Blue Front  

vacant

1908 - Jan 16 - Seeley L VanSchoiach has sold to Ed Bradley the lot adjoining the Bradley Hotel on the west for $450. Bradley will erect a biulding 28X100, one story high, to be used as an amusement resort. He has contracted with the Brunswick company for two bowling alleys and two pool tables and as soon as the weather permits will commence laying the foundation for the construction of a frame building. The entire investment will represent between $2,500 and $3,000

Mr. Bradley and son are erecting an annex to their hotel, dimensions being twenty-eight by one hundred feet, for the purpose of placing therein one of the most approved bowling alleys found in the state, at a cost of $3,000.

1908 - Feb 13 - D. A. Bradley has taken a half interest with his son Ed in the new bowling alley and will assist in its management

Bowling Alley Not Used

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1915 - Apr 29 - Harvey Kamp of Chicago has rented the Bradley bowling alley building and will fit it up for a theatre in which movies and vaudeville will be given.

A probabilty is that there is a Harry Kamp in 1910 census as "Broker" and in 1920 as "Barber" with wife "Carrie" (Carrie Wickizer) they married on 28 Aug 1890 Cook County, Illinois.
They are found in Find A Grave as
Harvey Kamp Birth 28 Feb 1867 Indiana Death 12 Mar 1955 San Diego County, California, Burial Mountain View Cemetery Altadena, Los Angeles County, California

Caroline “Carrie” Wickizer Birth 1868 Indiana Death 11 Nov 1932 Los Angeles County, California Burial Mountain View Cemetery Altadena, Los Angeles County, California


Carrie's obituary is found in the The Argos Reflector Thu, Nov 17, 1932 Page 1 - giving her parents as Andres J. Wickizer and Phoebe A. and listing a brother as P. A. Wickizer of Culver.

Ancestry list his possible parents as Samuel Kamp and Sarah Dickerhoof; he is listed with his mother Sarah in the 1870 Henry Twp, Akron, Fulton County, Indiana; she is listed as recieving a Civil War pension his father Samuel died 18 May 1868; Sarah remarried 13 Jan 1878 Fulton County, Indiana William R Marshall

Their residenice by cesus records:: 1900 South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
1910 Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois
1920 Chicago Ward 32, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
1930 South Pasadena, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
1940 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California 105 Monterey Road

1915 - Dec 26 - The Young men's Y have removed their club room to Bradley's Hall

1917 - Mar 22 - Henry Litzenberger has bought the Bradley hall and will open it as a bowling and box ball alley.

1920 - Dec 17 - For Rent Blue Front Dance Hall - See H. A. Listenberger 1923 - Mar 28 Will Open Bowling Alley --- E. E. Boblett, a brother of Chas Boblett of the Chasenlle hotel, has rented the dance hall formerly run by Billy Link and will open a bowling alley in about a month -

To Whom it May Concern - Anyone having anything stored in the building formerly used as a dance hall by Billy Link is hereby notified that I will not under any circumstances be responsible for anything left by former occupants. Unless arrangements are made by May 1; I will dispose of any property for storage. Address all repllies to E. E. Boblett care Chasnelle Hotel - Apr 18 & Mar 25 1923

1924 - "S"

1924 - Jan 16 - A. Fletcher has opened the pool and billiard hall just west of the Chasnelle which was formerly run by H. Listenberger.

1926 - Sep 15 - George Spangler has sold his interest in the Blue Front refreshment parlor, but retains his interest in the dance hall, which has won a deserved popularity.

1927 - Mar 27 - Henry Litzenberger Adds Oil, Gas Filling Station

Automoile accessories, and an oil and gas filling station are the additions to his business that Henry Litzenberger has made at the Blue Front building.

Work made necessary by the changes has been about completed and the new business will soon be ready to serve the public.

1930 - For Rent - Blue Front Dance Hall see H. A Listenberger

1931 - Dec 16 - Open Grocery Store - A grocery store has been opened by George Spangler and Fred Thompson in the Blue Front Store. They have been busy for the past week remodeling and stocking the shelves.

1934 - Sep - Buys Blue Front - Homer Kemple has bought the front half of Henry Lizenberger's Blue Front dance hall building (formerly bowling alley) which he will wreck and use the space for the enlargement of the driveway to his gasoline station