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The
following is local history contributed by Paul Estock, who fondly
remembers Clark Station, a part of Gary, Indiana, just north of
Brunswick. We appreciate Mr. Estock's sharing his memories with us
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I attended
the Clark Station grade school from 1936 to 1940. It was a two
room school, but due to the low attendance, only one room was used at a
time. The wonderful, red-headed teacher we had was Zelma
Heir. There were five rows of seats - a row for each grade - first
through fifth. It was a typical (I suppose) rural school of the
early 1900's: a flag pole in front; a pump for ice cold water
nearby; a large entrance room, with a wooden shelf on either side, with
ivory soap and wash pans for us to wash our hands; and a cloak room on
either side, girls on one side, boys on the other. The room was
heated by a large, wood and coal burning space heating type
furnace. There were two small, neighborhood grocery stores in this
small village: Schroyer's and Binko's. (I'm not sure of the spelling, so
I have written a phonetic spelling.) We used to be able to hike
straight north on Clark Road up to Lake Michigan and enjoy the
beautifully clear waters of the lake in that area, until the steel mill
grew and took it over.
Clark Station is just North of Brunswick, taking Clark Road north,
across Route 12 (the Industrial Highway we used to call it) and across
the Grand Calumet River. |
