Author: Jeff Kamm

Your Savings Store

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Nov 6, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

S.S. Kresge and Company appeared in the newspaper October 28, 1923 touting the opening of their...

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Sunday Ads: Goodbye City Life!

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Oct 30, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business:  Glendale Shopping Center Date of Ad:  December 2, 1958 Location:  Keystone Avenue and...

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Sunday Ads: Be a Secret Agent and Win the Jackpot!

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Oct 16, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business:  Burger Chef Systems  Date of Ad:  April 6, 1966 Location:  1300 West 16th Street, and...

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Sunday Ads: Music to Your Ears

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Oct 9, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business:  Wilking Music Company Location:  120 East Ohio Street, near Massachusetts Avenue Years...

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Sunday Ad’s: Hook’s for Drugs

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Oct 2, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Hook’s Drugs Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Various Locations, Originally Prospect...

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Sunday Ads: Be a Good Sport!

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Sep 25, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Em-Roe Distributors Date of Ad:  July 29, 1906 Location: Downtown – 209-211 West...

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Sunday Ads: Tip of the Hat

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Sep 11, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

This Sunday ad from 1966 targets the “back to school” crowd. Who doesn’t want to...

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Sunday Ads: Refreshment Delivered

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Sep 4, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Robert’s Dairy  Date of Ad: September 2, 1956 Location: 4201 Millersville Road Years of...

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Sunday Ads: We’re All Nuts

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Jun 19, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Morrow’s Nut House Date of Ad: December 30, 1945 Location: 50 North Pennsylvania Street,...

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Sunday Ads: Burlesque at Empire

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Apr 17, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Name of Business: The Empire Theater Date of Ad: April 13, 1913 Date Established: 1892...

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Sunday Ads: More Than Just Jewelry

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Apr 10, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Goodman Jewelers at 30 West Washington Street dabbled in “slenderizing” equipment back...

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Sunday Adverts: Saving for a Rainy Day

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Apr 3, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Name of Business: Fidelity Trust Company Date of Advertisement: April 1, 1956 Neighborhood:...

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Sunday Adverts: Mad for Millinery

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Image: Indiana State Library Name of Business: African Ostrich Feather Company Date of this...

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Sunday Ads: Shaping a Skyline

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Mar 20, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

The Pearson Piano Company in the Exchange block circa 1928 (Image: Bass Photo Company Collection,...

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Sunday Ads: Barney’s at The Lincoln

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Mar 6, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

Ever wonder what Alexander Ralston might say if he strolled around downtown Indianapolis today?...

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Sunday Ads: Selig’s

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Feb 28, 2016 | Sunday Ads |

When considering Indy’s shopping legacy, many think of longtime institutions, L. S. Ayres,...

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At Your Leisure: On Tour

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Feb 19, 2016 | At Your Leisure |

The La Tour dining room in all of its swanky seventies glory. (Image: eBay) Valentine’s Day has...

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At Your Leisure: Hamming it Up

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Feb 12, 2016 | At Your Leisure |

Indy natives believe that Shapiro’s is the first, last and only name in delicatessen dining. First...

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At Your Leisure: Snack Time

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Jan 22, 2016 | At Your Leisure |

An unfortunate truth about downtown Indianapolis streetscapes is the “missing teeth” in what was...

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At Your Leisure: Third Time’s a Charm?

Posted by Jeff Kamm | Jan 8, 2016 | At Your Leisure |

This is a patch that a Frisch’s carhop would have worn during the Fifties and Sixties....

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