Author: Joan Hostetler

This 1935 photograph documents the south side of West Ohio Street from Illinois Street looking...

As I have given Indianapolis Then and Now slide presentations through the years, along with author...

Twenty-eight year old Harry W. Moore opened his first funeral home in Brightwood in 1929 and...

Court Street is one of those funny downtown alleys that somehow became a street. The short street...

Density is a common topic at neighborhood gatherings in downtown Indianapolis. We look at the many...

Woodruff Place was conceived as an upper-class residential suburb, but at least one house served...

The Historic Steer-In was featured on the popular Food Network show Drive-ins, Diners and Dives in...

According to family legend, recent German immigrant Frederick Ruskaup wanted to build a grocery...

Looking East on Ohio Street from Alabama Street, Indianapolis This intersection was not...

As debate continues about the fate of four 1870s-1910s houses that Keep Indianapolis Beautiful...

One of the oldest commercial buildings in Indianapolis is in the news again as it suffers yet...

In my work I love finding historic photographs of off-the-beaten-path Indianapolis locations....

Then: Hyde School #1 was constructed by the school system in the 1860s and stood for many...