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5 Indy Hotels You’ll Wish You’d Seen

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 8, 2020 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

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

HI….jinks

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 5, 2019 | Editorial, Featured Article | 0 |

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

Preservation Denied: Bates/ When Building

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 29, 2019 | Featured Article, General, Historic Miscellania | 5 |

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

University Park: Depew Fountain

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 22, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 1 |

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

How the Claypool Hotel Began

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 15, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 5 |

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

Preservation Denied: The Cleaveland/ Magnolia Building

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 8, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 2 |

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

Superior Design: Pembroke Arcade

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 1, 2019 | Featured Article, General, Then & Now | 4 |

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

Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 24, 2019 | Featured Article, Then & Now | 0 |

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

Then & Now: 1000 N. Delaware

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 17, 2019 | Featured Article, Then & Now | 4 |

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

War of the State Flowers

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 10, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 1 |

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

Forget Sudoku, Try Solving this Mystery

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 3, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 4 |

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

Will Indy’s First Female Architect Please Stand Up?

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 27, 2019 | Featured Article, General, Ladies Lounge | 0 |

“Our profession, as an entirety is not fitted for women,” an anonymous male architect...

Then & Now: The Bertha Ballard

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 20, 2019 | Featured Article, Then & Now | 2 |

Post card of the Bertha Ballard Home from the flickr collection of Evan Finch A la “Pulp...

Then & Now: The Cuyler Studio, 1527 N. College Ave.

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

The Cuyler Studio and home, 1527 North College Avenue We’ve all heard stories of the woman...

The Woman Behind the Tablet

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 6, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

Where Marie H. Stewart lived from 1916-1952 And we aren’t talking an electronic tablet,...

Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A.

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Feb 27, 2019 | Featured Article, General, Ladies Lounge | 1 |

Anyone who has ever gotten anywhere in life has had help. Whether family, friends, teachers,...

Then and Now: At Vermont and Meridian, Part II – 10 E. Vermont

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 30, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

Above: a doctored image showing part of 18 East Vermont with the First Baptist Church at the...

Then and Now: At Vermont and Meridian, Part I – 18 East Vermont

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 16, 2019 | Featured Article, Then & Now | 0 |

The Indiana War Memorial is one of the crown jewels of Indianapolis, but much like the soldiers it...

The Who and How of Indiana’s State Flag

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jan 9, 2019 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

Mrs. John N. Carey was attending a convention of the National Society of the Daughters of the...

Flats Lost: The Lexington

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured Article, General | 0 |

Image: Lexington Flats, 1906. Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society Ever noticed...

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5 Indy Hotels You’ll Wish You’d Seen

HI….jinks

Preservation Denied: Bates/ When Building

University Park: Depew Fountain

How the Claypool Hotel Began

Preservation Denied: The Cleaveland/ Magnolia Building

Superior Design: Pembroke Arcade

Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

Then & Now: 1000 N. Delaware

War of the State Flowers

Forget Sudoku, Try Solving this Mystery

Will Indy’s First Female Architect Please Stand Up?

Then & Now: The Bertha Ballard

Then & Now: The Cuyler Studio, 1527 N. College Ave.

The Woman Behind the Tablet

Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A.

Then and Now: At Vermont and Meridian, Part II – 10 E. Vermont

Then and Now: At Vermont and Meridian, Part I – 18 East Vermont

The Who and How of Indiana’s State Flag

Flats Lost: The Lexington

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