1972 Richmond Indiana National Road Promenade explosion memorial dish / ashtray-

Description: Check it out...Here's a classic original 7 1/2" wide by 7 1/2" tall by 1 1/2" deep brightly colored smoked glass candy dish or ashtray from the 1972 dedication of the Promenade explosion memorial on the National Road in Downtown Richmond Indiana (See info below) -The fancy fluted edged candy dish / ashtray features an image of the fountain memorial & reads: "June 26, 1972 Richmond Indiana Downtown Promenade" on the front-Ashtray / candy dish is in great condition with only light wear from normal use and age-A great item ready for display! Postage information is listed at the bottom-Calculated shipping is required on this item which is EXACTLY what the post office will charge us to send it. 1972 Richmond Indiana National Road Promenade explosion memorial dish / ashtray- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a classic original 7 1/2" wide by 7 1/2" tall by 1 1/2" deep brightly colored smoked glass candy dish or ashtray from the 1972 dedication of the Promenade explosion memorial on the National Road in Downtown Richmond Indiana (See info below) -The fancy fluted edged candy dish / ashtray features an image of the fountain memorial & reads: "June 26, 1972 Richmond Indiana Downtown Promenade" on the front-Ashtray / candy dish is in great condition with only light wear from normal use and age-A great item ready for display! Here's some info on the promenade: In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson signed the bill that established the National Road (America's Main Street). It would cross seven states and create a corridor for settlers moving west. By 1827, the National Road had reached Richmond, Indiana. When Richmond was settled in 1805 by Quakers from North Carolina, the commercial trade was largely concentrated on Front Street (now South 4th St.), facing the Whitewater River. The National Road quickly became Richmond's new Main Street. Retailers relocated their businesses to greet settlers moving west. Early buildings on Main Street were largely simple, two-story structures of Federal or Greek Revival styles, similar to those that can be seen today in nearby Centerville, Indiana. These soon gave way to a more popular style of the taller Italianate architecture, in vogue during the 1850s to 1890s, such as the first Knollenberg's building built in 1877. The influence of the Queen Anne style, more common in residential architecture, can be seen in the eastern half of Knollenberg's built ten years later in 1888. Both buildings were designed by the Richmond Architect, John A. Hasecoster. Memorial to victims of the April 6, 1968 explosion. As Richmond grew, having become a railroad center and the county seat of Wayne County, new commercial and public buildings such as the Courthouse were built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. After the turn-of-the-century, new architectural styles prevailed, and buildings such as Star Bank (then Dickinson Trust Co.) and Hoppe Jewelers (Tivoli Theater) exhibited a Neo-Classical or Beaux Arts influence. Later architectural trends can be seen in the Art Deco building that S.S. Kresge Co. built at 801 East Main Street. April 6, 1968 was a tragic day for Richmond, Indiana. A double explosion occurred at 1:47 P.M. EST in downtown Richmond, killing 41 people and injuring more than 150. The first explosion was due to a natural Gas leak from faulty transmission lines under the Marting Arms sporting goods store, located at 6th and Main Streets. A secondary explosion was caused by barrels of gunpowder stored in the basement of the building. Twenty buildings in and around the site were condemned as a direct result of the explosions. The award-winning design for rebuilding the downtown closed off five blocks of Main Street and became the Promenade. This was a popular trend of modernizing that was influenced by the walking mall and shopping center designs. Another part of competing with emerging shopping centers had merchants ―updating their storefronts with metal or glass panels over the front of the buildings that masked the historic architecture. Today, this trend has largely been reversed. The Promenade was removed in the mid—1990s and Main Street was returned to through traffic. People look at the outstanding collection of historic architecture in Richmond as a resource. Postage information is listed at the bottom-Calculated shipping is required on this item which is EXACTLY what the post office will charge us to send it. 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Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

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