Contributed by Teresa Douglass, Genealogy Specialist
This week’s flashback features images of downtown Corydon’s holiday decor in the 1940s and 1960s.
Habermel’s Drug Store on East Chestnut Street ca. 1946. Operated by pharmacist Herb Habermel and his wife, Francis, the store was in business at this location from 1945 to 1952. It featured a large soda fountain and was a popular meeting spot for people of all ages. In 1952 the Habermel’s sold their drugstore business to pharmacist William Butt, who operated Butt’s Drug Store at this location until the early 1970s, at which time he moved the business into the adjacent, more spacious building.
In December 1961, workers put up decorations at the Harrison County REMC (currently occupied by Indiana Utilities) on West Chestnut Street. Some of you might remember the display of Santa and his reindeer seen here resting along the sidewalk in front of the building waiting to be displayed. The cheerful decoration made an annual appearance above Corydon’s streets for many years.
Don’t forget the tree!
For these and many more images, visit the Harrison County Public Library Digital Archives.