Are you one of those people who turns lemons into lemonade? One time Indianapolis resident and dentist, Dr. S. B. Friedland sure was. It was the end of 1948, and the wrecking balls were looming. One of the most beloved structures to ever stand in Indianapolis was...
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Local butcher Milton Pouder ambled a few blocks south to his butcher shop on East Washington every day from North East street, at the corner of New York. He lived in a house on the second lot south of New York street on the west side of North East Street from...
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If you like a spot of shopping or just window wishing at a high end retailer, this one's for you. Saks Fifth Avenue is home to some of the most luxury items available in Indiana's capital city today. You just have to schlep from wherever you are to the concrete jungle...
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It's no secret that Union Station is one of the most beautiful historic buildings left in Indianapolis. It just celebrated its 130th anniversary on September 17. And while it's been well covered on our site and elsewhere, I wanted to take a closer look at the...
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Christian women, that is. And white. At least in the beginning. It was getting close to 1900 and many young ladies were making their way to the big city of Indianapolis in search of employment. When the first meeting to establish a Young Women's Christian Association...
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It's usually under the guise of "improvement" and "modernization," but even with less than perfect vision, they aren't fooling any of us: bad things happen to good buildings. You know it when you see it: as hard as you try to make sense of it, the pieces of the puzzle...
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Meridian Street. The name alone has prestige. Say you live or have an office on this street, and you have instant cool and cache. The mention of the name of our city's east/ west division line surely evokes visions of regal old apartment buildings or the seemingly...
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The last time you took a trip somewhere special, did you get a souvenir? If you didn't, you are probably in the minority. For some reason, many of us want to take home a physical reminder of some place we visited. And shops everywhere are eager to help us do so. Why...
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If you've lived in Indianapolis for any measurable amount of time, you've likely heard that 38th Street used to be Maple Road, but did you know Maple Road used to be 38th Street? Huh? Yep, you read that right. And: due to the numerous changes to street names and...
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If you're the type to contemplate the stories behind buildings and locations, this may be of interest to you. If you've done so from the vantage point of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument looking northeast, this is specifically for you. On the north side of Market...
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The city is replete with buildings like this--loaded with potential, sad and forlorn--a fading shadow of a former, glorious, incarnation. The namesake of this building is from its first owner, Joseph Allen Minturn (6/20/1861- 4/3/1943), an active Indianapolis...
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Hard to believe how many buildings in Indianapolis have been razed under the guise of "progress" or "enhancing" a neighborhood or block. All the harder to understand when a building fronts major thoroughfares with a constant stream of visitors. Such is the case for a...
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