Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Terre Hau+e is no'r +he only ci'ty facing +his problem. All over +he counfry. cifies are frying +0 revive +heir downi'own areas, bringing business back info +he ceniral business disfricfs. SIXTH STREET DEMONsmmoN mm ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION PROJEGTnm mmmm cane IMPROVEMENY mc. LANDPLUS WEST. INC. NI- L 3mm mm: mm CONTRACTOR LANDSCAPE ARCHrftm $1ch 3:? WM mm voaxromn. INDIANA m mt mm 3W nmmv a EWINEERM CO. INC , :3... w W lam msnmwm ' E :5. WW LAND APE JAMES ASSCLCIATES E E7: 3:1,?wa m WSW vmceuuesf INDIANA E .1: M 3;: Win elm ML W K! o .5: W m mum D - us swam... ma ma. $ There does seem +0 be a gen- eral inferesf in grow+h and prog- ress in Terre Hau+e. As US. 4I con+inued +0 suffer from over- crowding H19 powers +ha+ be searched for o+her areas +0 build up. While Huey were looking ahead +hey didn'f complefely negled +he downfown area. The genHemen. whose names appear on +he sign above. are responsible for H16 waIk-way, parkway mode on +he corner of 6+h and Wabash. Medians. com- ple+e wifh frees. grace +he cen+er of 6+h and a huge cobblesfone cir- cle adorns +he cenfer of +he infer- secfion. Along +he sidewalks lead- ing up +0 +he infersecfion are more frees. wooden benches and garbage confainers for +he down- +own sfrollers convenience. This proiecf was earmarked as +he beginning of bigger and be++er +hings +0 come for downfown Terre Haufe. Only fime will +ell. D. ChaaH'narn DOWNTOWN I5

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I 4 DOWNTOWN In l8 I 7 +he new +own of Terre Hau+e presenfed a +ruly pioneer appearance. If is said +ha+ hisfory repea+s i+self. From +he looks of down- fown. hisiorical repe+i+ion is a def- ini'l'e possibilify. Going downfown used +0 be a pleasanf way +0 spend +he af'rer- noon. BM in its preseni' s+a+e a +rip downiown. from +he corner of 71+: and Wabash +0 +he corner of 4+h and Wabash. +akes 20 minu+es a+ a peaceful gait The eniire block picfured +0 +he righf used +0 be a +hriving par+ of +he Terre Hau+e business communi+y. Today all +hese sfores. excepi' for +he 1'wo af +he ex+reme Ieff of +he picture. are merely empiy s+orefron+s waifing for a fa+e similar +0 ihai' of +he Woolco ihaf used +0 be where +he empi'y space is a+ +he Ieff end of +he pho+o. Thai empfy space is now Hie parking Io+ pic- +ured below. .22262 Chea+harn Down+own In +he name of progress. passer- bys can now see clearly +hrough +0 Ohio Sf. This Io+ is no+ available +0 downiown shoppers even +hough if is prime space in Hie hub of +he remaining downiown shop- ping area. How can a cify +ha'r boasfs a 70.000 plus populafion. 35 public schools. 5 parochial schools. 5 collegemniversiiries. 6 medical facili+ies. l8 parks. 2I3 churches. 3 newspapers. 6 radio s+a+ions. 4 TV s+a+ions. 5 maior u+ili+ies and over I40 diversified indusiries siand by and wa+ch its own downi'own fall ior be bull- dozedi away +0 form an- endless s+ream of parking Iofs? A ci+y planning commiHee member was heard +0 say. In five years you won'+ recognize downfown Terre Haufe. And he's probably right Once you have seen one parking '0': you have pre++y well seen +hem all.

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16 Hoosier Hysieria - +he +rade- mark of Midwes+ bakse+ball fans - never hi+ home qui+e so dearly as during +he I978-l979 baskef- ball season. Capaci+y crowds packed in+o Hulman Cenfer +0 regale in +he Sycamores' besi bas- ke'rball season ever. 3qu even bas- ke+ball. like happiness is differeni' +hings fo differeni' people. Every Dr. 8i Mrs. James Backes are bo+h members of +he Syca- more Varsiiy Club. commonly known as +he 200 club. The group is 600 s+rong and occupy +he norfheasi sec+ion of sea+s a+ every home game. My wife and I ioined Jrhe Var- si+y Club because of our ongoing love affair wi+h aihleiics. Bo+h Backes have been involved in a+h- Ie+ics +hroughou+ +heir lives. They Views and Reviews person a+ each game saw some- +hing difiereni and unique. H was no+ +he exac+ same experience for any +wo people. So, whai follows is four separaie viewpoin+s from four individuals e very much involved in baskefball 78- 79 - Sycamore s+yle. For +he Sycamore's fans. +he l978-l979 was a banner one. receive greai personal pleasure from +he spor+ing world - as bo+h pa r+icipan+s and spec+a+ors. A+hle+ics represen+s a way +0 keep in +ouch wi+h one aspeci of universiiy life you don'+ ge+ in +he classroom. There's +he color and pagean+ry in a+hle+ics +ha+ can be found in no oiher sphere of academia. Because of Backe's close associ- a+ion wi+h various college a+hie+ic programs he knows +ha+ no a+h- Ie+ic program can achieve any Never before was +heir more +0 cheer abouf. And never before did Hie fans cheer wiih such force and enfhusiasm. As fine season progressed evidence of +he fans' supporf moun+ed. Moun+ains of +oile+ paper and a sea of blue Horrible Hankies were only a sample of +he paraphernalia +ha+ was par+ ofa it I season. degree of quali+y or grow+h if +hey musf depend purely on ga+e revenue. +icke+ sales and +axes. College a+hle+ics need personal suppor+ +0 re+ain quali+y and remain s+rong and growing. When asked abou+ lSU's ou+s+anding baske+ball season Backes remarked. Very few people in higher educa'rion ever have +he opporfuni+y +0 work on a campus +ha+ is iH in any+hing. Baskefball brough+ ISU a $1: I.''