The Blackstone State Theater is located at 212 S. Michigan South Bend Indiana.  It was built in 1919.  The architect was Henry  C. Newhouse.  It is a four story brick and terra cotta building.  Style is Classical Revival.

    The first floor has 4 storefronts and the theater entrance.  The theater had one screen and seated 2500. It was closed between 1977 and 1994.  It closed again in 2016.

    It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in June 5, 1985.

      The Vandalia Railroad was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. One of its station is located in South Bend at 701 S. Main Street.  This was built in 1905. It is a 2 story brick building. It has Romanesque arches over its second story windows. The station is no longer in use by the railroad.  Of interest, the station is located across the street from the Studebaker Administration Building.

     When this author visited the site, it was apparently operating as a restaurant named Roselily.

 Union Station in South Bend is located on 326 W. South Street.  It opened in 1929. It was located across the street from the Studebaker Plant.  It served both the New York Central Railroad and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It was designed by the architectural firm of a Fellheimer and Wagner.

     The building style was Art Deco. It is a medium sized station.  It has a rounded barrel arched roof.  The platforms were elevated. The walls have a distinctive brick pattern detail.

    When the New York Central Railroad merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 to form the Penn Central Transportation, they used Union Station.  The station closed in 1971.  In 1979, the station was purchased by south Bend native Kevin Smith.

       Union  Station became a technology center. Union Station Technology Center is used by Global Access Point.  They renovated the facility to become a data center housing computing equipment from outside companies.

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     The Technology Center is a state of the art hub for digital information providing a location  for small businesses data center, data. transport and carrier operations.

     In 2019, the South Bend Tribune moved its offices into the Union Station Technology Center.

     The Rotary Street Clocks are marketed by the Electric Time Company. They are licensed vendor of Rotary International.  There clocks may be seen in Coronado, California, Toledo, Oregon,

     The author previously composed a blog on the Punta Gorda Railroad Station.  At that time, the building was occupied by a small museum and  an antique store.

     The depot was built in 1928 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad  It replaced earlier depots built by the Florida Southern Railroad.  It is one of the 6 surviving Neo Spanish depots built for the Atlantic Coast Line.  Rail service ended to Punta Gorda in 1971. The building was purchased by Fred Babcock.  He donated it to the Punta Gorda Historical Society in 1996.

     In December 12, 1990, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places

     In 2021, the depot underwent a renovation of its exterior costing.  $344, 729. 

     The antique store no longer occupies the former freight portion of the terminal.  In its place is an upscale coffee house.   It features the finest options of coffee,tea, Kava and elixir. It is Punta Gorda’s only Kava Bar. Its name is Downtown Kava.    The managers are Ryan G. Desrosiers, Sarah E. Desrosiers, Tony Y. Nguyen.  The staff is friendly and helpful.

    There is a large bar, tables and couches.  Thre is an outdoor patio with tables and couches.

The following are pictures of the Downtown Kava.

     The front of the terminal features a small museum.

The following pictures were taken of the museum.