A Room with a View

Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – Eden-Talbott House

Scraping away an iced up window from a Delaware Street apartment building reveals the Eden-Talbott House, now home to a local law firm. Just north of 13th on North Delaware Street, the Eden-Talbott home was built...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – James Whitcomb Riley Tomb

View of downtown from the tomb of James Whitcomb Riley – Photo by Ryan Hamlett This week, not a Room with a View, but rather a Tomb with a View. That of Hoosier poet and longtime Lockerbie...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – Indiana’s Tallest Building, The Chase Tower

Monument Circle from the 38th floor of the Chase Tower – photo by Ryan Hamlett Today, a view of a snowy monument circle from the 38th floor of the Chase Tower and a short history...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – Camp Robinson and Lew Wallace

Monument in the woods of Riverside Park, north of Municipal Gardens. Just up the bike path from the Municipal Gardens, along the White River is a peculiar boulder that can just barely be spotted from...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – Municipal Gardens Park

This week’s A Room with a View is really more of an Area with a View, in two parts. After scoping out the Lohrmann House at 16th and White River that Sharon Butsch Freeland highlighted in...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room With A View – Central State Hospital

View of the Laundry Building from the Powerplant – Central State Hospital On the near westside of Indianapolis, constrained by Washington and Vermont Streets and Tibbs and Warman Avenues sits an 100-acre plot of land...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room With A View – Circle Tower from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Circle Tower From the Observation Deck of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument One of the things I’ve taken away from the few weeks that I’ve been manning this feature, is how intertwined the origins of...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – City-County Observation Deck (western view)

When were you last on the observation deck of the City-County Building? There’s a hodgepodge collection of Indianapolis memorabilia and newspaper clippings on the floor available for an extra dose of nostalgia. The observation deck offers a...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With A View – Robert Indiana’s ‘Numbers’ – Indianapolis Museum of Art

Robert Indiana’s “Numbers” at the IMA Today’s view: overlooking the White River, “Numbers” (1980-82) by New Castle, Indiana’s own Robert Indiana from within the Indianapolis Museum of Art....

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With A View – Irvington United Methodist Church

Irvington United Methodist Church Happy New Year! Checking out Irvington on Indianapolis’ east side with a view of the Tudor-style Irvington United Methodist Chuch from an undisclosed coffee house. What is your favorite coffee house view?...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room with a View – Merchants Bank Building (Barnes and Thornburg)

The view of the old Merchants Bank Building from Carson’s Rising above the corner of Washington and Meridan, the Barnes and Thornburg Building, formerly the Merchants Bank Building, shares heritage with the famed Flatiron Building...

World’s Largest Christmas Tree from the 20th floor of the Sheraton Hotel The World’s Largest Christmas aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument sits on a three acre plot of land that Indianapolis city planner Alexander Ralston...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Stout’s Baldwin Flyer

Ever wondered what the view from the top looks like? From the perspective of the Baldwin Flyer, the famed pulley0and-crank basket system installed at Stout’s, you’re looking at it. As an extra touch, the baskets...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Stutz to Stutz

Lots of unique views from various corners of The Stutz and such a fantastic adaptive use, I daresay one of the best in the city. Want to know more about its place in Indy auto...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Walker Theatre to Downtown

You won’t see this view very often! With thanks to Madame Walker Theatre Center for sharing, we hope you will come visit, get acquainted or reacquainted with the Madame Walker Theatre sometime this week. There...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Indiana Avenue to Walker Theatre

Here’s a snap from New Orleans on the Avenue, former home of Zing and many other businesses over the years. The Walker Theatre is celebrating its 85th birthday right now with a series of fun...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Gatling Gun Club

Despite the appearance of this building on Illinois, we may at least allow that it is conveniently located and offers some unique views of the city! Above, looking south from the fire escape. And below,...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Meridian at 21, St. James

Right across the street from Joseph Rink’s old mansion, an early 20th century stuccoed apartment building stands on the northwest corner. The Saint James advertised a flat for rent in 1919 at $80/ month and...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Indianapolis Fire Museum, Mass Ave

If you’ve never been before, you may want to check out the remodeled Fire Station 2. The Indianapolis Fire Museum at 748 Massachusetts Avenue is a compact treasure trove/ memorial to all the brave souls...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Athenaeum Rooftop

As of yesterday, Athenaeum Foundation Executive Director, Cassie Stockamp has taken up camping on the roof of the Athenaeum to help raise money for the elaborate and beloved building at the intersection of Michigan and...

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