Posted in: Then & Now Sears, Roebuck and Co., 333 N. Alabama Street

Sears, Roebuck and Company, 333 North Alabama Street, in 1929. Image: Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society   Sears, Roebuck and Co. opened its first location in Indianapolis on July 25, 1929, just three...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Shellhouse Building, 2455 N. Central

Post Card of the newly constructed Frank Shellhouse Fireproof Storage Building at 2455 N. Central. Image: historicindianapolis.com   Frank Shellhouse was born in New Palestine, Indiana in 1863. As a young man, he worked for the...

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Posted in: Then & Now Climax Coffee and Baking Powder Company, 31-37 S. Davidson Street

The Climax Coffee and Baking Powder Building at 31-37 South Davidson Street, as it appeared in 1924.   Industrialists settling Indianapolis in the early twentieth century built their factories as closely as possible to the...

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Posted in: Then & Now Cole Motor Car Company, 730 E. Washington Street

The Cole Motor Car Company property as it appeared in 1920. This view, the corner of Washington and Davidson Streets, is from the southeast, as you would see it today traveling north on I65. Image:...

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Posted in: Then & Now Guaranty Building, 20 N. Meridian Street

Guaranty Building, 20 N. Meridian Street (southwest quadrant of Monument Circle), under construction in 1922. Image: Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society   “The great fire of Chicago—the earthquake of San Francisco—gave both of...

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Posted in: Then & Now L.S. Stockman Drug Store, 501 N. Illinois Street

The L.S. Stockman Drug Store on the northeast corner of Michigan and Illinois Streets as it appeared in 1908. Image: Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society   People who live or work downtown are...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Knickerbacker Hall, 1545 Central Avenue

Knickerbacker Hall (misspelled) from a post card mailed in 1910 If you have ever driven south of 16th Street on Central Avenue, you may have noticed a big church on the southeast corner. What you...

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Posted in: Then & Now Ambassador Apartments, 39 E. 9th Street

Ambassador Apartments, July 2017 (Image: Tammy C. Millott) Despite efforts to the contrary, the Ambassador is standing after 93 years and firmly set on its original foundation. Sixteen years ago, planners, architects, preservationists, neighbors and...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Canterbury Apartments

The Canterbury Apartments, 1603 Central Avenue, as they appeared in 1919. Looking at northeast corner of 16th and Central. (Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society.) In 1914, the vicinity of Sixteenth Street and Central...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Schrader Building, 101 S. Pennsylvania Street

C.A. Schrader Building, 101-105 South Pennsylvania Street, home of C.A. Schrader Wholesale Grocer from 1901 to 1953.  (Image: Bass Photo Collection, Indiana Historical Society) The American Civil War had yet to begin when C. F....

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