The Lorraine Building, an extended-stay hotel constructed in 1891, was located at 201 West Washington Street. The location was incredibly desirable even from the beginning, because of its proximity to the current State House (completed in 1888) as well as …
“Love makes the world go round,” so the old saying goes. It was also the main point of the HI pitch last night at the Build Indy event. Kudos to Formstack for putting on such an evening–filled with an interesting …
Every few years I get a call from some alumni group desperately seeking photographs of their favorite drive-in restaurant for a 50th reunion booklet. The Blue Ribbon, the Igloo, Jack & Jill’s, Northway’s, the Tee Pee, and this year’s most …
That was Dirty Harry’s line, wasn’t it? And this looks like the kind of place he’d have found himself, in hot pursuit of his latest prey. Presumably, this was once a commercial property of some sort, and oh how I …
Reader’s Question: I live in Pike Township, and I have heard that the old Pike High School was located near 52nd and Lafayette Road. There is a store that looks as though it’s built onto another old brick building at …
All fashion talk of late is centered around the release of the new Baz Luhrmann version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The book was released on April 10, 1925, so why not take a look at the fashions of …
There is but one thing missing from the archives, photographs, directories, and censuses of the past: a personal side. It’s true that collections an ...
The Lorraine Building, an extended-stay hotel constructed in 1891, was located at 201 West Washington Street. The location was incredibly desirable ev ...
“Love makes the world go round,” so the old saying goes. It was also the main point of the HI pitch last night at the Build Indy event. Ku ...
Every few years I get a call from some alumni group desperately seeking photographs of their favorite drive-in restaurant for a 50th reunion booklet. ...
That was Dirty Harry’s line, wasn’t it? And this looks like the kind of place he’d have found himself, in hot pursuit of his lates ...
Reader’s Question: I live in Pike Township, and I have heard that the old Pike High School was located near 52nd and Lafayette Road. There is ...
In between the days of the grand vaudevillian movie houses like the Circle and Indiana Theaters (now Hilbert Circle and Indiana Repertory) and the 23 ...
Pierson St. John Chanlers Pierson, Indianapolis businessman A small alley in the downtown area, Pierson Street was named after John C.Pierson, an earl ...
All fashion talk of late is centered around the release of the new Baz Luhrmann version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The book w ...
