Milk products used to be delivered to nearly every house in Irvington. Residents placed a metal box on their porch and awaited the deliveryman. The milkman would arrive at the home and either find a note on the box or a person at the door informing him of what they would need for the week. In this photo, taken in 1948, neighborhood kids along Beechwood Avenue posed for a photo after asking for shaved ice on a hot summer Indiana day. The truck was parked in front of the Muncie family home at 5831 Beechwood Avenue. I have also included a historic photo of the bungalow taken about the same time. These historic images are courtesy of Larry Muncie.
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| Polk's Milk Truck in front of 5831 Beechwood Avenue in 1948 |
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| 5831 Beechwood Avenue and several homes to the west c1940. |
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