Archives Photograph Collection

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title:

Blocks College Shop

image number:

P0024682

description:

The building was original constructed on the southwest corner of Kirkwood and Indiana avenues to house the second incarnation of The Book Nook run by the Costas brothers. Later it became Blocks College Shop. The last entity was a video arcade nameed "The Spaceport". The building was razed to make way for the present day (2019) Carmichael Center. This image scanned from page 477 of the 1955 Arbutus yearbook. This image also appears on page 452 of the 1954 Arbutus yearbook.

date taken:

1955

photographer studio:

Unknown

copyright owner:

Unknown

building name:

Block's College Shop

building name:

Book Nook, The (third building)

building name:

Carmichael Center

corporate name:

Block's College Shop

corporate name:

Book Nook, The

corporate name:

Spaceport, The

topic:

Clothing stores

topic:

Exterior

topic:

Bloomington (Downtown & General Street Scenes)

city:

Bloomington

state:

Indiana

other place name:

Indiana Avenue

other place name:

Kirkwood Avenue

series:

Buildings & Grounds

 

Last updated: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:07:08
URL: http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/archives/photos/P0024682
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