Newburgh, IN

 

Newburgh, IN, is another "technology" town. That is, it prospered in the 1800s because of a technology, and then its economy floundered because that technology waned. So there are a lot of older buildings that did not get extensively remodeled or replaced. And now the town has a lot of cute shops (e.g. soaps, stained glass, books, antiques) and eating places. In this case, the technology was river traffic.

Looking downstream from the Old Dam we see the east end of the downtown.

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My wife found the building near the right. It is the Evansville Suburban and Newburgh (ES&N) Traction Station built in 1912 and now preserved as a remodeled private residence. A traction station would be a depot for an interurban. My guess is that the tracks used to run down the street through town.
 

And on the left of the overview of the east end of town you can see a couple of decks of the Edgewater Grille where we ate while I waited for Tow 3 to come down the river.

Looking downstream from the Grille, we see the river walk and a materials handling facility.

Looking upstream from that river walk, we see, the Edgewater Grille, the powerhouse of the Old Dam, Tow 3, the Locks and Dam, and the Alcoa Warrick Operations.

A plaque in front of the big tree reads:

The library has been remodeled into part of the Town Hall complex. And a plaque explains the phone booth that is on the right side of the old library building.

There are "recycled" bank and hotel buildings, but of special note was an icehouse. I had to cross the street to take the picture, so naturally, the traffic on the road picked up while I tried to cross the road, take the picture, and come back. Photo of ice harvesting from the Mississippi River.

And finally, the last picture I took during a few hours that provided material for 9 postings including four tows passing through the locks: 1, 2, 3 and 4.