Advertisement of the Porter Land & Manufacturing Company, July 27, 1894 - Chesterton, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Advertisement of the Porter Land & Manufacturing Company, July 27, 1894 - Chesterton, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Production Date: July 27, 1894Source Type: Newspaper AdvertisementPrinter, Publisher, Photographer: The TribunePostmark: Not ApplicableCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This nearly full page advertisement was placed by The Porter Land & Manufacturing Company in the July 27, 1894, issue of The Tribune to induce individuals and companies to invest in an area that was referred to as The Boom located west of Chesterton and south of Porter in Porter County, Indiana.The Boom was an area located in present day Chesterton bounded by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway tracks to the north and the present day roads of 7th Street on the east, Washington Avenue on the south, and 23rd Street on the west. This area, consisting of more than 1,200 acres, was purchased during the early 1890s by the Chicago Porter Home Investment Company. This company platted four additions to the town of Porter that contained hundreds of lots. At the time this land was subdivided and developed, the town of Porter had not yet incorporated and Chesterton’s western boundary only extended to present day 5th Street. Thus, all of this area that is now within the boundaries of Chesterton was at the time of its development considered a southern extension of the town of Porter.The Chicago Porter Home Investment Company, incorporated by Chicago-based capitalists in Indiana on September 4, 1890, intended to take advantage of the rapid growth that was taking place in Porter with its enormous brickyards and newly established American Brass works factory, the H. Goldberg & Company cloak factory, the Hillstrom Organ Factory, and the Vienna Enamel & Stamping Works. Housing availability in both Chesterton and Porter in the five years prior to 1893 was extremely limited due to rapid population growth, and the investment company sought to remedy this situation with a massive development south of Porter and west of Chesterton. This area would be referred to by residents and the local newspaper as The Boom and, in some respects, could be considered a dream city since the intent was to eventually make the development a standalone entity from both Chesterton and Porter.Many excursion trains were chartered by the investment company from Chicago to transport prospective buyers of lots to Porter, and The Tribune editor, Arthur J. Bowser, heavily promoted the development in his newspaper. Bowser even established a second Westchester Township newspaper in July 1894, the Porter Tribune, to support and heavily promote the development. In addition, Bowser constructed a two story brick building to house his Porter Tribune newspaper that was located at the intersection of present day Porter Avenue and 15th Street, 15th Street at that time being known as Main Street. This intersection served as the “downtown core” of The Boom.The Panic of 1893 would cause The Boom to be a bust. During the four year depression that began in 1893, the investment company would reorganize into the Porter Land & Manufacturing Company to avoid dissolution. Reorganization, however, failed to keep the company afloat and it went bankrupt in 1895. Furthermore, several builders stopped constructing six homes near the Main Street and Porter Avenue intersection due to lack of compensation, which necessitated a notice to be issued in the local newspaper to seek sealed proposals for the completion of these homes. It was estimated that over $1 million was invested into the development of The Boom, or more than $33.2 million in 2023 dollars. Later, Chesterton would annex land embraced by The Boom and slowly the town would expand to the west.-------------The following newspaper item appeared in the August 7, 1903, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:Chesterton Chips.The gentlemen who have purchased the Tribune building and the ten cottages in the mineral springs block, are now actively engaged in fitting up the property preparatory for business. The cottages are to be put in shape for occupancy, and the Tribune building will be occupied by Mr. Schultz, of Chicago, who will soon move out here to personally superintend the work. Considerable money is to be spent on this property this summer and fall, and next year it is given out that a fine hotel will be erected on the property. The new owners expect to get things in shape so as to be able to entertain guests yet this summer and fall.Sources:The Chesterton Centennial, Inc. 1952. Chesterton Centennial 1852.... 1952. Chesterton, Indiana: The Chesterton Centennial, Inc. 110 p. [see p. 10]Chesterton Retail Merchants' Association. 1949. The Chesterton Retail Merchants' Directory. Chesterton, Indiana: The Coffee Creek Press. 112 p. [see pp. 41, 43]The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 7, 1903; Volume 20, Number 18, Page 5, Column 6. Column titled "Chesterton Chips."George A. Ogle and Company. 1906. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana: Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle and Company. 55 p. [see pp. 46-47]George A. Ogle & Company. 1921. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana: Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle & Company. 61 p. [see p. 16-17]Lee & Lee. 1895. Lee and Lee’s Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Lee & Lee. 81 p. [see pp. 62-63]Moore, Powell A. 1959. The Calumet Region: Indiana's Last Frontier. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Bureau. 653 p. [see pp. 126-128]The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; June 22, 1894; Volume 11, Number 11, Page 1, Columns 4-5.The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; June 22, 1894; Volume 11, Number 11, Page 4, Column 3. Column titled "Porter Pointers. On the Movements and Doings of Its People. Including the Gossip and News of That Enterprising Town.”The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 6, 1894; Volume 11, Number 13, Page 4, Column 4. Column titled “Additional Chesterton News.”The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 20, 1894; Volume 11, Number 15, Page 4, Column 5. Column titled “Notice to Builders.”The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 20, 1894; Volume 11, Number 15, Page 8, Column 5. Column titled “Porter Pointers. On the Movements and Doings of Its People.”The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 27, 1894; Volume 11, Number 16, Page 5, Columns 2-6. Advertisement placed by The Porter Land & Manufacturing Company.The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 10, 1894; Volume 11, Number 18, Page 8, Column 4. Column titled “Porter Pointers. On the Movements and Doings of Its People.”Copyright 2023. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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