Holy Cross Cemetary to visit the grave of her husband, my Grandpa, and to water the flowers at his grave and say a prayer. We went there often, not like today when people seldom visit their loved ones graves. So how does this tie to Prince Castles? Probably as a reward for going to the cemetary, my folks would stop at Prince Castles on the way back home so the three of us kids could get an ice cream. I always ordered the sherbet - a triple decker (square scoops, of course) of Orange, Lime, and Grape...yum. Anybody else ever get ice cream or burgers there??
08-17-2008
( Reply#: 2228 )		 Tom J
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Originally posted by duane
Speaking of 165th, does anyone remember Prince Castle? It was an icecream (and burger, I think) shop not far from the Hammond, Cal City boundary. Their Ice Cream Scoops were square, so you would get square, rather than round scoops on your cone. As a kid, my folks would take our family and especially my grandmother (we called her Busia, which is Polish for Grandma) to Holy Cross Cemetary to visit the grave of her husband, my Grandpa, and to water the flowers at his grave and say a prayer. We went there often, not like today when people seldom visit their loved ones graves. So how does this tie to Prince Castles? Probably as a reward for going to the cemetary, my folks would stop at Prince Castles on the way back home so the three of us kids could get an ice cream. I always ordered the sherbet - a triple decker (square scoops, of course) of Orange, Lime, and Grape...yum. Anybody else ever get ice cream or burgers there??
It's really strange that we didn't get burgers or ice cream from Prince Castle, since we lived just a few blocks east of it. I think in my whole childhood there were only one or two occasions when we got anything from there, and I can't even remember if the burgers were good. I don't remember ever getting ice cream there. It sounds like I really missed out on something unique. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2229 )		 briz57 I WAS THINKING PRINCE CASTLE WAS ON 169th, MAYBE NOT THOUGH... THERE ALSO WAS THE BIG BOY OUT ON INDIANAPOLIS BLVD... SEEMS LIKE THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT THERE IT WAS A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING THOUGH... BUT I ATE THERE MANY TIMES SINCE MY MOM WORKED AT THE HOUSE OF PIZZA FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG... AHHH WHAT MEMORIES !!! B BRIZ 1957
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2230 )		 Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by briz57
I WAS THINKING PRINCE CASTLE WAS ON 169th, MAYBE NOT THOUGH... THERE ALSO WAS THE BIG BOY OUT ON INDIANAPOLIS BLVD... SEEMS LIKE THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT THERE IT WAS A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING THOUGH... BUT I ATE THERE MANY TIMES SINCE MY MOM WORKED AT THE HOUSE OF PIZZA FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG... AHHH WHAT MEMORIES !!! B BRIZ 1957
House of Pizza! Now THAT place has been around a while. They were still going strong last I heard, which wasn't all that long ago. I ate there a couple years ago during a visit to The Region. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2231 )		 duane Yes, you could be right...it probably was on 169th. As I get old, the memory gets less reliable. Ditto Tom on House of Pizza....is there ANYONE who hasn't eaten there at least once in their life?
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2232 )		 briz57 WELL, I KINDA OUT GREW THE HOUSE OF PIZZA... AFTER MA FED IT TO US ALOT...LOL I BECAME A FAN OF JOHN'S PIZZARIA IN CAL-CITY... THEY HAD THE BEST BONED AND BUTTERED PEARCH.... THEN THERE WAS A PLACE IN NORTH HAMMOND OR WHITING RIGHT OUT BY THE LAKE [NEAR THE NIPSCO PLANT] THAT GREAT SHRIMP DINNERS TOO... I GUESS THE OLDTIMERS HAS GOTTEN TO ME BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME !!! AND THE ALL TIME FAVORITE FREDDY'S STEAK HOUSE ON KENNEDY AV... I WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 AND MY DAD KEPT GIVING ME HIS OLIVES FROM HIS MARTINI'S... NEEDLESS TO SAY, I GOT DRUNK FROM THEM AND FELL DOWN [AS I WAS TOLD]... DAMN OLD MAN...LOL B BRIZ 1957
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2233 )		 Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by briz57
WELL, I KINDA OUT GREW THE HOUSE OF PIZZA... AFTER MA FED IT TO US ALOT...LOL I BECAME A FAN OF JOHN'S PIZZARIA IN CAL-CITY... THEY HAD THE BEST BONED AND BUTTERED PEARCH.... THEN THERE WAS A PLACE IN NORTH HAMMOND OR WHITING RIGHT OUT BY THE LAKE [NEAR THE NIPSCO PLANT] THAT GREAT SHRIMP DINNERS TOO... I GUESS THE OLDTIMERS HAS GOTTEN TO ME BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME !!! AND THE ALL TIME FAVORITE FREDDY'S STEAK HOUSE ON KENNEDY AV... I WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 AND MY DAD KEPT GIVING ME HIS OLIVES FROM HIS MARTINI'S... NEEDLESS TO SAY, I GOT DRUNK FROM THEM AND FELL DOWN [AS I WAS TOLD]... DAMN OLD MAN...LOL B BRIZ 1957
You might be talking about Phil Schmidt's Restaurant with the good shrimp dinners. I guess it could have been Vogel's, though? Phil Schmidt's only recently closed, just a few months ago. Vogel's has been shut down a good while, I think. No, Prince Castle was DEFINITELY on 165th. I lived two blocks east of Calumet and six houses north of 165th, so I was not too far from Prince Castle. It was a few blocks west of Calumet and not too far from Hohman. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2235 )		 briz57 YES TJ.... PHIL SCHMIDT'S.... SORRY TO HEAR THEY CLOSED DOWN... THEY WERE GREAT.... I REMEMBER FRIDAY NIGHTS THEY HAD A WAIT THOUGH... THERE WAS A PLACE IN THE HARBOR CALLED TACO JOE'S.... THEY HAD THE BEST TACOS IN THE AREA... THEN ONE DAY, THEY WERE CLOSED... LATER I FOUND OUT THE HEALTH DEPT. CLOSED THEM DOWN, AFTER THE CITY FOUND THE SEWER WAS CLOGGED UP WITH CAT SKINS.... BEST DAMN CAT I EVER ATE THOUGH...LOL B BRIZ 1957
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2236 )		 duane Thanks Tom....I guess I'm not as senile as I thought. Probably thought it was a brain freeze from those Prince Castle ice cream cones! As I got older, I used to ride my bike over that way to the Illinois side and go to Sand Ridge Nature Center in the Cook County Forest Preserves.
08-18-2008
( Reply#: 2237 )		 wvcogs Does anyone remember a pizza place on Ridge Road in Lansing? I remember going there with kids from Morton during the late '50s, but sure can't remember its name. Ken...
08-19-2008
( Reply#: 2239 )		 duane Barton's? There was originally one in Lansing, and then I think they opened one on Indianapolis Blvd. It had the wine bottle candle holders.
08-19-2008
( Reply#: 2240 )		 wvcogs Thanks Duane. I'm not really sure. The only thing I remember is that it was on the north side of the street. Ken...
08-19-2008
( Reply#: 2244 )		 Pro2am Briz, Yes, Army-Navy was originally located on the east side of Hohman near the Paramount theater (remember the anti-tank gun that used to sit on the sidewalk in fron of it?). Later they moved north, to the NW corner of Hohman and State St. Sometime in the late '80s[?] they relocated to 165th St. a couple of blocks west of Calumet Ave. AFIK they're now either out of business or have relocated to another town. Mike Rapchak Jr. -------------------------------------
quote:
Originally posted by briz57
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE OLD ARMY NAVY SURPLUS STORE ??? IT USED TO BE ON HOHMAN AV. BY THE PARAMOUNT OR THE PARTHENON THEATRE ... THEY LATER MOVED UP THE STREET, BUT I REMEMBER THEM AND "WAYNE'S TRICK SHOP" AND THE OLD "S&J RECORDS" WERE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER... JUST TRYING TO JOG SOME MEMORIES... B william m brislain
08-19-2008
( Reply#: 2245 )		 Pro2am CJ, LOL! Yep, those were the days! I recall buying a gen-yoo-wine WWII bayonet there and taking it home on the bus. :-) Mike Rapchak Jr. ----------------------------------
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Originally posted by seejay2
You couldn't get a dud hand grenade anywhere else. Try getting on a bus with one of those now. The surplus store has moved to 165th somewhere closer to Woodward. I think it used to be a Paylow or some kind of grocery, but not as far as Prince Castle (square ice cream?)......Cj
08-19-2008
( Reply#: 2246 )		 Pro2am Briz, There was a White Castle-type place on the SW corner of Indianapolis Blvd. and 169th St.,next to the Serenade Drive-In. Can't remember the name of it, however (I don't think it was Prince Castle). And there was a Big Boy a couple of blocks north on the west side of the Blvd. near 167th St. (south of Woodmar Shopping Center). I think it's now a Pepe's or some such Mexican resturant; I don't think it's the same building, though (I'm pretty sure the original was torn down long ago). Mike Rapchak Jr. --------------------------------
quote:
Originally posted by briz57
I WAS THINKING PRINCE CASTLE WAS ON 169th, MAYBE NOT THOUGH... THERE ALSO WAS THE BIG BOY OUT ON INDIANAPOLIS BLVD... SEEMS LIKE THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT THERE IT WAS A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING THOUGH... BUT I ATE THERE MANY TIMES SINCE MY MOM WORKED AT THE HOUSE OF PIZZA FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG... AHHH WHAT MEMORIES !!! B BRIZ 1957
08-20-2008
( Reply#: 2247 )		 briz57 HEY, PRO2AM THANKS... I THINK THERE WAS A KING CASTLE SOMEWHERE... DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THOUGH.... I'VE ONLY LIVED IN 6 STATES SINCE THEN, SO MY TRAVELS HAVE ME A BIT CONFUSED AT TIMES...LOL I DO REMEMBER THAT WHOLE AREA, WOODMAR, THE OLD PULLMAN STANDARD, EVEN THE CARSON PIERIE SCOTT STORE THAT MY MOM USED TO DRAG ME TO FOR CLOTHES... THAT WAS THE PLACE TO GO THOUGH WHEN YOU WERE 14 OR 15... WOODMAR WAS THE FORERUNNER TO SOUTHLAKE MALL AND WAS A GIANT IN IT'S DAY... BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE COOL ELEVATOR LIKE EDWARD C. MINAS IN THE OLD DOWNTOWN AREA.... AND MOM ALWAYS GAVE THE OPERATOR GUY A TIP... I GUESS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T CRASH THE THING, OR GET ME CAUGHT IN THE GATE THAT HE CLOSED AFTER THE DOORS SHUT...LOL B BRIZ 1957
08-22-2008
( Reply#: 2250 )		 wvcogs Hello Briz, ajschicubs85 has posted photo of scenes around Hammond to his Webshots albums. Take a look at this link. [url="http://community.webshots.com/user/ajschicubs85?vhost=community"]Hammond Memories[/url] Ken...
08-22-2008
( Reply#: 2251 )		 briz57 WOW !!!! THANKS WVCOGS.... I HAD NO IDEA THAT WOODMAR WAS GONE !!! THAT'S A SHAME, AND WHERE WERE ALL THE TREE HUGGERS WHEN THIS HAPPENED ??? YOU THINK THAT THE PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESERVED OR SOMETHING... OH WELL, I GUESS IT WAS AN ECONOMICS THING... BUT THANKS FOR THE ALBUM INFO... B BRIZ 1957
08-22-2008
( Reply#: 2252 )		 wvcogs Here's a site that covers briefly the history and death of Woodmar Shopping Center, which became a Mall in its later life. [url="http://www.geocities.com/jaloweplays/woodmar.html"]Woodmar History[/url] Ken...
09-05-2008
( Reply#: 2273 )		 wvcogs Do you remember: Hoosier State Bank, Miles Paint & Hardware, Fannie Mae Candy, The Hobby Shop, J.J. Newberry, Einhorn's, The Court Shop, Kinney Shoes, Lerner Shops, Maling Shoes, Rothschild, O'Connor & Goldberg Shoes, Comay's Jewelers, Comay's Record Shop, Benson-Rixon Men's Shop, Fabric Mart, Watland's Camera, Neumode Hosiery, Walgreen Drugs, National Food Stores, and some other stores, shops and services? Yes, that was the original Woodmar Shopping Center. By the way, is anyone out there old enough to remember the trampolines out back along 167th Street? Ken...
09-05-2008
( Reply#: 2276 )		 seejay2 YESSS!!!! Remember the 'butt kicking' I talked about in the "Former Hessvillites" post? This was where one of those fragile 'coming of age' butt whippings happened.....Cj
12-07-2009
( Reply#: 4130 )		 Jay The Army Navy Surplus store in Hammond closed in 2006. The owner passed away in 2005 just three months after suffering a stroke. He was only 50 years old. Since no one in the family wanted to take over the business, they went through the usual going out of business routine by offering discounts that gradually increased until the stock was gone. I visited the store during this going out of business sale and got this information from the employees. The Army Navy Surplus store had been a Hammond business for 60 years. It was opened by the owner's father in a small shop on Hohman Avenue before moving to the corner of Hohman and State Street, and then to its final location at 504 - 165th Street.
12-07-2009
( Reply#: 4132 )		 Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
The Army Navy Surplus store in Hammond closed in 2006. The owner passed away in 2005 just three months after suffering a stroke. He was only 50 years old. Since no one in the family wanted to take over the business, they went through the usual going out of business routine by offering discounts that gradually increased until the stock was gone. I visited the store during this going out of business sale and got this information from the employees. The Army Navy Surplus store had been a Hammond business for 60 years. It was opened by the owner's father in a small shop on Hohman Avenue before moving to the corner of Hohman and State Street, and then to its final location at 504 - 165th Street.
Thanks for the info, Jay, sad though it is. I think ALL of us have fond memories of the Army Navy Surplus store. I remember it from when it was near the Paramount Theater. Wasn't Wayne's Trick Shop right there, too? Tom
12-07-2009
( Reply#: 4134 )		 Jay Yes, Wayne's Trick Shop was located within a block of that location. My dad belonged to many organizations and would often drag me along when he shopped at Wayne's for magic tricks and adult gags to give away as gifts.
12-08-2009
( Reply#: 4145 )		 HassoBenSoba I know it's been more than a year since you asked the question but--YES--I remember the trampoline place in back of Woodmar very well. I have a home movie of myself, my brother Mike and sister Nancy bouncing around inanely there, which was filmed in June of 1960; I think the place had just opened then. Do you remember that there was also a miniature golf course added there a few years later? Not sure if it was ADDED to the trampolines or actually replaced them...but I remember golfing there in May of '64. There was one hole that was underneath a canopy of some sort--like a miniature garage port. Suspended directly over the hole (and almost touching it) was a long block of wood hanging from a chain, which was attached to the underside of the roof. You'd start the block and chain swinging like a pendulum over the hole, and try to putt the ball in without being clobbered by the swinging block. Simple pleasures. Larry R
quote:
Originally posted by wvcogs
Do you remember: Hoosier State Bank, Miles Paint & Hardware, Fannie Mae Candy, The Hobby Shop, J.J. Newberry, Einhorn's, The Court Shop, Kinney Shoes, Lerner Shops, Maling Shoes, Rothschild, O'Connor & Goldberg Shoes, Comay's Jewelers, Comay's Record Shop, Benson-Rixon Men's Shop, Fabric Mart, Watland's Camera, Neumode Hosiery, Walgreen Drugs, National Food Stores, and some other stores, shops and services? Yes, that was the original Woodmar Shopping Center. By the way, is anyone out there old enough to remember the trampolines out back along 167th Street? Ken...
07-17-2010
( Reply#: 5877 )		 tom w Back in the 70s I was running a dozer on the ore dock at U.S.S. The machine was old and didn't have a heated cab. The first night I wore a Carhart jacket and pants and cowboy boots. I froze especially my feet and hands. The next day I trooped right down to the Army store at Hohman and State. I left the store with a snowmobile suit and a pair of 3-buckle boots and army gloves with liners. I was warm as toast for the rest of the job. Believe it or not, living here in Florida, I miss Hammond's weather once in a while. I have been gone since 1988. Tom W.
07-17-2010
( Reply#: 5878 )		 BobK It wasn't cold enough for you this past winter, Tom? Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
07-17-2010
( Reply#: 5879 )		 tom w Well, it was cold enough that I had to buy a new Levi jacket at Sears and thats pretty cold. I think that my blood must have turned to crap by now. Whats worse is NO ALCHOHOL (anti-freeze) for 22 years. What about you? Do you trailer the bike? Tom W
07-17-2010
( Reply#: 5880 )		 BobK To and from FL, yes. We have too much stuff to take back and forth to just take the trike and we do need a car down there. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
07-17-2010
( Reply#: 5881 )		 Terry briz57 Looks like you hit paydirt when you asked about these places. The Army-Navy Store was a mysterious and fascinating place. When I was 12 or so I bought an Army pack, cartridge belt and canteen at the Army-Navy Store. Wayne's was around forever, but I was only in there a few times. Do not know where S&J Recors was located; I worked at N & C Radio, Television, Records (5426 Hohman; that would be on the corner of Douglas and Hohman); there was also an auto parts store in the same building and there was a dinner-like restaurant just to the North of us (one of two such dinners in Hammond; the other was by the Post Office on State Street; someone out there will know the name of these dinners). I worked in the record shop for at least two years, around 1960. LPs were generally $3.98, although some were more. We had the top 100 45s on the shelf by Bill Board number; I found them by the color of the label and while today I can barely find my way home, I can still remember the color (and usually the name of of the record company)of most of the hit 45s lables (this rare talent has never been of any particular benefit to me). The boss told me that the sale of TVs, stereos and records paid the rent. When I reported for work, he generally made service calls. His name was Art. An honest, capable, private individual. He picked up records once a week somewhere in Chicago. We had one of those tube testers before they were everywhere else and sold TV tubes. Also sold needles (checked old ones with a microscope). A friend of mine, Dennis Callahan, alternated with me. We were treated well by the shop owner. We decided that the place needed to be spruced up a bit, so one night (like late!) we scrubbed the floors and put up new displays. The police knocked on the front door, wondering what we were doing in the shop at 10:00 or 11:00; it did not take much to convince them that we were not robbing the place. The boss was pretty impressed and pleased. The TV repair shop was in the back of the store and the boss told me to never straighten up his work area (I understand exactly what he meant and could later have said the same thing to someone who worked with me; we all have our own systems!). Dennis went into the Navy. I went into the Marines. I have not seen or heard of him since. I did stop in to see the boss during my first leave. He soldered a small antenna onto a transitor radio that I had to improve its reception. During the Cuban Crisis, passing through the Panama Canal on a helicopter carrier, I picked up Dick Biondi; I will never know if that was the result of the boss's technical enhancement or something that was on the military radio; I do know that it made me homesick. These are good memories and I had not visited them for a long while; thanks for rattling the cage. Terry
07-18-2010
( Reply#: 5882 )		 tom w Terry; The name of the diner was Kwi Kee Snax. The nice couple that owned them both, bought them from a chain called Steak-n-shake. I had dibbs on the seat next to the phone. I remember that on the first block south of Douglas on Hohman was a mens clothing store named Modern Tailors owned by Mr. Orvil Ragovan. I worked there for a short while. Me and all my buddies wore black car coats with black fur collars, black pin-stripe suits and white shirts with skinny ties! We wore black razor-tip shoes and carried a can of Shinola with us at all times. Next to the tailor shop was Merle Norman Studios. Across the street was Calumet Auto Parts. The owner was a city councilman named Pat Hartman. In the same building was the Hohman Tap owned by Joe and Ernie. I later bought the place and it became Toms Tap. Next door to me was the car lot for Schmusser Buick. I guess all of that stuff has vanished now except on the first block south of Douglas there was a mansion that held the YWCA. My grandmother was the manager there and they held dances in the carriage house in the rear. I see from Google that building is STILL THERE. Do you remember any of the above? Tom W
07-18-2010
( Reply#: 5883 )		 Terry Well, Tom, it's all coming back to me now........ I do remember the Merle Norman Studios (I frequently walked by the store on my way to see my girlfriend, who lived on Ogden). Do not recall the taylor shop. There was a drugstore on the corner of Douglas and Hohman when I was 10 or 12. I had forgotten about the auto parts store and your place (was that building on Hohman and Ogden and were there apartments above it?). You left out Stork Town, Tom. On the corner of Douglas and Hohman, was there a new car dealership there at one time (Bohlings?)? Tom, do you recall the Erie Lunch on the corner of Douglas and Oakly? Regards, Terry
07-18-2010
( Reply#: 5884 )		 tom w There was a dealership but I can't remember who. I thought Bohlings was on Calumet near Maid Rite. Seems like Douglas and Oakley was cleared for the new post office but I can't remember before that. You are correct about all the rest except my place was one story tall. Wasn't Waynes trick shop next to or in the middle of Schmussers lot? I remember a small yellow brick building. Do you remember a guy that everyone thought was a beat cop downtown Hammond? He wore a police uniform and had his own police radio. He drove a Dodge sedan. Blue or brown. He walked a route downtown. The only way you could tell he wasn't a real cop was that he was about 70 years old! He was a merchant cop. A gruff talking old gent that didn't mind yelling at kids.His name was Steve Moskow. But a real nice, facinating guy once you got to know him.You know, growing up when we did and where we did, introduced us to so many facinating characters but we didn't realize it until later. Do you agree? Tom W
07-18-2010
( Reply#: 5885 )		 BobK Tom, I think you're thinking of Bieker's on Calumet near Maid-Rites. They were a DeSoto Plymouth dealer. Bohling Dodge was on, I believe Douglas just east of Hohman and later there was Neal's Bohling Dodge on south Calumet. Wayne's was on the east side of Hohman close to Hirchbach? Ford. I think it was just across the street from Schmuiser. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
07-18-2010
( Reply#: 5886 )		 tom w I'm sure you are right Bob. I just cant remember. My dad bought a couple of new Plymouths but I never knew from where. I guess I have selective memories. I remember specific incidents from downtown like it was yesterday. Lots of them. Oh well. Does anyone have any memories of instructors at Tech? How bout shop teachers. Tom W
10-10-2010
( Reply#: 6127 )		 annieross I believe Prince Castle was in Illinois, King Castle was on 165th near Hohman. What is now called "the House of Legends" on Columbia near Southeastern used to be Nifty Burgers. What was crazy to me was that when White Castles came around on the corner of Chicago and Calumet in Hammond, it was to be really something, but between Nifty burgers, King Castle and White Castle, the burgers were all the same, small, square with the 5 holes, and they tasted the same. Much like "Krystal burgers" further south, just like White Castles.
10-10-2010
( Reply#: 6128 )		 BobK Nope, it was always a Prince Castle. I never heard of King Castle. Prince Castle was also in several locations in Illinois. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
10-11-2010
( Reply#: 6134 )		 duane
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Originally posted by annieross
I believe Prince Castle was in Illinois,
The Prince Castle on 165th off of Hohman Ave was east of the state line, therefore in Indiana. Check out these great ads - although they do not mention the Hammond store: http://dimbeautyofchicago.blogspot.com/2008/03/prince-castle-and-cock-robin.html
10-12-2010
( Reply#: 6136 )		 Jim Plummer I remember how cold the air conditioning was and how about those chairs with the small corner table attached just big enough to hold your ice cream? They must have come from a school supply house except they were metal.

 


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