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Evansville has done tons of work on their riverfront and has a good amount of new construction downtown for a city its size, but there are still a number of gaps to fill, especially around their glorious courthouse. Personally, I like the courthouse exterior more than the state's best in Allen County/Ft. Wayne, but the interior is no comparision.

 

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Old National appears to have abandoned that hideous white 1960's tower for this sailboat-inspired thing on the river

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Evansville's Riverwalk is pretty impressive, but its pedestrian connection to downtown needs a little help

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Muncie had something like this...and tore it down!  :cry:

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Off to East St. Louis...

Wow...Evansville is a lot bigger than I would've ever guessed. Looking good.

 

Evansville is the third largest city in Indiana behind Indy and Ft. Wayne and in front of South Bend and Gary.

I like it!

Evansville is looking good. I haven't been there in manymany years, and that was before I was tuned in to the urban scene. I don't remember much from that pass-through trip, but the overall impression didn't measure up to what you show now.

 

That courthouse is a beauty. As for Muncie tearing down theirs, well, it's Muncie. Whad'dya expect? Marion has a once-upon-a-time gem, too, that's been neglected and looks truncated because it lost its tower to fire long ago. They've been talking about restoring it, but I don't know how they propose to get enough money to do it right.

 

Among Indiana courthouse exteriors, I think Tippecanoe County (Lafayette) takes the cake - as in "wedding cake."

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cool greyhound station.

Neat.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

How does the Riverwalk look at night?

Reminds me of Easton, PA

Other than the new riverfront area, it reminds me alot of Canton, Ohio.

Evansville has always impressed me. Their downtown and riverfront areas are blossoming and are poised for further growth. Henderson, Ky. across the river has a lot of newer developments, but not on this scale.

 

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Beautiful, but I don't like the black-tinted windows.

Ink, Great pics.

 

Evansville has quietly turned itself into a very nice mid size river town/city. They have a nice zoo, some good museums, great riverwalk, strong office sector downtown and the new arena is going to be a great addition to the urban core. I also like the business/residential neighborhood just to the east of downtown. It has some nice 'New Orleans' looking architecture. The city has also benefited from the rapid growth of the University of Southern Indiana which now has about 10,000 students. Of course it doesn't hurt that Holiday World with its great wooden coaster collection and top rated water park is only about 30 miles to the east of the city.

I love the courthouse! I want to explore more of Indiana.

Wow, what a courthouse! Where is Evansville? It looks fairly impressive.

Wow, what a courthouse! Where is Evansville? It looks fairly impressive.

Evansville is in the southwestern corner of Indiana, on the Ohio River not far from where the Wabash River joins the Ohio. It's an area rich in Indiana History, and among the earliest areas settled because of the access by river. The first territorial capitol building and William Henry Harrison's home, Grouseland, at nearby Vincennes, are only two of the many historic sites in that corner of the state. Also not far away is New Harmony, where restored buildings and homes from an early-1800s communal experiment are intermingled with structures of a contemporary current, attractive, functioning town.

 

Here are the particulars on the old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in Evansville:

 

Built 1887-1890

Architect: Henry Wolters (1845-1921), Louisville

Construction: Charles Pearce & Co.

Cost : $466,004

 

County offices moved in 1969 to a new Civic Center Campus comprised of six buildings on 40 acres. The old courthouse provides space now for specialty shops, public service organizations, meeting rooms, a theater, and law offices.

 

Info from The Magnificent 92 - Indiana Courthouses

ISBN 1-56469-002-4

Photos by Will Counts, text by John Dilts

 

Published by Rose Bud Press

P.O. Box 5713

Bloomington IN 47407

Thanks for posting!!!!

 

Evansville looks great, although a little sterile (I guess the Dayton grit is continuing to become something I expect). Great city, though, and I love seeing all of the new investment in the center city.

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