Posted in: Historic Miscellania New Life at Central State Part III: The 1899 Building

The 1899 Building, formerly the Men’s Dining Hall for Central State Hospital. (Photo: 1899indy.com) When last RWAV headed west, we visited Central State Hospital’s Administration Building in the middle of its restoration and transformation into “Central...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then & Now: Home Brewing Company, 24 S. Shelby Street

Courtesy of the Indiana Album, ca. 1912 lantern slide from the collection of Joan Hostetler Micro breweries have taken off in this country, and Indianapolis is no exception. Soon our city will have another new...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then & Now: Eastern Fire Station/Firehouse Colorlab/Angie’s List, 1030 E. Washington Street

Luckily, several of our city’s old fire stations have survived through the years and have found new uses. The Eastern Fire Station is one of the oldest, having been constructed in 1896.   The three-story...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Adaptive Reuse

Kendall Inn at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Adaptive Reuse. Our last preservation themed Building Language term for Preservation Month lets us examine adaptive reuse. Adaptive reuse is the ultimate building recycling – when a...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Old Saint Vincent Hospital on Fall Creek

I was fortunate to attend the HUNI (Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis) meeting on Saturday, which included a brief tour of Ivy Tech’s recently expanded site and what is left of  Saint Vincent Hospital–that front...

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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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