Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: 15th & College

IndyView Revisited should be returning on a regular basis, with many thanks to our new contributor, Carol Titus. This picture shows looks northwest towards 15th & College circa 1960s, found at IHPC....

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: Traction Terminal Shed and Capitol

There are still those of you who remember this one: Traction Terminal. Got any stories or memories to share of travels through here? (Capitol and Market Streets)....

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: Fort Benjamin Harrison, 1942

April 1942. Indianapolis was a training center for the war, and some interesting things happened at Fort Benjamin Harrison. A photographer arrived and stayed for several days, documenting the daily lives of a group of...

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: The Circle, 1942

A blustery rainstorm blew through Indianapolis in January, 1942. Photographer John Vachon was in Indy on assignment for the Farm Security Administration, and he chose to document street scenes with his small rangefinder Leica as...

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: A Stroll on the Circle

This early 20th century photo of Monument Circle contains only one neighbor who still remains– the church spire from Christ Church Cathedral. Original photo found at the Flickr group “Indianapolis History” (which has no connection with...

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: Monumental view from South Meridian

You may have seen some of the “Then and Now” photo websites and groups such as  DearPhotograph.com and Looking Into the Past on Flickr that incorporate the old and new by superimposing historical images atop...

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