Back before we had at least two cars in every driveway, people actually had to walk to the grocery store. Therefore, grocery stores abounded in Crawfordsville. In the 1891 city directory, there are at least 35 groceries listed. One to the far west was Mr. Watson’s, at 819 W. Pike Street. It is easy to identify today, as it is a long, narrow building on the corner of Pike and Blair Streets. Several were in the downtown area, such as Barnhill, Hornaday, and Pickett’s at 229, 231, and 233 E. Main Street. Gus Truitt sold foodstuffs at 131 N. Washington, right next door to Vancleave & Houlehan, at 127 N. Washington.
Mr. Sloan's Cash Grocery would have been located on the block where the Journal Review is located today. This ad is from a July, 1885 local newspaper.
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