Most of the time when people think of hotels they throw at names like, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Days Inn, Hampton Inn, ect., these names have become known throughout the United States. Back in the 1920s, in Terre Haute the name that everyone knew was the Deming Hotel. It was the hot spot, it had its own barber shop, billiard room, banquet hall, ballroom, and a private parking complex. This great hotel was built by Terre Haute native Demas Deming, who is also known for the park he created, his donations to his business partners college Rose Polytechnic, and his general giving nature. If one wanted a fun night on the town for cheap all you needed to do was head down to the Deming. Every Saturday night, there was an orchestras that played for the dances the hotel put on. The entrance fee for the dance was 75 cents. Now, though the building is used as an apartment complex for the elderly and disabled, and is owned by ISU.

At the back of the amphitheater in Fairbanks Park is the Chancey Rose Memorial. It was created from the Terre Haute post and federal office building. This building was built in 1885 and the front was removed in 1932. It was not until 1936 that memorial found its home at Fairbanks Park when the WPA built the support structure. When the post and federal office building was demolished at least part of the building was saved. Not only was it saved, but it was used to honor a great man of Terre Haute and is still standing today.

After begin founded in 1816, Terre Haute's population grew to 66,083 by the 1920s. This was thanks to its great location and its coal mining. The population in 1920 was an increase of 56.8% from the population in 1900. Terre Haute did not stay in prosperity though, as the coal supply decreased in the late 1920s and with the unscrupulous activities happening in Terre Haute the population decreased and did not recover until the 1950s. This growth was due to the companies of Pfizer, Allis-Chalmers, Columbia Records, and Anaconda Aluminum setting up shop in Terre Haute. Even though Terre Haute was bringing in outside companies many other companies in Terre Haute were closing at the time. After reaching Terre Haute's highest population of 71,786 in 1960 another downward spiral occurred. As the downtown of Terre Haute began to deteriorate and with Columbia Records, the city's largest employer, making hugh cuts many people "voted with the feet" and left Terre Haute. This reduced the population of Terre Haute to 57,483.