Hartke Pool
Hartke Pool opened in 1959 and became one of Evansville’s best-known summertime gathering places. After serving generations of local families, the historic city pool closed in 2024 because of structural and mechanical problems
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
The Old Vanderburgh County Jail, commonly known as the Old Jail, is one of Downtown Evansville’s most distinctive historic buildings. Located at 208 NW Fourth Street, directly across from the Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, the castle-like jail and sheriff’s residence has stood in the heart of the city since 1890–91. With its stone walls, towers, […]
Sir Beef
Sir Beef was an Evansville-founded roast beef restaurant that expanded into a regional franchise and became a local favorite remembered for its sandwiches, baked potatoes, condiment bar, and giant knight sign.
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 […]