Hammond, Indiana

 Historical Photos - Hohman Avenue

  The Courthouse is seen
  from the top of
  an adjacent building.

1908

Climb to the top of the
Courthouse tower and
see what Hohman Ave
looks like. Open farmland
 can be seen on the
horizon.
 

  1910

  This 1910 image has been
  hand painted since color
  photography had not yet
  been invented.

The corner with the clock later became the Goldblatt's window that featured animated Christmas characters in the 1940s and 50s.

  1914

Notice the Lions Store clock also seen in the photo above. The tower of the Courthouse can be seen center-right as Hohman Avenue turns a the center of the picture.

The Hohman Block

Hohman Avenue
and State Street
Looking Southwest

Notice the Schlitz beer ad on the pulled down awning. When the advertiser didn't pay his bill you simply rolled up the awning.

This block was owned by Mrs. Hohman who held a lot of real estate in downtown Hammond.

This real photo shows a street light hanging over the intersection. Later post card photos remove telephone posts and street lights to clean up the downtown image.

1920

The Deluxe Theatre
takes over where the
Towle Theatre once
stood. Woolworth is
seen on the east side
of Hohman and would
later move north to the corner.
Automobiles, streetcars
and horse drawn buggies
all share the road in this
1920 photo.

1950's

Here is the view most of us
remember from our days
of growing up in
Hammond, Indiana.

Goldblatt's Department Store
was the largest in Indiana at
one time. The corner window
at right center, displayed
the Christmas toys, electric
trains and moveable Elves from Santa's workshop. This window
was made famous by Jean
Shepherd's "The Christmas
Story."