A history of Griffith,
since 1854
Postcards, papers and photographs of Griffith from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Griffith State Bank, E.J. and E. Griffith Interlocking Tower and Griffith Grand Trunk Depot are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2018, citizens of Griffith voted by a margin of 98% to 2% to leave Calumet Township, in part because of the high property taxes they pay to the township, which also includes Gary, relative to the services received. The town is now part of North Township.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Griffith’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFour Roger Puta Photos of EJ&E Po…, 1965: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Griffith, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Four Roger Puta Photos of EJ&E Power (1965) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via WikidataFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.