Fluke, Maurer and Duke Plan Business Houses for North Market Street Soon
Ground was broken Saturday morning for the foundation of a two story brick building on a part of the site on North Market Street formerly occupied by the Garden Airdome and plans have been made for the erection of another business house on the remainder of the site within the near future.
The entire plat of ground at the corner of West Calvert and North Market Streets belonging to Fluke and Weber has been sold into three lots, the corner site being purchased by George Duke for a consideration of $6,500, the center lot by John Maurer for $5,500 and the third part of the site being retained by Louis Fluke who has already started work on his building.
On the ground floor of the two story structure, he plans to install a grocery and meat market. Mr. Maurer has already moved his confectionary and cigar store to his site and plans to extend the building soon. Mr. Duke plans to erect a temporary block building on the corner where he will conduct a restaurant. Later it is planned by Mr. Duke and Mr. Maurer to erect a two story brick building on their lots in which to locate their businesses.
All of the men concerned are well known business men, Mr. Maurer having been in business on the same site for many years. Mr. Duke has also been in business on the same street several years, as has Mr. Fluke, now connected with the East Side Meat Market, but formerly with the Weber Meat Market on North Market Street.
Sam’s Notes: This article relates to the even-numbered 400 block of N. Market Street between Jackson and Calvert streets. Five years later, in 1927, the occupants of this section were; Samuel Sanders Shoes at 410; Samuel Sanders residence at 410 ½; A.D. Weber & Co., grocery and meats at 412; Emma E. Jones, hotel at 412 ½ ; John Mauer Confectionary at 414; Lloyd Adams Shoe Repair at 416 and G.M. Duke lunch diner at 418.
In 1922, A.D. Weber groceries and meat was listed as 411-413 N. Market Street on the opposite side.
(Marion Daily Republican article, May 1922)