Brennan Building

100 Governor Oglesby Street, Elkhart, IL .
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East < GO > West

This is the old Brennan's store building. They sold shoes, groceries, fabrics, ax handles, candy, and more in a sort of general store. In 1923 R B Lanterman's Grocery opened in the building and operated here until 1977. It was the Little Foxes shop when we went by in 2016. There used to be a Selz Shoes sign on the west side of the building, but most, if not all, of it has disappeared.

This is one of four buildings on Governor Oglesby St. with names and/or years on them: The Stahl building, the 1914 Lucas building, the 1902 - 1919 Bankbuilding and and this one, the 1889. Brennan building.

This 2017 mural share its wall with a little ghost signage.

Here's bit better ;ook at the mural.

Wha that bit of ghost signage between the two doors says is hard to read, but what ever it was could be purchased for only $4.00. This side of the building faces Latham St., the old Chicago & Alton Railroad passenger depot was located about where I stood to take this photo.

Photo(s): 2015, 2023