Grey Lady Ghost
The Grey Lady Ghost is the legendary spirit said to haunt Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana. Explore sightings dating to 1937, the Louise Carpenter theory, paranormal investigations, strange encounters and Willard Library’s famous live ghost cams.
Evansville Triplets
The Evansville Triplets were a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, that competed at the Triple-A level from 1970 through 1984. Playing their home games at historic Bosse Field, the Triplets represented one of the highest points in Evansville’s long baseball history. For 15 seasons, Evansville was home to players standing just […]
The Monkey Ship at Mesker Park Zoo
For decades, one of Evansville’s strangest attractions looked like something out of a fever dream: A replica of Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria. Filled with monkeys. Surrounded by a moat. With alligators in the water below. It sounds like an Evansville urban legend. It wasn’t. The Monkey Ship at Mesker Park Zoo was a one-third-scale concrete […]
Funky’s
Funky’s was a legendary nightclub, restaurant, and discotheque in Downtown Evansville, Indiana, that operated from 1975 to 1980. Located at 18 S. Third Avenue near the Ohio River, Funky’s became one of the best-known entertainment destinations in Evansville during the disco era and has remained a favorite piece of local nostalgia decades after its closing. […]
Midget Links
Midget Links was a historic miniature golf course located at 1215 E. Morgan Avenue in Evansville, Indiana. Opened in 1947, the course entertained generations of Evansville families for more than 70 years and became one of the city’s most beloved roadside attractions. History Midget Links was established in 1947 by Roy and Mary Esther Brenton, […]
Harp’s Exotic Fish & Pets
Harp’s Exotic Fish & Pets, commonly known simply as Harp’s Pets, was a longtime locally owned pet store located at 1309 N. Green River Road in Evansville, Indiana, near the intersection of Green River Road and Vogel Road. Founded in the early 1970s, Harp’s became an Evansville institution and operated for nearly 44 years before […]
Paul’s Tavern
Paul’s Tavern was a longtime neighborhood bar and tavern in Evansville, Indiana, remembered particularly by residents who frequented the city’s neighborhood bars during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Located in the Covert Avenue and Boeke Road area, Paul’s developed a reputation as an old-fashioned neighborhood tavern — the type of local gathering place where regular […]
The Tennessean
The Tennessean was a longtime diner and restaurant in Downtown Evansville, Indiana. The original location opened in 1949 at 313 Locust Street and became one of Downtown Evansville’s most popular places to eat. The Tennessean was a classic diner, remembered for its long lunch counter, glazed tile walls, hamburgers and Polish sausage. Its customers included […]
Ross Theatre
Ross Theatre was a large neighborhood movie theater located at 1950 Washington Avenue in Evansville, Indiana, near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Boeke Road. Opened on Christmas Day 1949, the Ross became one of Evansville’s best-known movie theaters and remained a fixture of East Side entertainment for more than four decades. The theater closed […]
Mesker Amphitheatre
Mesker Amphitheatre is a historic, currently closed outdoor concert venue located in Mesker Park on Evansville’s West Side, near Mesker Park Zoo. For decades, the approximately 8,500-seat amphitheatre was one of Evansville’s premier entertainment venues and hosted some of the biggest names in American music. History The amphitheatre traces its origins to Evansville industrialist and […]