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1940 Date: 08-13-2009 By: BobK	Well I can't find the photo. I did however find where I had scanned it before only I reduced the size for a web page. This is the celebration after Hammond Tech won the State basketball championship in 1940. Does anyone recognize the street corner? I see the old street car tracks and the guy standing up in the dark colored convertible is my future Father. Bob	5

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08-13-2009 ( Reply#: 3528 )	Tom J	Man, Bob, that sure looks like it COULD be the Woolworth's building. I don't know if the Woolworth's building was a Woolworth's store from its beginning or if some other business occupied the building before it became Woolworth's. There was always a little newspaper stand in front of Woolworth's, and it sure looks like there might be one in front of that place. If that IS the Woolworth's building, that would be the intersection of Hohman and Sibley, of course.
08-13-2009 ( Reply#: 3529 )	BobK	That's what I was thinking too Tom. I sure wish I could find the original photo. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
08-13-2009 ( Reply#: 3530 )	S C Jones	Here's the Hammond Times report for that celebration. There is a picture of the team and the crowd that greeted the team at the Monon Station that morning. Sorry, I can't remember exactly what I used to search this--Hammond, Indiana, 1940, (I think)--in case you want to include the pictures from that site. I don't have the tech savvy to to so. Sunday March 31st, 1940 Hammond Tech State Basketball Champs - - - Wild Celebration Goes Citywide - - - Who says that nobody goes downtown? Well they did in 1940 and they came in droves, a sea of humanity swells to greet the new Indiana State Basketball Champions of 1940, as they arrive at the Monon station. Not a speck of pavement can be seen two photos top left, as the crowds move in the get a glimpse of the city's new reigning athletes. The team arrived in town at 11:34 a.m. from the Butler Field House down state. Thousands of citizens, both young and old alike were on hand to greet them. It was almost like New Year's Eve, a celebration to which the city had not seen before. This was the first time that a state basketball championship was awarded to a school this far north. Hundreds of students built a huge bonfire right in the intersection of State and Hohman on the night of the victory on Saturday March 30. The students then proceeded to dance around the bonfire in a joyous frenzy. Cars were soon to follow and parade around town as revelers fired shots into the air in celebration. Police were unable to disperse the growing crowds of celebrants as the traffic began to snarl in the downtown area. Grade school and high school students soon added to the congestion and traffic tie ups as they began to snake dance through the streets and stores. But no one seemed to mind because it was time to celebrate, for Tech had won the State Championship. The final game score was 33 to 21. Another photograph bottom left shows the Championship team of 1940 -- The Tech Tigers. quote: Originally posted by BobK That's what I was thinking too Tom. I sure wish I could find the original photo. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
08-13-2009 ( Reply#: 3531 )	BobK	I can't find it S C so if you find it again copy the address and paste it here. Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]
08-13-2009 ( Reply#: 3532 )	BobK	I started searching on Schulte Cigars and came up with this as well as other articles. Soooo, it probably became the Woolworth store at the corner of Hohman and Sibley. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,846534,00.html Bob [img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img]