In the early 1900's, Central Triangle looked much different than it does today, with a large fountain and crowds of people waiting for the interurban. The Valparaiso & Northern Railway stopped here before beginning its northbound journey to Flint Lake, a 16-minute, three-mile trip, and then continuing to Chesterton. The railway became one of the feeder lines of the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad. Interurban travel first appeared around 1900, and from 1900 to the mid-1930s the interurban rail car was the best way to travel from city to city in Indiana and much of the rest of the United States. These single-car electric trains drew power from lines running just above the track. Interurban service to Valparaiso ended on October 23, 1938, largely because of increased automobile use, an improved highway system, and the Great Depression.