“If you get a mixture of older and younger, it makes the neighborhood come together. The older ones can give a little helpful advice and the young ones can give them a different view on life. As you grow older you need older friends to help you grow old, but you need younger friends to keep you young. And that’s what you need in a neighborhood.” – Sue Gaylor, RNC Resident
The Schroeder Gallery
Meet me in the Village Article – 2002
Meet me in the Village Article – 2002
Gas station on University
Gas Station – Unknown Address
Meet me in the Village Article – 2002
Factory shot
Venamen-Gable Building
Filling station, unknown address
Back of village post card
Front of Village post card
Back of Envelope that was used by the Collegienne Shops
Front of Envelope that was used by the Collegienne Shops
Public Invited to View Stores Article as well as Normal City’s Attractive New…? (cut off)- but the place where Insomia Cookies is now, only when it was newly built
Opening of The Collegienne Store Advertisement
Announcement for the Formal opening of the Veneman-Gable Buidling at 1609-1611 University Avenue
Slip from Normal Cleaners with a note stating “Record of Mr. Emil Schroeder $100 dollars for rent on building at 1712 University for 5 months from Aug. 1, 1931 to Jan. 1, 1932. -C.V. Smith” C.V. Smith was the owner of Normal Cleaners
Normal City’s Attracive New “Uni-Mart” and brief article about Bert Rhyan who owned the Men’s store in the Uni-Mart
“Public Invited to Collegienne- Formal Opening of Shop’s New Home Tonight” and pictures of “Direct Affairs of Dress Shop” Individuals
“Emil Schroeder, retired shoe merchant, dies” obit and letter from Charles F. Coldwater, M.D. on who was responsible for keeping Normal City “alive and well”
Inside of Dalby’s Drug Store
Inside of Dalby’s Drug Store
Inside of Dalby’s Drug Store
BW Village post card
Uni-Mart restaurant front
Street with gas stations
Advertisement for the opening of the Green Door Tea Room
I am a graduate student studying Anthropology at Ball State University. My research focuses around digital technology and issues of identity and representation.
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