Author: Tiffany Benedict Browne

International Cycling History Conference in Indy

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jul 10, 2022 | Editorial |

If you monitor this website now and then, you will know that new content hasn’t been added...

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Then & Now: Lemcke Building

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 4, 2021 | Then & Now |

Lemcke Building, circa 1910. Note Deschler’s Cigars on the first floor....

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Public Transportation in 1940 Indianapolis

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 7, 2020 | Historic Miscellania |

“Car and Bus Routings and Stops, Downtown” All aboard the time machine...

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Connection: Court & Crown Hill

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Sep 15, 2020 | Historic Miscellania |

East entrance to Crown Hill designed by beloved Indianapolis architect, Adolph Scherrer Yes,...

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Then & Now Off 16th

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Sep 2, 2020 | Then & Now |

Fredonia Allen started Tudor Hall at 16th and Meridian and the school moved multiple times, it...

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State Fair 1885 Poster

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Aug 20, 2020 | Historic Miscellania |

If you look on the bottom half of the image above, you will see the main Exposition Building...

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This Moment is History in the Making

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 8, 2020 | Editorial |

image: from The Recorder Collection, Indiana Historical Society  HistoricIndianapolis.com was...

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Then & Now: Capitol and Washington, Southeast Corner

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 1, 2020 | Then & Now |

From Bass Photo Collection, Indiana Historical Society Former building on Southeast corner of...

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Then & Now: Ardmore Apartments

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 4, 2020 | Featured Article, General, Then & Now |

Ardmore Block, 1936. Image courtesy: Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society...

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5 Indy Hotels You’ll Wish You’d Seen

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 8, 2020 | General |

Above: The Grand Hotel in 1937 (Indiana Historical Society, William H. Bass Photo Company,...

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HI….jinks

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 5, 2019 | Editorial |

Hi Friends and Fans– My name is Tiffany and I am the captain and cruise director here at...

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Preservation Denied: Bates/ When Building

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 29, 2019 | General, Historic Miscellania |

Newspapers in February 1874 announced that Hervey Bates, Jr. would soon commence building a  new...

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University Park: Depew Fountain

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 22, 2019 | General |

When Ralston originally platted the city of Indianapolis, he made no provision for parks. The...

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How the Claypool Hotel Began

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 15, 2019 | General |

Early vintage luggage label from Claypool Hotel (Don’t forget–May is preservation...

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Preservation Denied: The Cleaveland Block/ Magnolia Building

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 8, 2019 | General |

Magnolia Building. Image: Bass Photo Collection, Indiana Historical Society  It was May 1875 when...

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Superior Design: Pembroke Arcade

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 1, 2019 | General, Then & Now |

Original architectural rendering of Pembroke Arcade, Washington Street by Vonnegut & Bohn What...

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Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 24, 2019 | Then & Now |

A neighborhood is not just a collection of houses in one geographic area. It’s part of the...

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Then & Now: 1000 N. Delaware

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 17, 2019 | Then & Now |

If you’ve ever driven from Meridian to Delaware Street on 10th, you may have noticed how it...

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War of the State Flowers

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 10, 2019 | General |

It was never about roses. That’s our national flower. This tale is about Indiana’s...

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Forget Sudoku, Try Solving this Mystery

Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 3, 2019 | General |

You want a really challenging brain teaser? Forget the New York Times crossword or advanced...

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