Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now Off 16th

Fredonia Allen started Tudor Hall at 16th and Meridian and the school moved multiple times, it seems. Tudor Hall eventually merged with Park School, which had started as Brooks School For Boys. Copied this off...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: The Bridges of Marion County

My husband and I recently celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary by driving around Indianapolis and photographing old bridges. It was a little like The Bridges of Madison County, except that I was the Clint Eastwood...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Crawford’s Bakery Building 16th & Capitol

This building has been on the potential chopping block for awhile. And frankly, its future is still not secure. I wrote an article in the WTH section of the website 2 years ago yesterday (coincidentally),...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Enter at your own Risk: 16th & College, the movie.

Just in case you missed the news on facebook, one of our favorite old commercial buildings was demolished this week. It was a familiar touchstone and neighborhood anchor that stood on the southwest corner of...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania 16th & College, One of the oldest commercial buildings in Old Northside…

…has mere minutes of life left. The wrecking equipment is on site now and the hours are numbered for this beloved historic corner. R.I.P. Something about its much earlier history from a book on Industry...

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Posted in: WTH WTH Weds: 1609 North Capitol Avenue

WTH? How could someone think of tearing this down? Who doesn’t have a fondness for the sweet little commercial building at the northeast corner of 16th and Capitol Streets? Most people call it the old...

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