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H. P. Wasson And Company
H. P. Wasson and Company, aka Wasson's, was an Indianapolis, Indiana, based department store chain founded by Hiram P. Wasson. Its flagship store, the H. P. Wasson & Company Building, was built in 1937 and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. History H. P. Wasson bought the Bee Hive Drygoods Store in 1874, renaming it nine years later as H. P. Wasson and Company. With the death of H. P. Wasson in 1910, and his son Kenard Wasson in 1912, the store was sold to Gustave A. Efroymson and his brother-in-law Louis P. Wolf. The chain would eventually consist of seven stores with the flagship store located at 2 West Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis. Efroymson was president of the company from 1912 to 1930. In 1930, a second store was built on Monument Circle on the site of the former Morton Hotel. The entire second and parts of the third floors of the Monument Circle Annex store were destroyed in a fire on the evening of June 1, 1969. After the Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appearance in the middle of the 19th century, and permanently reshaped shopping habits, and the definition of service and luxury. Similar developments were under way in London (with Whiteleys), in Paris (Le Bon Marché) and in New York ( Stewart's). Today, departments often include the following: clothing, cosmetics, do it yourself, furniture, gardening, hardware, home appliances, houseware, paint, sporting goods, toiletries, and toys. Additionally, other lines of products such as food, books, jewellery, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets are sometimes included. Customers generally check out near the front of the store in discount department stores, while high-end traditional department sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington is known as the "Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana". The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University, IU System. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington has 45,328 students, as of September 2021, and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone. Bloomington has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis Business Journal
''Indianapolis Business Journal'', often abbreviated ''IBJ'', is a weekly newspaper published in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. ''IBJ'' reports on Central Indiana business. It is the leading publication of IBJ Media. The newspaper was founded in 1980 by Mark Vittert and John W. Burkhart and was bought by American City Business Journals in 1986, by MCP in 1988, and by Mickey Maurer and Bob Schloss in 1990. Its economic columnists include Morton Marcus and Michael J. Hicks. See also *Media in Indianapolis Media in Indianapolis includes various print media, television, and radio in the Indianapolis, Indiana market. As of 2009, Indianapolis is ranked as the 25th largest media market, with over 1.1 million homes. Radio and television broadcasts are g ... References External linksThe Official Website of the ''Indianapolis Business Journal'' Newspapers published in Indiana Mass media in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is an American media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Emmis, based on the Hebrew word for Truth (Emet) was founded by Jeff Smulyan in 1980. Emmis has owned many radio stations, including KPWR and WQHT, which have notoriety for their Hip Hop Rhythmic format as well as WFAN, which was the world's first 24-hour sports talk radio station. In addition to radio, Emmis has invested in TV, publishing, and mobile operations around the United States. History 1980s In 1980, Emmis Broadcasting founder Jeffrey Smulyan purchased his first radio station, WSVL-FM Shelbyville, Indiana. In July 1981, Smulyan changed the format from country music to adult contemporary and renamed the station WENS and later to WLHK. In 1982, Emmis acquired WLOL in Minneapolis, MN and quickly became a top contender for ratings. Around 1984, the company bought Magic 106 in Los Angeles, California; at the time, L.A. Lakers player "Magic" Johnson was an early spokesperson for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubush And Hunter
Rubush & Hunter was an architectural firm in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. Established in 1905 by architects Preston C. Rubush and Edgar O. Hunter, Rubush & Hunter operated until 1939. Firm history Preston C. Rubush and Edgar O. Hunter formed their partnership in 1905. Previously, Rubush had been a member of the firms of Scharn & Rubush and P. C. Rubush & Company. Rubush and Hunter maintained their partnership until 1939, when both retired. In 1940 the firm was taken over by Philip A. Weisenburgh, chief draftsman and designer of the firm.Glory-June Greiff, "Rubush and Hunter," ''The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis'', ed. David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994) Weisenburgh retired in 1969."P. A. Weisenburgh," ''Indianapolis News'', November 13, 1972, 36. Partners Preston C. Rubush Preston C. Rubush was born March 30, 1867, in Oakford, Indiana, to William G. and Marie E. (Wyrick) Rubush. His father was a general contracto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Moderne
Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design, it was used in railroad locomotives, telephones, toasters, buses, appliances, and other devices to give the impression of sleekness and modernity. In France, it was called the ''style paquebot'', or "ocean liner style", and was influenced by the design of the luxury ocean liner SS ''Normandie'', launched in 1932. Influences and origins As the Great Depression of the 1930s progressed, Americans saw a new aspect of Art Deco, ''i.e.'', streamlining, a concept first conceived by industrial designers who stripped Art Deco design of its ornament in favor of the aerodynamic pure-line concept of motion and speed developed from scientific thinking. The cylindrical forms and long horizontal windowing in architecture may also have been influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington Herald-Times
''The Herald-Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Bloomington, Indiana and surrounding areas. The newspaper won the Blue Ribbon Daily award in 1975, 1984 2007, and 2014, naming it the best daily newspaper in the state of Indiana in those years. The newspaper is currently owned by newspaper conglomerate Gannett. History The newspaper is the current incarnation of a business started in 1877, the Bloomington Telephone, named for the new invention. In 1943, the Telephone merged with the Evening World to become the Bloomington World-Telephone. Another paper, the Bloomington Daily Herald, was started in 1947 and three years later those papers merged into the Daily Herald-Telephone. In 1966, the Schurz family, via their company Schurz Communications, acquired the newspaper from Dagmar Riley. Scott C. Schurz served as its publisher and chief editor from 1966 to 2002. The word Daily was dropped in 1977 and the name changed to the Herald-Times in 1989 while the newspaper switched from an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Mall
College Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Bloomington, Indiana. This is home to Indiana University's flagship campus. The mall's anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods and Target. The mall also features a Fresh Thyme Farmers Market (with no interior entrance) and an Ulta Beauty. History 20th century College Mall was one for the first enclosed mall properties developed by Melvin Simon & Associates Please note that the newspaper had erroneously used the date "Sunday, July 6, 1985" for this edition when in fact the actual publishing date was "Sunday, July 7, 1985". and was first opened in 1965 with just 250,000 square feet retail space. This makes the mall one of the older malls in the central/southern part of Indiana. H. P. Wasson and Company and Sears were the original anchors. Sears was the first store to open at the mall in March 1965 with 95,000 square feet and Wasson opened later in August of the same year with 35,000 square feet. A total of 33 shops were open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Worldwide, it owns interests in 232 properties comprising approximately of gross leasable area in North America and Asia. History Simon Property Group dates to 1960, when brothers Melvin Simon and Herbert Simon began developing strip malls in Indianapolis, Indiana. In December 1993, they took their interests public as Simon Property Group in the largest initial public offering of a real estate investment trust to date. Simon Property merged with the newly public DeBartolo Realty Corporation, owner of the real estate assets of Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., in 1996 to form Simon DeBartolo Group. In 1997, the company acquired The Retail Property Trust for $1.2 billion in a hostile takeover. Also in 1997, in partnership with Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo Morning Times
Kokomo may refer to: Animals * Kokomo (gorilla), a western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo * Kokomo Jr., a name given to two performing chimpanzees in the 1950s and 1960s Music Songs * "Kokomo Blues", by Scrapper Blackwell (1928) * "Kokomo" (song), by the Beach Boys (1988) * "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)", a rock/novelty song written in 1954 by Forest Gene Wilson and Eunice Levy and recorded by the Crew Cuts, Perry Como, and many others * "Kokomo", by Greg Brown from ''The Evening Call'' * "Kokomo", by Little Feat from '' Down on the Farm'' * "Kokomo, IN", by Japanese Breakfast from ''Jubilee'' Other * Kokomo (band), a British group from the 1970s * Kokomo Records, a record company from the 1960/70s People * Kokomo Arnold (1896/1901–1968), born James Arnold, American blues musician * Kokomo (musician), one-time name used by American pianist, arranger and songwriter Jimmy Wisner (1931–2018) * Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (1775–1838), a chief of the Miami tribe for whom Kok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Herald Bulletin
''The Herald Bulletin'' is a daily newspaper serving Anderson, Indiana, and adjacent areas northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. History ''The Bulletin'' was established as a daily in 1883, adding a weekly edition on Saturday in 1885. ''The Herald'' was established as an independent Republican paper in 1868, by Stephen Metcalf. It was published weekly. Anderson's two separate newspapers began operating as one company in 1949, publishing the ''Anderson Herald'', founded as a weekly in 1868, in the morning, and the ''Anderson Daily Bulletin'' in the afternoon. Upon their sale to Ingersoll Publications, the two were combined into one morning edition, ''The Herald Bulletin'', starting April 5, 1987. Ingersoll sold the paper to Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
