Whiting’s First Department Stores

When Standard Oil arrived, the majority of those living in Whiting were of German and Irish descent; many were Jewish. These men were among the first entrepreneurs to open stores in Whiting. 

Sputnik and me

In everyone’s life there are historic events of such magnitude that they brand the mind.

History of Whiting’s Banks: Part Two

This installment will feature the second chapter in the history of banking in the city of Whiting.

Father Benedict's Fight For St. John The Baptist Church

In the spring of 1922, Father Benedict Rajcany, locally known simply as Father Benedict, struggled through a tempest that threatened to end his pastorship and forever change St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Whiting.

Robertsdale’s athey hydro amusement park

For a brief time, in the early days of airplanes, what is now Forsyth Park was on a path to become the aviation capital of the Midwest.

the times of our lives

Remembering Whiting-Robertsdale of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.

Movie Night In Whiting A Century Ago

Travel back in time to 1925, and check out the movies you could choose to see at Whiting's new Hoosier Theatre, and others, on 119th Street.