Corner Tavern - 117 South Main Street  

Corner Tavern & Culver City Tavern existed side by side

1944 - Sep 20 - Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kelsey and family of Richmond purchased the Corner Tavern from Mr. and Mrs. Lee clahoun last week and took possession immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey and family will move Tuesday into the living quarters above the tavern, which were vactaed Friday by Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun and daughter, who moved to their cottage at Lake Manitou. Mr. Kelsey a former Monteery resident and the brother of Sheriff Walter. Kelsey.

1951 - Dec 5 - Levi N. Calhoun (restaurant) 117 S Main St. Culveri Indiana beer and wine retailers

1952 - Mar 12 - Donald Anderson (transfer beer and wine retailers permit from Levi N. Calhoun 117 S Main St. Culveri Indiana)

1952 - Dec 10 - Donald W. Anderson (restaurant) 117 S Main St. Culveri Indiana beer and wine retailers

1953 - Jan 28 - New Owner of the Corner Tavern is Esther Calhoun, who purchased the business from Don Anderson. The transfer of owner ship was effected last Saturday.

Esther's (formerly the Corner Tavern) / Esther's Corner Tavern

1953 - Feb 18 - Esther E. Callhoun (transfer beer and wine retailers permit from Donald W. Anderson 117 S Main St. Culver Indiana)

1954 - Dec 1 - Esther E. Callhoun (restaurant) beer and wine retailers permit 117 S Main St. Culver Indiana)

1953 - Nov 18 - Esther E. Callhoun (restaurant) beer and wine retailers permit 117 S Main St. Culver Indiana)

1957 - Oct 8 - Auction Sale Saturday Oc. 12, 1 p.m. At Acorner Tavern 117 S. Main St. Culver.... Esther Calhoun Salyer.

1958 - Feb 5 - Charles E. Wynn (Restruant) Transfer Beer & Winde Retailer's permit from Esther C. Saylyer, 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana.

1958 - Apr 23 - Recession Note: Local Draught Beer Returns to 10 Cents A Glass

The Tavern-restaurant at the corner of Main and Madison Streets, now operated by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rans has reduced the price of drought beer from 15 cents to a dime a glass

The establishment was recently sold to the new owners by Mrs. Esther Calhoun Salyer who bought a similar business in FLordia.

Dean Rans previously owned the place for 13 months around 1952 in partnership with Do Anderson.

The two-way licenses in in the name of Cleo Wynn, Mrs. Ran's father.

Mr. and Mrs. Rans are planning on makinf extensice improvements in the near future.

1958 - Nov 26- Charles C. Wynn (Restaurant) Beer & Winde Retailer's permit from Esther C. Sayler, 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana.

1958 - Nov 26- Charles C. Wynn a and Treva E. Rans (Restaurant) transfer Beer & Wine Retailer's permit from Charles C. Wynn 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana.

Corner Tavern 1958 - Oct. 1962 Dean & Treva Rans

1961 - Dec 6 - Charles C. Wynn a and Treva E. Rans (Restaurant) Beer & Wine Retailer's 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana.

1962 - Oct 3 - Bernard F. and Harriet Jane Scheetz (restaurant) TRANSFER Beer & Wine Retailer's permit from Charles C. Wynn a and Treva E. Rans 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana.

1962 - Oct 17 - El-Ray Inc. by Bernard F. Scheetz, Pres., 809 Michigan St. Plymouth Indiana (Resturant) Beer & Wine Retailors 115 S. Main, Culver, Ind. - - El-Ray Inc. (Resturant) TRANSFER Beer & Wine Retailers permit from 115 S. Main St. to 117 S. Main St. Culver, Indiana

Assumed with this that the Culver City Tavern was absorbed by the Corner Tavern and became one.

Corner Tavern Oct. 1962 - 1983 - 22 yrs, 'Bernie' Bernard F. Scheetz & Dick Kreighbaum

1963 - jan. 22- Three-Way Liquor permits Granted 2 Local restaurants

The Marshall County Alcoholic Beverage Board granted three-way retailers permits last Thursday,Jan. 16, to two Culver restaurants, the E l Ray Restaurant and the Lake View Restaurant. Both establishments heretofore had only two-way permits. The Culver votes were 3-0. Ted Hayes representing the State announced the Board's decision at 10:30 a.m. after an hour and a half debate.

Representing the El Ray Restaurant were Dick Kreighbaum and Bernard Scheetz and Kathryn and Robert May represented the Lake View Restaurant.

A delegation of Culver citizens headed by Dr. Ronald C. Williams appeared as remonslrators against the three-way permits. Speakers for the remonstrance included: Mrs. Ruth MacQuillan, president of Union Township Council of Churches; the Rev. Walter S. Chisholm on behalf of the Culver Ministerial Association: Sanford C. Snyder, an insurance agent; Mrs. Guy Davis, homemaker; and Theodore L. Ervin, president of the Culver Town Board. Mr. Hayes said in granting the permits " I feel that every effort will be made by these gentlemen to conduct their businesses in a lawful manner. As to the validity , we can only assume that it, is legal. A suit had been filed by Dr. Williams to test the validity of Culver town ordinance No. 177

Ida chipman wrote of the corner Tavern -

it had a beautiful terrazzo floor. The new owner cleaned the place up and installed new equipment. They tried to leave the atmosphere of an 'old Egnlish pub' intact. They did install a new bar... the top of a shuffleboard table - - slick enough to save steps as the barkeep slid mugs of beer to thirsty customers. One improvement that didn't last long was the "family Entrance" over a side door. The local minsterial group paid a call on the new owners and asked them to remove it because it said it sent the wrong message....

During the 1970's the late Robert F. Kyle an editor for the Indianapolis Star frequented the tavern and wrote of it: " Most of the men folk end up, at one time or another, at the Corner Tavern."

1963 - Nov. 13 - El-Ray Inc. by Bernard F. Scheetz, Pres., 809 Michigan St. Plymouth Indiana (Restaurant) Beer & Wine Retailors 115 S. Main, Culver, Ind.

Corner Tavern - 1983 - 199?

Corner Tavern - 1983 - ? Edwin L. & Barbara Bach

Corner Tavern - ?- May 1 1988 Charles 'Charlie' Kesmodel

Corner Tavern - May 1 1988 - 1994 Jeff Honzik & William A "Willie" Pearson

Jeff was director of horsemanship from 1980-1988 at CMA

Jeff Honzik said of their tenure "Willie was the bean counter and I was the backslapper"; and noted the Dick and Bernie came in every Wedensday for lunch as long as they owned the tavern.

Corner Tavern 1994 - 1995 , Dec. William A "Willie" A. Pearson

1995 - Apr- An additon was added to it and the interior was remodeled An additon was added to it and the interior was remodeled VACATED PORTION OF MADISON ST BY Culver ORD 1993-003: R/W MADISON ST LY S ADJ SLN L4 OP CUL

Empty 1997 - ? PEA-HO Limited Inc. 1995 - 1999 Apr

Well an end to a long era of memories - Sherri Lowery, Gloria Banks, Cheryl Wojciehowski Davis Reininga as waitresses among others; Janice Wynn as cook.

The rich & famous from the Academy that ended up crossing the treshold into the inter sanctum of 'the Corner Tavern' were: Ernie Banks (Chicago Sox's), Doug Sheenan (Knots Land), Jamison Parker (Simon & Simon), Alex McCord (Airwolf), George Steinbrenner (New York Yankees owner), John Denver, (just to name a few) politicians of all parties - Republican, Democrat, Independent (which included congressmen, senators, governors and the like), others who were associated with the Academy in some manner, the cottagers entourage and then us lowly "townies" (oops sorry I guess we are not to say that any more who probably did not even realize that these people were there in our presence!

I truthfully was never aware of the division of the town - lake - academy really until I met David and it all really sunk in - it was there during my childhood - but I never realized it - I never realy realized it existed so. Yet the division hit home more when David died in more ways than one.) I spent a many lonely evening sitting at the front window looking out on Main Street (or just an empty spot table or booth) after David died so I would not be alone in an empty house (that I could not tolerate while David and Susie ran the streets or Culver & elswhere with their friends) but yet I was alone even there - - - enjoying what I could afford - the 'famous chicken', a reuben sandwich (the best!), or just french fries or the deep fried mixed veggie basket with spinach dip (the spinach dip was the best!!!) and a mist & coke - sitting reflecting on the past - not thinking of the present or future - what went wrong - trying not to think of what was ahead...