Evergreen Motel, 8613 W. Central Ave
Built c1950. Managed by William Vollmer (c1960) and Lucille Long (c1971 -c1987). Later became Insun’s Hide-Away (c1988) and Rose Blossom (c1998).
Indie Local History
Built c1950. Managed by William Vollmer (c1960) and Lucille Long (c1971 -c1987). Later became Insun’s Hide-Away (c1988) and Rose Blossom (c1998).
Opened 1964. Later became KeyBank. Closed 2017. Demolished 2023. Currently Whitewater Express Car Wash.
Opened late 1966. Located on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Elmont Road.
Formerly: F & L Gulf Service (c1957) Rudy’s Gulf Service (c1959) Wilcox Gulf Service Station (c1962) Fisher Leasing (c1977). Later became Brown Motor Sales and various others. Currently Auto Credit USA of Toledo.
Demolished c1980. Geck family home. Jim White Toyota was built on the property and is currently Yark Used Cars.
Was located on the north side of Central Avenue between Marsrow Avenue and Warner Avenue. Owned by Ray Gilmore. Currently Yark Mazda. Porch of the Maidens was also located on this block.
Formerly Kahns’ Foreign Cars, located on 2956 Dorr Street. Created in 1951 by brothers Habib and Nasr Kahn. Closed 1991.
Was located on the northeast corner of W. Central Avenue at Percentum Road.
Was owned and operated by Harold and Marguerite Hall from 1960 to 1976 when the property was sold and began being developed into auto dealerships. Carryout was demolished. Two houses on the property were relocated a block north to Goodhue Drive. The former carryout site is currently the front parking lot of Jim White Toyota … Continue reading “Hall’s Carryout, 6111 W. Central Ave.”
Opened 1973. Destroyed by fire November 1974. Formerly the Gigolo Nite Club (owned by Evan H. Loewenstein). A Wendy’s Restaurant currently occupies the site.