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Articles Index REFERENCE MATERIALS for the Marktown Historic District East Chicago, Indiana Since the early 1970s when research was being conducted to place the Marktown subdivision of East Chicago on the National Register of Historic Places, an archive of reference materials has been collected and preserved for future generations. So extensive are the periodical references alone that a privately printed and in- dexed copy of the articles has been presented in book form titled Marktown In Print. As a companion of this book a text titled Mark- town On The Party Line was also issued in a very limited edition. Beyond these two outstanding publications, the Marktown Preservation Society, Inc. has also issued a monthly newsletter be- ginning in December 2002. The newsletter is titled Marktown Update and a comprehensive index of the newsletter as well as an archive of all of the past issues can be found on this web site in the COMMU- NITY section. You will also find a series of PDFs of all of the scanned images and text of Marktown on the Party Line. Along with these items, we have included a listing of books that include at least reference to Marktown and key titles in refer- ence to early 20th century industrial housing and the English Garden City Concept as promoted by Ebenezer Howard. Over the years a number of video programs have either in- cluded reference to Marktown or have been created as educational tools by the Marktown Preservation Society, Inc. We have also made it a point of collecting various blueprints and plans in reference to this most unique and endangered of neigh- borhoods. Index of articles published on Marktown page 2 Index of books referencing Marktown and Industrial Housing page 11 Index of Video Tapes page 17 Index of Plans and Blueprints page 18 For further information in reference to the Marktown Historic District please contact Paul A. Myers at [email protected] 1. “Model City Will Be Started By Mark Mfg. Co., At East Chicago, Indiana” The Iron Trade Review, March 17, 1917 page 529 2. “Finest Workmen’s Homes For North Harbor: 100 Of The First Batch Ready For Mark Steel Workers May First” The Hammond Times, February 20, 1918 3. “The Town of Mark, Indiana: A Manufacturer’s Housing Enterprise” by Ralph F. Warner, The Architectural Review, November 1918 4. “Industrial Housing Development, Mark Indiana” Western Architect, April 1919 5. “Boy Scouts of America: Mark Town Site Charter” May 1919 6. “Build Home Town To Benefit Employees” Chicago Commerce, March 20, 1920 7. “Mark Subdivision, East Chicago, Indiana” Plat of Record, Plat Book 15 Page 36 8. “Housing by Industries in East Chicago” East Chicago, Indiana (publication of the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce) March 1926 9. “Efficient Motor Coach Service For East Chicago” East Chicago, Indiana (publication of the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce) March 1926 10. “Preparing For The Future” History Of The Lake And Calumet Region of Indiana, Thomas H. Cannon, Editor-in-Chief, 1927 page 711 11. History of Lake County, Volume XI, 1934 - page 96 12. The Calumet Region Historical Guide 1939, page 211 13. “Mark Subdivision, East Chicago” Land Covenant 1942 14. “Roof, Painting & Insurance Agreement” Land Covenant 1942 15. “Party Wall Agreement” Land Covenant 1942 2 16. “First Annual Dinner and Dance for Mark Community Veterans” program 1948 17. “Rezoning Letter - January 11, 1954” addressed to Myron S. Curtis 18. “Steel Expansion” Manufacturers Association of East Chicago, Indiana Bulletin January 7, 1954 19. “Youngstown Plans New Tin Mill” The Hammond Times, January 5, 1955 20. “Youngstown Offers 12 Acre Park In The Marktown Area” The Calumet News, January 5, 1955 21. “Youngstown Plans Dual Project” The Gary Post-Tribune, January 7, 1955 22. “YS&T Plans Development of Riley Road Property” The East Chicago Globe, January 1955 23. “Youngstown Zone Plea Tops Hurdle” The Gary Post-Tribune, January 11, 1955 24. “Rezoning Letter - January 11, 1955” Addressed to Mr. Cochrane from Reid 25. “Rezoning Letter - January 19, 1955” addressed to Mr. Curtis from Paul Himbert 26. The Calumet Region - Indiana’s Last Frontier by Powell A. Moore, Indiana Historical Bureau 1959 page 243 27. “Indiana Harbor Works - It’s Origins and History to the Year 1923” 10/20/66 Gordon Mark 28. “Jubilee Letter -February 1, 1967” addressed to Mr. G. Huish 29. “Marktown Will Hold Pancake Fete April 2” The Calumet News, March 15, 1967 30. “Golden Days in Marktown” Calumet Magazine - The Hammond Times, June 18-24, 1967 31. “Golden Jubilee Letter - June 21, 1967 addressed to Cyrus Mark from RMW 3 32. “Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Marktown” Chicago Tribune, unknown date 1967 33. “Marktown Golden Jubilee” July 15, 1967 34. “Mark Jubilee Schedule of Events” July 15, 1967 35. “Wheeling Duo - Swingers” The Hammond Times, July 16, 1967 36. “Marktown” 50 Years of Community Pride” Youngstown Bulletin, August 1967 37. “Not Many Changes In ‘Old’ Marktown” by Sherry Fyte, The Times, October 5, 1969 38. “Historic Registry Probed” by Thomas Kotynski, The Times, November 2, 1972 39. “Marktown - Neighborhood Development Plan” 1973 40. “Tiny Marktown Nestles Among Industrial Giants” by Jeff McKenna, The Times May 19. 18974 41. “Does Ripley Believe it? Marktown Has a Place in History” by Barbara Hohusz, The Sun Journal, October 3, 1974 42. “Marktown Historical District, East Chicago Indiana” Documentation submitted and approved by Indiana Historical Preservation Officer December 13, 1974 43. “Marktown Historical Preservation District” Press release from Mayor Robert A. Pastrick, December 20, 1974 44. “Marktown: A Landmark” The Times, December 22, 1974 45. “Marktown Designated Historical District” East Chicago Globe, January 30, 1975 46. “Marktown Historic District” National Register of Historic Places - Inventory - Nomination Form February 20, 1975 4 47. “Marktown 1975 - Contributor to America’s Heritage” The Yield - Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company July 1975 48. “Marktown, Indiana: An Early 20th Century Company Town” by Michael Emrick, December 1977 prepared for submission at Columbia University 49. “The Town That Mark Built” by Nancy J. Burrell, June 18, 1979 prepared for submission at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 50. “History is Preserved in Northern Indiana” NIPSCOFOLKS, January 28, 1980 51. “A Tiny ‘Town’ Within A City -- East Chicago’s Marktown: A Diverse Blend of History, Architecture, Environment” Shorelines, Indiana Volume 4, Number 3, Feb-Mar 1980 52. “Marktown Unique, But Fighting To Survive” by Susan Strohm, Post-Tribune, March 2, 1980 53. “Marktown” A Half Finished Dream Town” by Gene Mustain and Doreen Weisenhous, The Chicago Sun-Times August 31, 1980 54. “Marktown Center Work Nearly Finished” The Times, October 17, 1980 55. “Marktown Battles Late-Night Games” The Times, November 6, 1980 56. “Preservation Plan Aired for Marktown” by Roland Rapose, The Times, December 18, 1980 57. “A Site Preservation Plan for Marktown Historic District - East Chicago, Indiana” A Coastal Zone Management Program Demonstration Grant Project Indiana CZ084-80-02 December 1980 58. “Marktown Must Learn To Live With Stench” by Ruth Ann Krause, The Times, September 21, 1984 59. “Marktown -Styled after a peasant village but nestled in heavy-industry forest” by Ron Grossman, Chicago-Tribune, November 10, 1984 60. “But Marktown Residents Claim Smell Still Remains” The Times, November 15, 1984 5 61. “Christmas on Prospect Street, Marktown” Christmas card designed by Paul A. Myers, December 1984 62. “Surviving as Living History: Originally designed as a company town, Marktown retains a strong sense of community” by Jean Nikruto, The Times, February 17, 1985 63. “The Nose Knows - Marktown Residents Fume Over Continued Sewer Odors” by Jean Nikruto, The Times, May 2, 1985 64. “Odor Problem May be Solved” by Ruth Ann Kraus, The Times, May 16, 1985 65. “E.C. Parents Opposed Busing” by Jean Nikruto, The Times, August 1, 1985 86. “Fumes Force Evacuation” The Times, August 16, 1986 87. “Odor Traced To Sewer Line” by Richard Bryant, The Times, August 17, 1986 88. “Garbage Drums Draw Protest” by Bob Kostanczuk, The Times, September 25, 1986 89. “Trash, Debate both Mount!” by Richard Bryant, The Times, September 26, 1986 90. “Trash Complaints Answered” by Richard Bryant, The Times, October 1, 1986 91. “Cleanup Program Begins” by Richard Bryant, The Times, November 4, 1986 92. “Howard Van Doren Shaw in Chicago” Potpouri (a bimonthly publication of the Art Institute of Chicago) October 1986 93. “Art Buffs Plan Tour of Village” by Richard Bryant, The Times, November 9, 1986 94. “Christmas on Riley Road, Marktown” Christmas card designed by Paul A. Myers, December 1986 95. “A Cold Winter’s Day” photo by Michael Jazakowski, The Times, January 27, 1967 96. “Run Down Marktown” by Ron Seth, The Times, August 9, 1987 6 97. “History Won’t Save 2 Eyesores” by Richard Bryant, The Times, August/Sept. 1986, (exact date unknown) 98. “Ax Falls on Marktown School” by Ron Seth, The Times, September 15, 1987 99. “Berry Lake Ha Become Paradise Lost” by Archibald McKinlay, The Times, October 4, 1987 100. “Marktown, Pullman on Tour List” by Richard Bryant, The Times, April 16, 1988 101. “East Chicago Tour, Indiana and Pullman” The Society of Architectural Historians, April 13-17, 1988 102. “Pastrick Wants to Preserve Historic Touches” by Phillip Wieland, The Times, May 9, 1988 103. “No Need To Demolish” The Times, may 10, 1988 104. “Hotel Preservation Takes Step Forward” by Phillip Wieland, The Times, May 13, 1988 105. “Saving The Past To Brighten the Future” by Phillip Wieland, The Times, May 15, 1988 106. “Marktown: A Breath of Fresh Air Amid the Mills” Preservationist (a publication of Historic Landmarks of Indiana) January-February 1989 107. “Planned Industrial Towns - A Guided Bus Tour” Chicago Chapter -Society of Architectural Historians, April 30, 1989 108.
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