Schrock's Flowers
N 41° 27.879 W 085° 35.267
16T E 617933 N 4591302
Schrock's Flowers at West 2nd and Cavin St.,Ligonier,IN
Waymark Code: WMF872
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2012
Views: 1
Otto L. Schrock and son Walter Schrock formed Schrock's Flowers in 1938. In time, they had 14 large greenhouses which was 45,000 sq.ft of space. Their business was raising flowers for customers within a 50 mile radius of Ligonier. They had an office, a retail store, a wholesale store as well as FTD service. They rented out candelabras and other supplies for weddings and parties.
Schrock's Flowers furnished standing wire baskets of flowers for customers asking them to be placed at the cemetery. They watered the baskets through the summer and in the fall took them back to the greenhouse and when spring arrived filled them again with plants. They were responsible for planting flowers around the fountain in triangle Park. Local people working at the greenhouses include Kenny and Mary Smith, Dewey Biddle, Jim Wallace, Bob Heyback and Dale Sperry. In 1969, Dale Sperry bought the flower shop only and in time the greenhouses were torn down.
This mural is sponsored by the Ligonier Merchants.
City: Ligonier
Location Name: West 2nd Street & Cavin St. New Community Initatives (caring closet)
Artist: Peggy Tassler
Date: 2010
Media: latex paint on a brick surface
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