David H. Russell
David H. Russell (June 3, 1944 – July 7, 2021) was an Evansville-area businessman, entrepreneur, and ordained Baptist minister best known as the founder of Shoe Carnival, the national footwear retailer that began as a single shoe store in Evansville, Indiana. Russell’s story is one of Evansville’s notable business success stories. Beginning as a shoe […]
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 […]
Turoni’s Pizzery & Brewery
Turoni’s Pizzery & Brewery is a longtime family-owned pizza restaurant and brewery founded in Evansville, Indiana, in 1963 by Jerry Turner and his wife, Judith “Judie” Mattingly Turner. Over more than six decades, Turoni’s has become one of Evansville’s best-known locally founded restaurants. The restaurant is particularly famous for its thin, cracker-style crust pizza, a […]
By the Slice Pizza
By the Slice Gourmet Pizzeria, commonly known today as The Slice, is a longtime locally owned pizza restaurant located at 2011 Lincoln Avenue in Evansville, Indiana, near the University of Evansville. Founded in 1994 by Eric Weber, the restaurant developed from a business plan Weber created while completing his master’s degree in professional studies at […]
Azzip Pizza
Azzip Pizza is a fast-casual pizza restaurant chain founded in Evansville, Indiana, in 2014 by Evansville native Brad Niemeier. Known for customizable personal pizzas, unusual specialty pizzas, and its rotating Pizza of the Month program, Azzip grew from a single Evansville West Side restaurant into a regional chain with locations across Indiana and Kentucky. The […]