This historic WW II Pullman Trouper Sleeper Car. The car was designed to carry a large number of passengers in a single comfortable unit. In peace time, the car could carry a large number of passengers for long distances

The Michigan City Naval Armory is a historic military facility located at 3 Lake Shore Drive, Michigan City, Indiana . It is a white stucco art Deco Building. It was constructed in 1932 using WPA labor

Key architectural features are

. Geometric Symmetry

. Balanced block and monumental structural design

Smooth surface flat white stucco external walls

. Decorative Bas -Relief built in concrete panels featuring stylized nautical and patriotic motifs. Including American eagles, anchors and ships

. Stepped Pilasters distinct vertical columns and geometric set backs along the.roof line that emphasize height.

. The building was utilized by the U.S. Navy for training until 1966

The building was transferred to the Indiana National Guard

This building is listed as commercial. It was built in 1855.. The lot that it sits on is 4536 square feet..

The first business at this site was the areas first hardware and supply store. From the 1993 to to 2023, the business was the Villager. This was a home decor and gift boutique.

The building style was early 20th century commercial of Vernacular brick.

Architectural Features

Red brick masonry. It was built with locally sourced load bearing brick

Segmental Arch Windows. The upper story windows feature slight brick arches on the top.

Corner lot presence.

Large front display window

J.W. Spinning A novelty and dry good store at this location in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. In April of 1946 Clayton and Wilde

DeWaters purchased the business from Francis Goble and in the early 1950’s purchased the building. They soon expanded it to include the area behind the building to the immediate south. At the time the building was Chuck Convert’s Barber shop. The DeWaters family served Three Oaks with the prototypical dry good store appropriately named “the Dime Store” until 1979. Preteen kids always wondered if they kept the penny candy near the door so school kids could help themselves or it was a trap so Mr. DeWaters could call their parents when he caught them. Clayton served his fellow residents on the Village Council and later as Village President.

Kim Pruitt purchased the building in early 2004 and led the artist migration to Three Oaks with Art the Dawning. Colleen and Dan Altman purchased the building in 2008 and Martha Franklin operated Refund until the fall of 2015 when Poppy Hill Vintage opened their doors

. This cooling Tower is a vanishing structure from the stime of the steam engine. Fairly recent the one located near Michigan City, Indiana was demolished

The deserted building next to the New Buffalo Railroad Museum is a roundhouse for the Pete Marquette Railroad. It was built between 1919 and 1920.. It was originally a 16 stall semi circular facility used to service, repair and turn steam locomotives.

The massive train yard in New Buffalo closed in 1947. The round house was abandoned in 1984. Today only 3 of the brick stalls survive. Briefly commercial businesses rented these.

The original turntable mechanism that spun train engines was relocated to a different site.

Lehmans is an active tap room, winery, and restaurant in Buchanan, MI It is a historically designated 12,000 square feet facility that originally functioned as a core engineering ard testing laboratory for the Clark equipment Company.. In 2023, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places

The building was designed for functionality. There were wide single pain glass windows on both sides to provide lighting for the workers.

Steve Lecklider purchased the building in 2016 to expand his his family’s farm business (Lehman as Orchard)

The Historic E.K. Warren building was originally in 1905 as the headquarters of of the E.K. Warren

Featherbone Company from 1905 to 1926. The building style was Romanesque Reviva. The architect was George Maher.

Features of the building

Arched Entrances

Heavy round arch doorways

Coarsely finished contrasting stone blocks

Massive structures

Thick looking walls give the builder a permanent feel

Towers and turrets frame the main facade

Prominent conical

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This building was constructed in 1935. It is a 2 story commercial property.

Early Commercial History 1940’s to 196o’s

A and P grocery moved in the building in 1941 It served as the town grocery hub until 1946 when it closed.

Northlland Hardware Store.in Januaery, 1946. Lewis Siegel bought the property. By November, 1946, he operated the hardware with his partner Atkinson. Siegel sold the business in 1952. The business continued operating until the 1960’s!

This building was also known as Minton Block, Roe Block, or Pear Block This is a historic

3 story Italianate style commercial building. It had a double storefront. It was built between 1862 and 1863.