Question: True or false? The average home in Bloomington today costs more than it cost to build Bloomington’s attractive Crestwicke Country Club clubhouse which opened 50 years ago this spring.
To respond: It’s true. The quoted cost (according to a recent “How Time Flies” column in this article) of building the Crestwicke clubhouse, built in 1971 and opened in 1972, was just $150,000. Interestingly, with the dollar having an annual inflation rate of 3.92% per year since, $150,000 in 1972 is equivalent today in purchasing power to about $1.02 million, a cumulative increase of 583 %.
Photos: Bloomington Public Library expansion will bring new features to the public
A new west wing of the existing Bloomington Public Library is pictured in a poster that shows how the expansion of the library will provide many new features.
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Bloomington Public Library Director Jeanne Hamilton describes how the library expansion will contribute to the proper width between library shelves.
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Bloomington’s Izetta Wilson uses a computer in the adult section of the Bloomington Public Library as she searches for job opportunities Monday.
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Bloomington’s Tim Bryant reads a book at the Bloomington Public Library on Monday.
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Gerjuante Page, 24, Bloomingon, uses a computer in the adult section to study for a college entrance exam at the Bloomington Public Library on Monday. Page, a US Army veteran, said the ability to use the library’s computers is important for community members who may not have internet access.
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A diagram from the Bloomington Public Library shows how the expansion will be implemented, Monday, March 4, 2022.
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The second floor diagram shows how the space will be used in the Bloomington Public Library expansion on Monday, March 4, 2022.
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While the Bloomington Public Library will always have books, the upcoming expansion will allow for more space for media assets, as well as workspaces and conference rooms, on Monday, March 4, 2022.
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