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Ethnic Festival The Ethnic Festival was a popular event that took place each summer for over 20 years on Michigan Street in downtown South Bend. As this circa 1985 photograph
posted on Monday, August 24th, 2020
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Barber Shop The Oliver Hotel Barber Shop, shown in this early 1900s photograph, was located on the northwest corner of Main and Washington Streets. All three barbers are sporting moustaches,
posted on Monday, August 24th, 2020
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Grand Trunk Railroad This photograph of a Grand Trunk Railroad car was taken circa 1870 near Division Street (now Western Avenue) in South Bend. In the 1860s, Division Street was
posted on Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
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4th of July 1889 This photograph from the 4th of July in 1889 was taken on the northeast corner of South Bend’s Main and Wayne Streets, in front of the
posted on Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
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Rockne Premiere On October 4, 1940, Hollywood came to South Bend in the form of the world premiere of Knute Rockne, All-American. All four local theaters, the Granada, Palace, Colfax,
posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
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Odd Fellows Building The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) building, or as it was commonly known, the Odd Fellows building, stood at the intersection of South Bend’s Washington and
posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
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Notre Dame Astronomy Lab Taken in the 1870s at the astronomy lab at the University of Notre Dame, this picture of Notre Dame science students shows Professor Timothy Howard, for
posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
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Buffalo Bill Cody One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody was a frontiersman, scout, buffalo hunter, soldier, and show business entrepreneur
posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
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Coveleski Stadium South Bend Mayor Roger Parent announced in March 1985 that the city planned to build a minor league baseball stadium in downtown South Bend. Robert and Debbie Staley, from
posted on Monday, June 1st, 2020
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The Philadelphia The Philadelphia was celebrating its 39th year in business when this photograph was taken in 1940. It had been opened in 1901 by Eustice Poledor, along with his
posted on Monday, June 1st, 2020
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