Muncie!

Muncie is the county seat of Delaware County and is located in east central Indiana. It has a population of about 67,000 and was once home to the Ball Bros. Co., producers of the famous Ball-Mason canning jars. It is also the home of Ball State University.

On my recent visits to Downtown Muncie I have been really impressed with all the improvements taking place during the last year. There have been some big changes since I first came here in the fall of 2002. The downtown now has new signs, many buildings have been renovated, and businesses have moved in. The pictures below show some of these improvements. It's great to see progress in Muncie.

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1930 - White River looking towards downtown from near Minnetrista. Roll over the image to see this view today. Delaware County Courthouse, 1884-1885
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Walnut Street south from Main, c.1907-1909. The building at right was the Wysor Block, built in 1905 The same view in 2004. Note the Patterson Block at left, home of the Mezza Luna Restaurant
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The Patterson Block, 1876
[click picture for more information] 		2-1-05 Buildings on Walnut north of Jackson which have been renovated in the last three years
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The Heath Iron Building, 1892
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The Anthony Block, 1887-1888
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The I.O.O.F. Block, 1872-75
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A transformation: 110 E. Jackson Street (1890)
see this building before renovation [external link]		 205 S. Walnut Street (1888)
View south on Walnut Street at night New signs downtown
West side of S. Walnut Street between Jackson and Adams Streets The Senate Block (1871), southeast corner Walnut and Jackson Streets
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The Masonic Temple (1923-1929),
Cuno Kieble, architect 		John Ryan House (c.1895), 202 S. Monroe Street
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Mrs. Suzane Thomas House, 1896
[click picture for more information] 		Looking west on E. Main Street with the Masonic Temple in the distance
Columns at the Minnetrista Cultural Center, from the ruins of "Minnetrista," the F. C. Ball house (1894-96, burned 1967), Minnetrista Boulevard. View along Minnetrista Boulevard near the Ball mansions, 2004.