College Avenue  

1920's views of College Avenue appeared in the Citizen of Jan 5, 1949

The three pictures take by Charles Cowen back in the 1920's when property owners had a hard time convincing the town board that this street should be pave.



This is the west end of College Avenue with the only houses to be seen are those on School Street. The tripod was tp warn the few motorists who attempted to use the rough pathway of the presence of a sink hole




The ares of the Cecil Griffith property and M. R. Cline house as the rear





At the top of Liberty street, shows the James Peirson property in left background. Shows condition of the street after a rain

1924 - Jul 11 - Notice of the Vacating of College Acvenue in the Town of Culver, City, Marshall county Indiana.

Notice is hereby given to the citizens of Culver city, Marshall County, Indiana, that the Board of Trusteested of the incorporated town of Culver City, Marshall COunty, Indiana, on the 2nd day of Jul 1923, passed a resolution providing for the vacating of College Avenue, as shown hereinafter and has set August , 6, 1923 at 7.30 at the town hall in said town as the time and place for the hearing of all remonstrances against said proposed chane the following being spread upon the minutes of said Board
Resoultion in the Mater of Vacating College Avenue

The Same being indicated on Medbourn's Plat to his addition and Subdivision of Outlot One of his Addition to the town of Culver City, Marshall County, Indiana. As the south half of College Avenue.

The matter of vacating College Avenue, the same being a thirty foot street was afain brought to the attention of the Trustees. DIfferent members of the Board reported conversations that they had with initerested parties along the line of the proposed changes and the consensus of opinion among the board was that practically all parties interested were favorable to the vacting of said street, which resulted in the following resolutin which unanimously carried.

Be it resolved that wherease a great number of the property owners abutting on College Avenue, indicated on Medbourn's plat of his Subdivision of outlor one (1) of Mardbourn's Addition to the town of Culver City, Marshall county, Indiana as the SOuth Half of College Avenue, having expressed their desire to have said street vavated and whereas following the suggestion of the propety owners along said avenue the Board of Trustees of the town of CUlver City have made a personal investigation of the prenises and whereas the opinon of the Trustees of said town said street as now laid out is not a public utilty or a needed highway and wereas in compliance with authority given under Chpater 129, Acts 1905, with all supplementary acts and amendments thereto be it resolved that


all parts of College Avenus as shown by the plat of Samuel E. Medbourn to his ssition and to his subdivision of Outlot One in his addiition to the town of Culver City, Marshall County, Indiana, except that part abutting on public highways, including streets, and alleys, the same being all of the said College Avenue abutting on lots 12,14, and 30 in Samuel E. Medbourn's Addition and Lots 31 and 45 inf Samuel E. Medbourn's Subdisision of outlot One (1) in Samuel E. Medbourn's Addition to the town of Culver City, Marshall county, Indiana be vacated.


the final hearing of the same to be heard at the Town Hall of the Town of Culver City, Marshall county, Indiana, at 7:30 p.m. on the 6th day of August, 1923, at which time said Board will receive or hear remonstrances from persons interested in or affected by such proceedings, notice of whichhearing is to be given by two publications in the Culver Citizen.
By order of the Board of Trustees of the Town of CUlver City, Marshall County, Indiana - George S. Williams, Clerk; W. O. Osborn, Attorney.

1923 - Sep 19 - Property Owners On College Avenue Must Pay City $5.00 Per Front Feet to Hold Ground

Act of College Avenue.

The College Avenue proposition has been casung the board more or less trouble for some time.

It has been deemed wise to open that street but property owners fronting that street were not so enthusiastic about the proposition.

At the meeting Monday night, the board decided that if the property owners fronting College Avenue sis not care to dispose of the twenty feet of groung which would be necessary for the opening of the street, they could pay the city $5.00 per front foot to hold the ground, out of which the city could purchase a street.

On the other hand, it they so desire, they may deed the property back to L. C. Dillon and he will make a gift of sity feet of ground to the city in order to get the street through.

September 17, 1930
COLLEGE AVE. PAVING ONCE MORE HITS SNAG - CALL FOR NEW BIDS

Town Board Lets Technicality Eliminate Record Low Bid on Paving of Street.

There must be some kind of a jinx hanging over the paving of College Avenue, for once more the project has been thrown off schedule. time, just when it was thought that the sailing was clear, the entire lot of bids received last week has been rejected and new bids advertised.

The whole issue appears rather confused, but it seems that the low bidder was given by a town official, a different form from the other contractors with the res ult that a minor item about some tile was omitted from the bid. This contractor had filed a bid of $1.91 per quare, while the nearest figure was $2.20.

The board had the choice of accepting this bid and paying the cost of the tile from the general fund, of securing waivers from the property owners concerned on this item, or of rejecting all bids. They chose the latter course. This means running the chances that another figure as low as $1.91 will be received and that the delay of three weeks or more will allow cold weather to interfere with the completion of the job. If the new bids are not low enough the only course open for the board will be to reject all the bids again, which will mean no paving during the winter and spring months for the marooned residents along College Avenue, a possibility they can¹t face with much comfort and pleasure.

Teddy Weiger requested the board to extend Williams street through to College avenue and the trustees took the matter under advisement

1930, 1 october - Culver citizen - - when the town opened a second calling for bids on paving College Avenue, only one man submitted, William O'conner and son; they entered their bid for concrete at $2.12 per square foot.

1930 - Oct 29 - Hoesel & Easterday to Build Dairy House - A dairy building is being built at the end of College avenue on School Street by the Hoesel Dairy, with which Harold Easterday is now associated. As soon as the building it completed it is planned to install a pasteurizer. -

1931 feb 25 Another house is being erected on College Avenue as a result of the recent paving of that street which has started a building boom in that, part of town. Sgt. Robert Revely has begun excavation for a five-room bungalow.

1931 - feb 25 Another house is being erected on College Avenue as a res ult of the recent paving of that street which has started a building boom in that part of town. Sgt. Robert Revely has begun excavation for a f ive-room bungalow.
1931 - June 10 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Speyer have started excavation on their lot on State Street, preparatory to constructing their new home.

1935 - Oct 9 - Ask Removal of College Avenue Light Poles

As a move to improve the appearance of College Avenue, a representative of the property owners concerned appeared before the toqwn board Monday night asking that the NIPSCO be requested to remove the electricty poles from along the street to the rear of the lots on the north side.

It was stated that the property owners had agreed to give the utility the right to use this land without charge.

The board agreed to take the matter up with the company.

1935 - Nov. 6 - The George Stabenow house on College Avenue has been completed and will be occupied the latter partof this week

1950 - Open house 306 College - Jan. 15, Mr. & Mrs. Ciecil Griffith owners; Glenn W. Voreis, designer & builder