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Your Savings Store

by Jeff Kamm | Nov 6, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

S.S. Kresge and Company appeared in the newspaper October 28, 1923 touting the opening of their...

Sunday Ads: Goodbye City Life!

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 30, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 7 |

Business: Glendale Shopping Center Date of Ad: December 2, 1958 Location: Keystone Avenue and...

Sunday Ads: Be a Secret Agent and Win the Jackpot!

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 16, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 4 |

Business: Burger Chef Systems Date of Ad: April 6, 1966 Location: 1300 West 16th Street, and...

Sunday Ads: Music to Your Ears

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 9, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Business: Wilking Music Company Location: 120 East Ohio Street, near Massachusetts Avenue Years...

Sunday Ad’s: Hook’s for Drugs

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 2, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Business: Hook’s Drugs Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Various Locations, Originally Prospect...

Sunday Ads: Be a Good Sport!

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 25, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Business: Em-Roe Distributors Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Downtown – 209-211 West...

Sunday Ads: Tip of the Hat

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 11, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

This Sunday ad from 1966 targets the “back to school” crowd. Who doesn’t want to...

Sunday Ads: Refreshment Delivered

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 4, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Business: Robert’s Dairy Date of Ad: September 2, 1956 Location: 4201 Millersville Road Years of...

Sunday Ads: We’re All Nuts

by Jeff Kamm | Jun 19, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Business: Morrow’s Nut House Date of Ad: December 30, 1945 Location: 50 North Pennsylvania Street,...

Sunday Ads: Burlesque at Empire

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 17, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Name of Business: The Empire Theater Date of Ad: April 13, 1913 Date Established: 1892...

Sunday Ads: More Than Just Jewelry

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 10, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Goodman Jewelers at 30 West Washington Street dabbled in “slenderizing” equipment back...

Sunday Adverts: Saving for a Rainy Day

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 3, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Name of Business: Fidelity Trust Company Date of Advertisement: April 1, 1956 Neighborhood:...

Sunday Adverts: Mad for Millinery

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 1 |

Image: Indiana State Library Name of Business: African Ostrich Feather Company Date of this...

Sunday Ads: Shaping a Skyline

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 20, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 1 |

The Pearson Piano Company in the Exchange block circa 1928 (Image: Bass Photo Company Collection,...

Sunday Ads: Barney’s at The Lincoln

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 6, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Ever wonder what Alexander Ralston might say if he strolled around downtown Indianapolis today?...

Sunday Ads: Selig’s

by Jeff Kamm | Feb 28, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 6 |

When considering Indy’s shopping legacy, many think of longtime institutions, L. S. Ayres,...

At Your Leisure: That’s the Spirit!

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 25, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |

It’s easy to pick out an out-of-towner at the grocery store on a Sunday. Often times he or...

At Your Leisure: This week in Indianapolis 1965

by Jeff Kamm | Jul 31, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |

If you happen to see some superheroes or gunslingers walking around this weekend, please, have no...

Back to the When

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 29, 2015 | General | 1 |

38 North Pennsylvania Street Years of Operation: 1932-1997 Notable: Before Office Depot or Staples...

At Your Leisure: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

by Jeff Kamm | Feb 13, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 8 |

A promotional magazine ad from the late 1950s. (Image: Indiana State Library) Valentine’s...

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