This Day in South Bend

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A podcast about the history of South Bend. News articles from the city’s past by Jacob Titus, co-host of South Bend on Purpose. New episodes release each weekday morning.

Episodes

The Woman's Movement, 1895

The Woman's Movement, 1895

Annexation Helps Cities Stay Alive, 1968

Annexation Helps Cities Stay Alive, 1968

Five Thousand Pay Visit to Springbrook, 1915

Five Thousand Pay Visit to Springbrook, 1915

Spiro Ready to Open New Home, 1933

Spiro Ready to Open New Home, 1933

Oliver Hotel Is Reported Leased, 1914

Oliver Hotel Is Reported Leased, 1914

They Are South Bend People, and What They Say Is of Local Interest

They Are South Bend People, and What They Say Is of Local Interest

Parishioners Say Goodbye to St. Stephen

Parishioners Say Goodbye to St. Stephen

Agents Trace Membership of Club of 21

Agents Trace Membership of Club of 21

Public Exhibition of Billiards at the Opera House, 1878

Public Exhibition of Billiards at the Opera House, 1878

Rural Snake Gets Lost in the Big City, 1950

Rural Snake Gets Lost in the Big City, 1950

Cutting Down Electric Railway Poles, 1890

Cutting Down Electric Railway Poles, 1890

Passing of a Well Known Pawn Shop, 1908

Passing of a Well Known Pawn Shop, 1908

Notre Dame and St. Mary's to Unify as One Institution, 1971

Notre Dame and St. Mary's to Unify as One Institution, 1971

A Woman's Club Formed, 1895

A Woman's Club Formed, 1895

A Mum Social, 1885

A Mum Social, 1885

Storyland Zoo to Shut on June 1, 1981

Storyland Zoo to Shut on June 1, 1981

Fellow Workmen Fight, 1912

Fellow Workmen Fight, 1912

'Little Italy' Neighborhood is Long Gone, but Memories Remain, 1990

'Little Italy' Neighborhood is Long Gone, but Memories Remain, 1990

Another Boom for South Bend, 1887

Another Boom for South Bend, 1887

Mr. James Oliver Buys the Chess Mansion, 1881

Mr. James Oliver Buys the Chess Mansion, 1881