Down the Road

Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Tag: Logansport Indiana

  • Goodbye, Whitehouse Restaurant

    Logansport’s Whitehouse Restaurant closed its doors for good on Saturday after 73 years. Little family-run diners used to be typical; every town had at least one. They began disappearing in the late 1970s, by my estimation, as fast-food and diner-style chain restaurants really caught on. I think that the wide availability of places like McDonald’s…

  • Captured: Stained glass, Logansport City Hall

    I was in Logansport recently for a quarterly board meeting of the Historic Michigan Road Association. We met at City Hall, where we honored Michigan Road historian Juanita Hunter. Juanita, who is in her 90s now, spent her early retirement years traveling the road with her husband, taking photographs and documenting the road’s stories. Her…

  • Yashica Electro 35 GSN

    A review of the Yashica Electro 35 GSN, a crackerjack 35mm rangefinder camera.

  • Lunch at the White House (the one in Logansport, on the Michigan Road)

    You don’t need an invitation from Barack Obama to eat at this White House. Longtime readers may remember this Logansport joint, as I shared the above photo here late last year. I pass by fairly frequently as it stands on the old Michigan Road, which I drive between my home in Indianapolis and my parents’…

  • Captured: Whitehouse No. 1

    One of the most fun parts about exploring Indiana’s old roads is lunchtime. Chain restaurants cluster at Interstate exits and in the suburbs. But following the old highways, which lead through towns instead of around them, you can still find the small mom-and-pop places. I love to stop at a local restaurant for a burger…

  • Logansport at twilight

    Logansport, Indiana’s vintage signs, lit at twilight.

  • Holiday lights along the Michigan Road

    After a nice Thanksgiving in South Bend, I drove home Friday evening. I always start my trip on US 31, but I like to exit at Rochester and follow the old Dixie Highway and Michigan Road back to Indianapolis. The old road follows State Road 25 to Logansport and exits on old State Road 29,…