Indianapolis Then and Now: Askren-Rice-Eichacker House, 625 N. Edmondson Avenue
Thanks to local residents for submitting this historic photograph of their house, located just...
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Author: Joan Hostetler
Indianapolis Then and Now: National Surgical Institute / Imperial Hotel, Northwest Corner of W. Ohio Street and Capitol Avenue
The Imperial Hotel, 1904 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, 1904 glass plate...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Columbus Day Parade on Massachusetts Avenue
Cabinet card looking south on Alabama Street, October 21, 1892. The house-like float is on...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Wilmer F. Christian House, 404 N. Alabama Street
Architects such as Vonnegut and Bohn, Francis Costigan, and Rubush and Hunter are well remembered...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Circle Park and Meridian Street
Although faded and discolored, this extremely rare stereoview shows Meridian Street looking...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Meadowbrook Diner, 5151 E. 38th Street
Undated linen postcard of the Meadowbrook Diner (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Joan Hostetler) With...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Southeast Corner of Pennsylvania and Market Streets
Half of a circa 1876 stereoview looking south on Pennsylvania Street from Market Street (The...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square Police Station No. 4 / Radio Radio, 1117-1119 Prospect
As Indianapolis expanded, it was necessary for the Indianapolis Police Department to move into the...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Bird’s-Eye View North from Marion County Courthouse
Photographs of Indianapolis buildings prior to the 1890s are difficult to find. Clients typically...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Gatling Gun Club, 707-709 N. Illinois Street
If you’ve ever wanted to own a post-Civil War era house with a rich history, now is the time...
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Indianapolis Then and Now REVISITED: Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel, 2050 E. Michigan Street
Harry W. Moore (1902-1970) grew up in the family funeral home business in Brightwood and opened...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Better Babies Building and Hook’s Drug Store Museum, Indiana State Fairgrounds
Better Babies Building during the Indiana State Fair, 1926. (Courtesy of the Indiana Historical...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Indiana State Fair, 1202 E. 38th Street
Among a group of old photographs found in the attic of an Indianapolis home were these three faded...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: First Moravian Episcopal Church, 2502 N. College Avenue
Moravian Church and house at 666 E. 25th Street (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Dortha C. May) Us...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Freund’s Pharmacy, 502 N. Highland Avenue
Freund’s Pharmacy as it appeared in about 1907-1908. The man in front is possibly William C....
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Grand Hotel and Circle Centre Mall, Illinois and Maryland Streets
The Grand Hotel, circa 1876 stereoview by Indianapolis photographer John Pendergast (The Indiana...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Court Street and Anthony’s Tavern, 128-134 E. Court Street
Court Street is one of those funny downtown alleys that became a street. A city ordinance...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: College Hall and the Daguerreotype of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fletcher
1856 daguerreotype of Calvin and Keziah Fletcher. This is the only known image of Fletcher’s...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church – Schools and Rectory, Georgia Street and Capitol Avenue
View of the NW corner of W. Georgia Street looking east from Capitol Avenue (IUPUI University...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Vienna Flats, 300-308 E. New York Street
Vienna Flats, 3 March 1910 (Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, W. H. Bass Photo Company,...
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