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[mgonitzke]

Hey Tom (or anybody else)-

I went out with some friends last night and discovered there's an IH building in downtown Wichita...you know anything about that?

 

[jbaker]

Matt you know better than that wheres our picture LOL

 

[bjames]

International Harvester Building - Old Town / Wichita, Kansas

The International Harvester Building was built in 1910. The first two floors were used for showroom and sales offices. The top two floors were reserved for storage of new inventory. Various IH products, including tractors, engines, and appliances, were sold out of this facility.

The shiny new IH products awaiting sale to Kansas farmers are long gone from the buidling. IH moved out in 1961. Two years later, it was remodeled and occupied by Graham Glass Co. Between 1978 and 2000, it was used by Case Supply Floor Company.

After several years of being vacant, it's been remodeled once again and renamed "Harvester Loft Apartments".

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gograffer/4877448950/

 

[thoffman]

Very cool. Those IHC buildings were commonly known as "Bloock houses".

 

[bjames]

I'm thinking Matt should move in. Perfect for a single young man fresh out of school. The place is probably full of beautiful women that love IH tractors.

 

[jbaker]

Here is another original sign frame, at least it still has something related to IH attachted to it.

It is located in Freeport, IL at HEAVY Equipment.

Dennis you probaly know of this one. I wonder if at one time it was located at the lily creak road IH dealer??

 

[thoffman]

Jeff,
Those pylonsare cool. When I lean to weld well enough I'm making on for home.

 

[thoffman]

Jeff,
Is that on business 20 east of town?

 

[jbaker]

Tom, yes it is on the old 20 across from Civil and 3 miles from TITAN Tire

 

[thoffman]

Yup on the north side of the street. I know there was a IH truck dealer there but never noticed the sign

 

[thoffman]

Although this is not a Base of Operation building or IH dealership, does anyone know this man?

 

[digger]

Start small Tom!

The foundry guy kinda looks the one on my cup.

 

[thoffman]

That would be the guy! He's now located not far from me. More pix tomorrow

 

[thoffman]

More pix of the Iron Man

 

[lbuttke]

Looks like Iron Man had a small accident, looks as if he lost his left eye.

 

[wsdrake]

Jeff Baker requested I post a picture here of the dealership sticker on my 108. Here it is: L.R. Dye and Sons, Millersburg, OH. About 45 minutes away from my house. Talk at you later. Bill.

 

[pbell]

Tom,
I'm told the workers at Louisville Works (where it was made) called him the "Million Dollar Man" cause that is what they figured it cost IH to make him. That is the largest casting ever poured at the Louisville Works Foundry. They started with a department store manikin as the base for the man and built it up from that. There is an article about him in a past issue of Harvester Highlights, but I don't remember right off, which issue it was.

 

[bkiper]

this is the dealership sticker on my 1200. New Albany In is only 75 miles away from me qnd the original owner was only a 15 min drive from dealer. i enjoy seeing so much history proudly displayed

 

[jbaker]

thanks Bryan,,, I like that sticker

 

[lhinds]

This is on my 169. I think the guy told me he bought it new in Ohio.