Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 143 W. 40th (Capitol Avenue Christian Church)

Dedicated in 1922 as Capitol Avenue Christian Church, 143 W. 40th St. is also a former Masonic Lodge. (photo by Dawn Olsen) They stared up at me, dressed in their Sunday best. They, the old...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Irvington Post Office (Stevenson Building)

5502 E. Washington St.–The old Irvington Post Office, also known as the Stevenson Building. (photo by Dawn Olsen) “I’ll tell you something about this building that you probably don’t know,” the man told me. I...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 2110 College Ave.

(photo by Dawn Olsen) Harry McClintock wasn’t at all like the affluent of Indianapolis. He was a cowboy, a poet, a boomer, a world-traveler, a professional hobo. But his hobo-ing led to experiences, and the...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Prayers Answered: 17th & Alabama, Normandy Apartments

The old Normandy Apartments at the corner of 17th and Alabama streets are being renovated into two luxury condos. (2012 photo by Tiffany Benedict Berkson) “Luxurious,” “high-end” and “competitive” were not words used to describe...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 430 N. Walcott

(photo by Dawn Olsen) Lloyd D. Hammond was a working man. He was a travel agent for at least a decade, servicing the citizens of Indianapolis from the late 1800s through the 1910s. He was...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Illinois Building

The Illinois Building in June 1926, shortly after completion. Designed by Indianapolis architects Rubush & Hunter, the building was constructed on the corner of Illinois and Market streets. (Photo © 2008 Indiana Historical Society) Behind...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: IOOF Capital Lodge & East Washington Street

It guards the corner of Hamilton and East Washington, its storefronts close to the sidewalk, expectant. It has watched its neighbors come and go, come and go, change from printing company and barber to gas...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Tinker Flats

The Tinker Flats, located at 1101 E. 16th Street, are currently on the market. Local development plans recommend the warehouse be converted into residential housing. Empty and intriguing, the Tinker Flats cast a shadow on...

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