Archived film footage of Evansville, Indiana during the Great Flood of 1937. Footage by William A. and Ellis A. Carson. Willard Library special collections. Willard Library special collections.
Newburgh Remembers is a reenactment of Johnson’s Raid on Newburgh in 1862. Throughout the three-day event visitors are able to experience bits of Newburgh life from the American Civil War. Sarah Loesch / Courier & Press
Dona Bone from the Evansville Wartime Museum explains the history of Evansville’s involvement during WWII and what the museum has to offer. MaCabe Brown – Digital Content Producer
Of Evansville’s 35 mayors, seven have left office, either due to death or resignation. Here’s a look at those seven mayors. City Council will vote soon on a new line of succession if that happens again. Zach Evans, Noah Stubbs
The 25th anniversary of C-130 plane crash off highway 41 on Feb. 6, 1992 in Evansville, Indiana. MaCabe Brown – Digital Content Producer
Cindy Barber, owner of The Thomas C. Singleton Barn located off Indiana 57 near Washington, IN, give insight to the barns past and present. MaCabe Brown – Digital Content Producer
Aaron Harth of Cultural Resource Analyst, inc displays artifacts recovered from an “old city dump” discovered at Bee Slough near downtown Evansville. MaCabe Brown – Digital Content Producer
The National Congress of Old West Shootists are holding their National Shoot at the West Side Sportsmen’s Club this weekend. Noah Stubbs / Courier & Press
Archaeologist from Cultural Resource Analyst, inc. have recently identified and recovered artifacts from an old dump in the Bee Slough area. Artifacts that range from the late 19th century through the early 20th century. MaCabe Brown – Digital Content Producer
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
Angel Mounds Site Manager Mike Linderman shares several historical artifacts associated with Black.
In February of 1977, Bob Folz, owner Funky’s in downtown Evansville, opened a teen night club called Mr. Funky Monkey on the eastside near Washington Avenue and Green River Road. The teen club lasted only three months but reopened Aug. 31, 1977, renamed Good Time Bobby’s. It became a popular restaurant and nightclub and a staple of the late-70s disco scene in Evansville.
The disco was decorated with stained glass windows, rail road lights, farm tools and 175 horse collars.
The entrance featured a two-ton brass door which was once the entrance to the Commerce Bank in St. Louis. The club also featured a tiled, illuminated dance floor, similar to floors featured in Saturday Night Fever.
Good Time Bobby’s hosted a particularly popular Sunday night promotion “Boogie, Booze, and Bluegrass” featuring the Stoney Mountain Rangers Band on the upper floor and a disco on the lower floor.
The club was sold in March of 1981, later becoming Damien’s Restaurant.
History Lesson is a pictorial history of Evansville compiled by Daniel Smith, local history and digitization librarian at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
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