Valpo History Trivia

[Just Sayin]

What was the name of that department store??? across from Rise N Roll on Lincolnway which was razed many years ago? It was set back from Lincolnway and the worn parking lot is still there.

[vu72]

What was the name of that department store??? across from Rise N Roll on Lincolnway which was razed many years ago? It was set back from Lincolnway and the worn parking lot is still there.

Miller Mart?

[VUfan]

Millers Mart

[VUfan]

Millers Mart bought a Bed there in 1970

[M]

3D

[bbtds]

3D was where the Uptown residents park now, Millers Mart was where Dynasty Buffet & Cardinal Fitness are now. Actually the buildings were rebuilt on that property and it's possible Millers Mart was east further than both of where Dynasty & Cardinal are located.

[bbtds]

I believe the most popular building in that area was the Big Wheel restaurant located on the corner of Roosevelt & Lincolnway (a bank is there now) because it was one of the only restaurants near campus besides Greeks Pizzeria and the Orange Julius/Big Boy and Sambos/Brewskis/etc. on US Highway 30.

[talksalot]

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Greeks Pizzeria and the Orange Julius/Big Boy and Sambos/Brewskis/etc. on US Highway 30.

Orange Julius is the drink now sold at the DQ.  I believe you mean the Orange Bowl...

Prior to that was Barbouls ... which after the Orange Bowl became Kelseys that is now diagonally across the street and down a bit in the Walmart parking lot out lot.

Millers Market was the grocery store on the west end of the building now housing The Dynasty Buffet and Charter Fitness (and the vacant former realty office) and some of the Dollar store.  This was the best place to cash a check on the weekends when all of the banks were closed.

Miller's MART was the clothing / furniture store (where Santa sat in the throne on the landing half-way up the stairs).  That is now all of Indiana Furniture (and the vacant former liquor store).

Could talk about the other former structures on the southside of Lincolnway... Hoards Foodliner; "Homer Court", University Drugs (now home to Jimmy John's)  Hook's Drugs (Now home to St. Teresa's) and the VU Physical Plant structure, now on the site of Promenade.  The Donut Hut, now King Gyros..  those were the days, my friends... I thought they'd never end...

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Greeks Pizzeria and the Orange Julius/Big Boy and Sambos/Brewskis/etc. on US Highway 30.

Orange Julius is the drink now sold at the DQ.  I believe you mean the Orange Bowl...

Prior to that was Barbouls ... which after the Orange Bowl became Kelseys that is now diagonally across the street and down a bit in the Walmart parking lot out lot.

Millers Market was the grocery store on the west end of the building now housing The Dynasty Buffet and Charter Fitness (and the vacant former realty office) and some of the Dollar store.  This was the best place to cash a check on the weekends when all of the banks were closed.

Miller's MART was the clothing / furniture store (where Santa sat in the throne on the landing half-way up the stairs).  That is now all of Indiana Furniture (and the vacant former liquor store).

Could talk about the other former structures on the southside of Lincolnway... Hoards Foodliner; "Homer Court", University Drugs (now home to Jimmy John's)  Hook's Drugs (Now home to St. Teresa's) and the VU Physical Plant structure, now on the site of Promenade.  The Donut Hut, now King Gyros..  those were the days, my friends... I thought they'd never end...

You obviously have a much better memory than I although I do have a recollection all the places you mentioned. Those certainly were the days. Winning both in football and basketball more than not.

[Just Sayin]

What was the name of that department store??? across from Rise N Roll on Lincolnway which was razed many years ago? It was set back from Lincolnway and the worn parking lot is still there.

Miller Mart?

Incorrect. It wasn't Miller's which was on the corner by the current roundabout. It was west of that towards town before arriving at The Big Wheel. Like I said, it's directly across from the current Rise N Roll.  It was on the north side of Lincolnway and the old parking lot which is still there in bad shape is now behind the current newer parking lot for students. The business was set back quite a ways from Lincolnway. You have to be old as dirt to remember the name of this store. Someone knows. I think Valpo89 would know even though he's not old as dirt.

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What was the name of that department store??? across from Rise N Roll on Lincolnway which was razed many years ago? It was set back from Lincolnway and the worn parking lot is still there.

Miller Mart?

Incorrect. It wasn't Miller's which was on the corner by the current roundabout. It was west of that towards town before arriving at The Big Wheel. Like I said, it's directly across from the current Rise N Roll.  It was on the north side of Lincolnway and the old parking lot which is still there in bad shape is now behind the current newer parking lot for students. The business was set back quite a ways from Lincolnway. You have to be old as dirt to remember the name of this store. Someone knows. I think Valpo89 would know even though he's not old as dirt.

Danners Discount Department Store.

Otherwise known as 3D.

wh posted some pics of when the building was torn down.

Yes, I'm as old as dirt.

[Just Sayin]

That name doesn't ring a bell.  I will know it when I hear it.  But Danners is not it.

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https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/major-changes-planned-at-vu-in-coming-years/article_d6b53ee2-1015-5d92-93a0-7c299947acda.html?mobile_touch=true

VU also is getting the former 3D building on the north side of Lincolnway as part of the hospital deal. Heckler said it will be torn down as soon as the money can be found to do it.

What property is the only lot that VU owns north of Lincolnway?


https://www.valpofanzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=2228.0

[Just Sayin]

3D or Danners Discount doesn't sound at all familiar to me. But that doesn't mean it isn't the building to which I'm referring. It may be my older-than-dirt memory. Did anyone own that building before 3-D?  And even though someone posted a google map link to where the building was, the link doesn't work.

The map below shows the open area directly behind Trail-In Liquors where part of that 3D??? was. It spanned farther west too. So if that's where 3D was and there was never a business located there before or after 3D, then I have to concede on the name. That name just doesn't ring a bell to me.


(select "aerial" view and zoom in)  https://www.bing.com/maps?q=google+map+valparaiso&form=EDGNB2&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnews=1&plvar=0&refig=6627ae2865d54404c6ef8d3364aaa8cc&sp=-1&ghc=1&pq=google+map+valparaiso&sc=8-21&qs=n&sk=&cvid=6627ae2865d54404c6ef8d3364aaa8cc

[FWalum]

And even though someone posted a google map link to where the building was, the link doesn't work.

As I did in the other Topic

Old 3D Building
Building torn down

[Just Sayin]

And even though someone posted a google map link to where the building was, the link doesn't work.

As I did in the other Topic Old 3D Building Building torn down

That's it. Was 3D the original owner? Were their any other owners?