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Indiana Mid-Century Modern Retail Buildings (page 1)

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Carson's
Anderson, IN
This Carson's department store originally housed a Wasson's department store as an anchor store in the Mounds Mall which opened in 1965. Wasson's closed in 1980 and the building housed a few other stores before becoming a Carson's in 2011. The mall has been abandoned since 2018. [map]

Stuckey's
Edinburgh, IN
This former Stuckey's convenience store and gas station has housed a tire store since at least 2007. These buildings and gas station canopies were built by the chain in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

former Picture Island
Muncie, IN
2006: 2025:
Picture Island was a photo-developing chain in the 1960s and 1970s with kiosks much like its competitor, Fotomat. There were Picture Island locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Oregon, Georgia, Alabama, and probably other states. Despite their wide distribution, there are only a few of these buildings left. This building has been vacant since at least 2006. [map]

Heyerly's Bakery
Ossian, IN
Heyerly's Bakery opened in 1931. This canopy must have been added in the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

Fischer's Furniture and Appliance Company
Tell City, IN
Fischer's Furniture and Appliance Company was established in 1948. These signs are probably from the 1950s. [map]

These Miller Milkhouse glass box, convenience stores with butterfly roofs were owned by Miller's Dairy. They were built in the 1960s.

Miller Milkhouse
E. Main St.
Richmond, IN
2005: 2009:
2025:
This Miller Milkhouse was built in 1962. In 2007, the store still had the original sign. The sign was changed later and the Miller name was dropped. [map]

Miller Milkhouse
W. Main St.
Richmond, IN

2010:
2025:
This Miller Milkhouse location had been vacant since at least 2007. It had reopened by 2015 with the same updated sign as the one on E. Main St. and the billboard style sign was repainted. [map]

former Miller Milkhouse
Muncie, IN		 former Miller Milkhouse
Muncie, IN
These two locations have been adapted for other businesses.

The former Miller Milkhouse on the left above had closed by 2013. It has housed Cigarette Outlet since at least 2021. [map]

This former Miller Milkhouse on the right above has housed the Glo Hair Studio since 2024. [map]

There were at least two other locations in Muncie with this building design which have been demolished.

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