Reminisce: Band stand’s prominence in downtown Lima
By Greg Hoersten - For The Lima News
A bandstand in the background can be seen in this 1888 photo from Harrison and Morton on High Street.
The Lima City Band can be seen in the northwest corner of Lima’s Public Square in 1887. Members included, from left, John Meyer, clarinet; John Durnbaugh, clarinet; George Durnbaugh, clarinet; H. L. Cooper, E flat cornet; Frank Hume, cornet; Frank Buchanan, cornet; Charles Coulter, cornet; Billy “Buck” Pangle, snare drum; Charles Lipfert, bass drum; William Merrideth, alto; Henry Schick, alto; Peter Schick, tenor; Henry Reel, tenor; Harry Weber, baritone; Frank Bennett, tuba; and H. A. Durnbaugh, tuba and band leader.