Historical Images of Porter County

The Vail Jewelry Store
Valparaiso, Indiana

Date: 1915
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Vail Jewelry Store seen here was located at 19 East Main Street (now East Lincolnway) and was established in Valparaiso in 1863 with William Henry Vail as proprietor. This building was constructed in 1858 to originally house the Central Drug Store. The jewelry business would later be sold to Fred Moltz in 1913; Moltz was one of Vail's original employees. The business would relocate a few times after Moltz's purchase. Fred's sons, Bob and Dick, would then own and operate the jewelry store from 1948 to 1982 when it permanently closed for business.

This building now longer exists and was replaced by another brick structure.

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook