NW 7th St., looking from Main St. On the right, from the back are Assumption Catholic Church at 119 NW 7th St., originally 106 Upper 7th St. "Assumption Catholic Church was the first Catholic parish in Evansville, but its fate was unbefitting of such a glorious building. Originally founded in 1836, the original church used to be located at 2nd and Sycamore Sts, but its success and growth warranted a grander building. In April 1871 a lot was purchased at Seventh St and Vine St, just catercorner from Old Central school. Work on the beautiful new Assumption church began July 7, 1872, when the cornerstone was laid and completed later that year at a cost of $75,000. A school was erected in 1881 next to the church on 7th St. Continued growth demanded a larger school which was built in 1928 replacing the old one. The church prospered for years and when the Catholic church created the Diocese of Evansville in 1944, Assumption became the cathedral, or head church, for the area. When Evansville planned to built a new Civic Center, Assumption found itself located within the proposed area. To boot, the downtown area had been experiencing mass exodus as residents flocked to the suburbs. With Holy Trinity and St Mary�s nearby, the downtown area could not support three Catholic churches. These factors combined made the decision to close the parish easier than it should have been. The church had to get approval from the Vatican to shut its doors, and the last mass was held January 17, 1965. After showering the downtown area with its beauty for nearly a century, the church was razed in May 1965. The Winfield K Denton federal building, which houses the downtown post office, is now located on this site. (http://www.vchshistory.org/2014/04/16/evansvilles-cathedral-assumption-catholic-church/) Next, the tallest building, is the F.W. Cook Brewing Co. at 11 NW 7th St., formerly 214 Upper 7th St. "The City Brewery was founded in 1853 by Frederick Washington Cook and Jacob Rice in what was then a cornfield beyond downtown. It split from the "old brewery" and opened its own at 11 NW 7th St. By 1880, the Cook & Rice City Brewery had an ice house, malt house, stable, and office that covered entire block bounded by 7th (M L King), Sycamore, 8th, and Main. After Rice's death in 1885, it was renamed F. W .Cook Brewing Co. Upon F.W.'s death in 1913 (at the age of 81), his son Henry ran it until his death in 1929. Then Henry's brother, Charles Cook, took over keeping the F. W. Cook name. [It was] destroyed by fire Dec 3, 1891, [and a] new brew house and office [were] completed March 1893. Large fire in 1905 destroys much of plant. The plant was closed during Prohibition. After Prohibition ended in 1933, the company renamed itself F. W. Cook Co. The reorganization was done to include the purchase of the abandoned downtown Evansville railroad line of the remains of the Evansville & Princeton Traction Company. This third-mile section of track down 9th St linked the brewery to the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR yard at 9th & Division Sts. The new railroad was called the Cook Transit Corporation and had one "box motor" electric locomotive. A 2-person crew would switch out the brewery twice daily - between 15 and 25 cars, Monday through Friday. In early 1950 the brewery completed an extensive remodel of the 7th St offices and the Rathskellar, which included the removal of the building's dome. About the same time Anton Hulman, sportsman and financier, bought controlling interest of the brewery. After the workers went on strike 1955, Hulman ceased operations. The brewery closed its doors for good in September 1957 after selling beer it had already made. Their Goldblume brand was brewed in other locations until 1972 and revived by the 1988-1997 reincarnation of the Evansville Brewery. The F. W. Cook corporation was dissolved January 1961. [This] property [was] bought by the city in 1963 to make way for the Civic Center Complex. The building was razed in 1965." (http://historicevansville.com/site.php?id=fwcook) The red building on the corner, at 700 Main St., was Farmers Trust Co. It, too, has been razed. This postcard was printed in Germany.