August 1963 - downtown Bluffton
It's August 1963 - a warm summer day in downtown Bluffton. Dick Boehr took this photo and let's name the businesses from right to left:
• Basinger Furniture - today The Black Lab
• Western Auto - today Diller's Flooring
• Swank's Meat Market - today The Dough Hook
• Walter Gratz's shoe store - today Fortman Insurance
• Waltermire's - today Sielschott, Keifer, Walsh, Regula CPAs
* Hauenstein Bakery - today The Sports Warehouse
• Greding Hardware - today Family True Value Hardware
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Klausing graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Management School
- Joellen Kay Lehman, 46, owned and operated Folly Faces
- Dec. 4-5 Messiah performances continue holiday tradition at Bluffton and Findlay
- Future Beaver Saturdays invite students to experience Bluffton University
- Ellie Bogart named BHS Student of the Month for October 2026
- Walter "Steve" Suter, 73, worked at Kirtland’s Auto Repair
- Grab an afterschool snack at the Bluffton Public Library