Garwood U Pick and Farm Market

Transportation to the Fields

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Railroad Norfolk Southern Railroad near field

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Strawberry Fields

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State Theatre

     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.

State Theatre South Bend, Indiana

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Vandalia Railroad Station South Bend

      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.

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

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Union Station Technology Center South Bend

 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.

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     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.

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    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.

Side View of Union Station Technology Center

       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.

Union Station Technology Center Parking Lot appears to be unused

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

Rotary Clock Centennial Park Fort Myers Note the Caloosahatchee River in.the Background

     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,

Close up of the Rotary Clock Centennial Park Fort Myers

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Dedication Plaque

Inscription on Clock Base