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Hammond, Indiana

Historical Photos - Hohman Avenue


	Hohman Avenue looking Southwest 1910 The Courthouse is seen from the top of an adjacent building.

	Hohman Avenue Looking South 1908 Climb to the top of the Courthouse tower and see what Hohman Ave looks like. Open farmland can be seen on the horizon.



	Hohman Avenue and Sibley Street looking Southwest 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.

	Hohman Avenue and Sibley Street looking South 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.

	Hohman Avenue South of State Street Looking South 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.

	Hohman Avenue Looking North 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.

	Hohman Avenue Looking South from Sibley 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."
			Above is a photo of the Goldblatt's Department Store in Hammond, Indiana. Behind the car making a right hand turn is the window for their annual Christmas display. To the right is the Higbees Department Store featured in Jean Shepherd's movie "The Christmas Story". But the Goldblatt's Christmas window is where kids lined up each year to pick out their favorite toy to put on their Christmas Wish List. In the movie, the Red Ryder BB gun was displayed in this Christmas window and started the storyline that always ended with the warning, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"