Author: Dawn Olsen

Sunday Prayers: Horner-Terrill Home

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Dec 15, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

The Horner-Terrill home, located at the southwest corner of Emerson and Brookville, was built in...

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Sunday Prayers: Being an Urban Pioneer, Being the Change

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Aug 18, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

Future home buyer Aaron visits a North Square property in need of rehabilitation. Aaron, who is...

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Sunday Prayers: Dear Katherine …

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Aug 11, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

Dear Katherine, I hope this letter finds you. It was difficult to track you down. In fact, it was...

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Sunday Prayers: 131 N. Gladstone

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Aug 4, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

I’m in the heart of Tuxedo Park, trying to remember what “Indianapolis...

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Sunday Prayers: Dearborn Building

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jul 28, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

“Cheery” is a word I would use to describe a front-yard flower garden, not an...

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The Multi-Family Italianate on Olive

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jul 21, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

You don’t even notice the house at first. It’s the lush, green thicket that catches...

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Sunday Prayers: the Shortridge-Voss house (1301 Broadway)

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jul 14, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

“A country whose buildings are of wood can never increase in its improvements to any considerable...

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Sunday Prayers: 2015 N. Senate Ave.

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jul 7, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

 We meet again, plywood. Once more you grace the windows of an aged Victorian. Though you mark a...

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Sunday Prayers: The Gladden-Stempfel House

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jun 30, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

The Gladden-Stempfel home, located at 1564 N. Park Ave., was constructed in 1898. This undated...

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Sunday Prayers: Rivoli Theatre

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jun 16, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

Downtown Indianapolis. Noon. At most tables, the lunchtime chatter was of clients, projects and...

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Sunday Prayers: 619 E. New York St.

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jun 9, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

Homeowner Krsana Henry was devastated when she first walked through 619 E. New York St. Only weeks...

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Sunday Prayers: 931 Elm St.

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Jun 2, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

It’s a quaint neighborhood, one of green grass and fenced yards. One where neighbors wave and wish...

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Sunday Prayers: Stop the Muddling

Posted by Dawn Olsen | May 26, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

“We don’t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents.” So said Bob Ross, who—through The Joy of...

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Sunday Prayers: A Community on Cottage

Posted by Dawn Olsen | May 19, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

These doubles are located at 1726 Cottage Ave. and have been vacant for some time. The...

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Sunday Prayers: 1415 Olive St.

Posted by Dawn Olsen | May 12, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

(photo by Dawn Olsen) Charm. It’s one thing this gambrel-roofed property still has, despite the...

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Sunday Prayers: Oxmoor Apartments

Posted by Dawn Olsen | May 5, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

(photo by Dawn Olsen) It was a sunny afternoon, and the breeze, though light, brought with it the...

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Sunday Prayers: Readers’ Choice

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Apr 28, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

It was my co-worker who posed the question. “So, you write about dilapidated properties, right?”...

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Sunday Prayers: A Pair on South Park Avenue

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Apr 21, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

421 S. Park Ave. (left) and 423 S. Park Ave. (right) are currently for sale. They were built in...

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Sunday Prayers: Paving Over The Past

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Apr 14, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

(photo by Dawn Olsen) The intersection of South and Delaware streets wasn’t exactly paradise … but...

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Sunday Prayers: 3470 N. Meridian (Frontenac Apartments)

Posted by Dawn Olsen | Apr 7, 2013 | Sunday Prayers |

3470 N. Meridian, the Frontenac Apartments (photo by Dawn Olsen)“Is that a jail?” The query came...

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