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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Advertisement: Hobbs & Dunn–Landscape Architects

From the 1913 Blue Book comes this ad for Hobbs & Dunn: “Landscape Architects and Engineers”. And they also advertised in the 1913 City Directory… Not too many landscape architects were around the city in...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Advert: National Companies with Indianapolis Branches from 1916

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Milk: It Does A 500-Driver’s Body Good

The tradition of the Indianapolis 500 winner drinking a bottle of milk in the winner’s circle started in 1936, when Louis Meyer gulped a bottle of buttermilk, which his mother had suggested would be refreshing....

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Advert: Nordyke & Marmon

Here are a couple advertisements for long-time Indianapolis industrial giant, Nordyke & Marmon. The first ad is from the 1890s. At the time, Daniel Marmon, the Marmon of the Nordyke & Marmon since 1866, was...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: National Motor Vehicle

We will probably cover the National Motor Company in more detail in the future, but for today, we take a look at an advertisement for their products, from a 1903 issue of the “Cycle and...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Advertisement (and Preservation Affirmed): Levey Bros

Today’s advertisement from Levey Brothers & Co Printers can double as our preservation affirmed, since part of this facade was spared, restored, and integrated into the new Circle Center Mall. This full color advert from...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Model Maker, Model Maker, M

From the 1871 directory of Indianapolis comes this advertisement for H.P. Hood, Model Maker. The “maker of patterns of all kinds, & small machinery, etc.” was located at St. Clair and Canal, which was a...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: Easter Shoes, 1904

This advertisement comes from the Indianapolis Recorder, the week before Easter 1904. Even then, the holiday was enough justification for stores to have big sales. George J. Marott was one of the biggest names in...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Park Tudor’s Connection to the Old Northside

How’s that? Park Tudor is above Broad Ripple–how is it connected to the Old Northside? From the 1918 Blue Book, an advert for the Brooks School For Boys. We showed one from a city directory...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: Morton Place Auto

From the 1913 Blue Book comes this advertisement for the Morton Place Automobile Company, located at 1835 N New Jersey. The same location had started life as the Morton Place Stables, and today is a...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Butler University – Irvington Years

The talk of the town in sporting seasons to be Butler College, so let’s look at a couple adverts for the college back when it was in its second location on Indy’s east side, in Irvington:...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Ladies Lounge: Shopping in 1906

In honor of Midwest Fashion Week, a look back at Indianapolis fashion resources from 1906… you think we take hours to go shopping these days? Imagine having to go to all these different places to...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: Sinfully Delicious

Advertised in Indianapolis in 1913 Who doesn’t love a sweet treat now and then? Note that the city has been home to purveyors of sweeties for more than 100 years…one wonders what confections tasted like, shipped over...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Reserve Loan Life Insurance

From the 1923 Polk directory, an ad for the Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company, located at 429 North Pennsylvania Street. The building seen was the Knights and Ladies of Honor fraternal lodge at 429 N...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: C J Walker

Date Unknown. Six week trial $1.70. Being manufactured at 640 North West Street, where she lived...

Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Valentine’s Dance 1953 Count Basie at Tomlinson Hall

For Valentine’s fifty-eight years ago, couples could attend several Valentine dances around the city. The biggest highlight though was the Count Basie performance at Tomlinson Hall on the evening of February 15th. Tickets were a...

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