Hammond in the 1950s
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This video is so packed with memories, we only have room to list some of them briefly! Loyalty Day Parade of 1951; 1954 Fourth of July Kiddie Parade in Hessville (with a scary-looking clown!); the Borden Milk Company of Hammond during a 1958 open house at the plant – and Elsie the Cow appears with her twin calf daughters, Larabee and Lobelia; Downtown Hammond in 1958: Goldblatt's, Rothschild, Grants, Darling Clothes, Woolworth's, and you'll see that “Seven Year Itch” was playing at the Paramount Theater; State Street - Calumet City, Illinois – The Sin Strip!! Little Club, Star Club, The Show Club, Play House, and when you're hungry – John's Pizza!; Loyalty Day Parade; flood that hit the North Hammond neighborhoods; ice skating on Wolf Lake and at Forsythe Park; fire damage at St. Stanis School (East Chicago); Roby, Indiana trailer courts and Indianapolis Boulevard; Farris Garage and Glatt Auto: Robertsdale Baseball in the 50s at Forsythe Park; Edison Apartments, a project by Carey Construction from pouring foundation to putting on the roof; Hammond Centennial Parade of 1951, The Indiana Toll Road as it was built through Hammond in 1956, public works projects, Harrison Park and some girls putting on a play, Hammond Tech 1957 theater scenes...and so – much – more!
01:20:00 Runtime
This video is so packed with memories, we only have room to list some of them briefly! Loyalty Day Parade of 1951; 1954 Fourth of July Kiddie Parade in Hessville (with a scary-looking clown!); the Borden Milk Company of Hammond during a 1958 open house at the plant – and Elsie the Cow appears with her twin calf daughters, Larabee and Lobelia; Downtown Hammond in 1958: Goldblatt's, Rothschild, Grants, Darling Clothes, Woolworth's, and you'll see that “Seven Year Itch” was playing at the Paramount Theater; State Street - Calumet City, Illinois – The Sin Strip!! Little Club, Star Club, The Show Club, Play House, and when you're hungry – John's Pizza!; Loyalty Day Parade; flood that hit the North Hammond neighborhoods; ice skating on Wolf Lake and at Forsythe Park; fire damage at St. Stanis School (East Chicago); Roby, Indiana trailer courts and Indianapolis Boulevard; Farris Garage and Glatt Auto: Robertsdale Baseball in the 50s at Forsythe Park; Edison Apartments, a project by Carey Construction from pouring foundation to putting on the roof; Hammond Centennial Parade of 1951, The Indiana Toll Road as it was built through Hammond in 1956, public works projects, Harrison Park and some girls putting on a play, Hammond Tech 1957 theater scenes...and so – much – more!