Welcome to Valpo Then and Now

Old Burger Chef Building
1964
2013
The old Burger Chef building on Calumet Avenue at McKinley has had many facelifts and tenets over the years. After Burger Chef, it was a Pepe's, several banks, and finally a CPA office in 2013.

Burger Chef Sign
1964
2013
A view looking north on Calumet Avenue, just south of McKinley Street. The current CPA sign is north of the original location of the Burger Chef sign.

Old Big Wheel Location
1960's
2013
Location of the Big Wheel restaurant, on Lincolnway at Roosevelt Road. Original building was torn down, except for some support steel, when the bank building was built (so it could be considered a renovation instead of new construction).

Doyle's Drive-In
1950's
2013
Doyle's Drive-In was located at the northwest corner of Lincolnway and Roosevelt Road. After Doyle's closed, the building and lot have been used by a number of used car dealers.