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As we learned last week, Route 60 (today’s Route 12) was built in 1932, a hard-paved road that made traveling by car faster and easier. Surprisingly, it would take almost another ten years to pave Blivin Street from Route 12 to Main Street and Main Street east to the Lake County Road! The almost three miles of road was improved in the summer of 1941 with state and county gas tax funds and cost $18, 910 (around $400,000 in today’s dollars).
In August that year, the Spring Grove firefighters sponsored a one-night carnival to serve “as a fitting dedication to the new road”. Two prominent speakers were engaged to greet the audience for the special dedication, States Attorney William Carroll and Rev. John L. Daleiden, pastor of St. Peter’s church.
Lucky for us, longtime resident, trustee, and business owner, Paul Weber, also had a hobby as a “moving picture camera enthusiast”, and he was there with his camera filming the job. The above photos were screenshots of that priceless film.
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