Soon after I wrote about the hidden remains of Holiday Inn’s old Great Sign in New Castle, reader decotriumph reminded me that the H&K Motel in Anderson was another old Holiday Inn. I used to pass it every day on the way to work and was aware of its provenance, but I’d never paid attention to the sign out front. D’oh! It, too, is another heavily-modified Great Sign.

Ever stopped in at Frisch’s Big Boy for a Brawny Lad or a nice Swiss Miss? I sure have, at the Anderson, Indiana, location on Broadway Street. Believe it or not, though, Anderson once had three Frisch’s restaurants. One of them even sat right downtown, just across from the Madison County Courthouse. It must have been fun to smash a big burger in the heart of the city. 

Retail trends come and go, but one shift that’s taken particularly deep root around my neck of the woods is the slow death of the local shopping mall. Super-regional destinations like Glenbrook, Castleton, and Southlake continue to survive, but smaller-city malls haven’t been so lucky. I’ve written about a few of those places over the years, but today I’ll turn my attention to Mounds Mall of Anderson.