Historical Bluffton

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Did you know that in 1958-59 there was a hotel on the second floor of what is today Reichenbach Steiner CPA?

That's where the "Hotel" sign hangs in this Main Street photo from six decades ago.

We'll allow your mind to wonder up and down Main Street as you check out this photo.

It looks like a 1955 Mercury is parked along the street. We'll consider that every vehicle in the photo was a V-8 lead-gas-only gas gussler.

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Note: The Icon posted these two photo in past Decembers, but they are worthy of a re-post. Dennis Morrison shared the photos originally with the Icon.

It's December in downtown Bluffton in the early 1950s. There's Santa with a Santa Halloween mask stepping up to meet kids. In the next photo Bob Crow and Paul Steiner hold the PA system as Santa talks with kids.

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Here are the Bluffton College resident advisors during the 1977-78 academic year.

Standing from left, Laura Becker, Kathy Gundy, Steve Steiner, Jeff Boehr, Sharon Prill, Jim Boyles, Dennis Mumaw and Dave Voth.

Seated from left, Laurie Diller, Ann Campati, Tom Engle, Kim Atkinson, Mike Heimann and Debbie Dermen.

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Do you remember this bridge? It dated back to the early 1900s. It crossed the Riley on Cherry Street and was replaced in the early 2000s by the current bridge.

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Here is the Bluffton school board during the 1962-63 school year. Seated from left, Woodrow Little, Robert Barnett, Paul Steiner, Wade Huber, Arden Baker and Dr. Howard Shelly. Standing is A.B. Murray, superintendent.

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Here are two photos of Bluffton men who entered a July 4, 1949, beard contest, which was part of a ‘49er gold rush night rodeo in Bluffton.

Front row from left, Joe Swank, Ed Rice, Lazarus “Santa Claus” Basinger, Dave Risser, Hiram Huser and Wilford Geiger.

Second row from left, Walter Gratz, Everett “Suty” Suttermeister, John Stonehill, Bill Augsburger, Robert Dillman, William “Kaiser” Gaiffe and Truxton Hill.

Top row from left, Walter “Red” Stannus, unidentified, Bill Edwards, Howard Stauffer, Harry Bogart, Al Ingalls and Clair Leiber.

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