Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Canterbury Apartments

The Canterbury Apartments, 1603 Central Avenue, as they appeared in 1919. Looking at northeast corner of 16th and Central. (Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society.) In 1914, the vicinity of Sixteenth Street and Central...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Wesley Hotel, 16th & Capitol

Hard to believe how many buildings in Indianapolis have been razed under the guise of  “progress” or “enhancing” a neighborhood or block. All the harder to understand when a building fronts major thoroughfares with a constant stream of...

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Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

The neighborhoods bordering Sixteenth and Meridian Streets are some of the next “in” places to be. Much like Massachusetts Avenue a decade ago and Fountain Square more recently, years of reinvestment in housing is paying...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: The Gladden-Stempfel House

The Gladden-Stempfel home, located at 1564 N. Park Ave., was constructed in 1898. This undated photo shows the home in pristine condition. (Copyright IHPC Collection, IHPC, courtesy Digital Collections of IUPUI University Library. Photo used...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: 200 block of E. 16th Street

Courtesy of IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Power and Light Distribution Company photographs owned by Dee Dee Davis Sixteenth Street, at one time a dirt road known as Tinker (and later 7th) Street, is undergoing revitalization...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Tinker Flats

The Tinker Flats, located at 1101 E. 16th Street, are currently on the market. Local development plans recommend the warehouse be converted into residential housing. Empty and intriguing, the Tinker Flats cast a shadow on...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Elwarner Flats / City Baking Company / Omar Bakeries / Omar Bakery Industrial Complex, 901-903 E. 16th Street

Does anyone remember the Omar Man delivering fresh bread and cookies to your door? Indianapolis was one of several cities throughout the country with an Omar Baking Company factory. A large crew of driver/salesmen peddled...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Indianapolis Fire Department Hose Company #9, 1602 Carrollton Avenue

The fire station at 1602 Carrollton Avenue was built to house the city’s segregated African-American firemen, who worked in this station from its construction in 1881 until 1922 when the company moved to Indiana Avenue....

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Corner Buildings on College Avenue

Lots of potential here- fingers crossed In the wake of the loss of the lovely brick commercial building at College & 16th, we must turn our attention to the many buildings we have left. And...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: A Hail Mary Saves Bush Stadium

Surely you’ve heard by now: Bush Stadium is not going to be flattened, but rather, is going to be creatively integrated into a new complex of  “Stadium Lofts,” and in so doing, preserving a beloved...

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