Tag: architecture
At Your Leisure: Beware of the Witch
Posted by Jeff Kamm | Jul 17, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 1 |
Misc Monday: Burning Joan of Arc: The 1927 Indiana...
Posted by Stephen J. Taylor | Jun 8, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 7 |
At Your Leisure: A Stay off of The Circle
Posted by Jeff Kamm | Jun 5, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |
Preservation Denied: 1305 North Delaware Street
Posted by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 31, 2011 | Historic Miscellania | 30 |
How the Claypool Hotel Began
by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 15, 2019 | General | 9 |
Early vintage luggage label from Claypool Hotel (Don’t forget–May is preservation...
Read MoreSuperior Design: Pembroke Arcade
by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 1, 2019 | General, Then & Now | 6 |
Original architectural rendering of Pembroke Arcade, Washington Street by Vonnegut & Bohn What...
Read MoreMarion County Jail: Indy’s Shawshank
by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 31, 2018 | General | 0 |
In June 1891, the County Commissioners decided not to build the new jail on the courthouse square....
Read MoreA Local Place for Young Women: Y. W. C. A.
by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Sep 19, 2018 | General, Ladies Lounge | 2 |
Christian women, that is. And white. At least in the beginning. It was getting close to 1900 and...
Read MoreThen & Now: Canterbury Apartments
by Rudy Schouten | Jul 20, 2017 | Then & Now | 1 |
The Canterbury Apartments, 1603 Central Avenue, as they appeared in 1919. Looking at northeast...
Read MoreThen & Now: Wesley Hotel, 16th & Capitol
by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jul 13, 2017 | Then & Now | 6 |
Hard to believe how many buildings in Indianapolis have been razed under the guise of...
Read MoreThen & Now: Schrader Building, 101 S. Pennsylvania Street
by Rudy Schouten | Jul 6, 2017 | Then & Now | 0 |
C.A. Schrader Building, 101-105 South Pennsylvania Street, home of C.A. Schrader Wholesale Grocer...
Read MoreSunday 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...
Read MoreSunday 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...
Read MoreSunday 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...
Read MoreSunday 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,...
Read MoreSunday 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?...
Read MoreSunday 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,...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: On Tour
by Jeff Kamm | Feb 19, 2016 | At Your Leisure | 6 |
The La Tour dining room in all of its swanky seventies glory. (Image: eBay) Valentine’s Day has...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: Snack Time
by Jeff Kamm | Jan 22, 2016 | At Your Leisure | 8 |
An unfortunate truth about downtown Indianapolis streetscapes is the “missing teeth” in what was...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: Indy’s Once Favorite Pasta
by Jeff Kamm | Nov 13, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |
Shorter and colder days, increase cravings for comfort food. And comfort food means...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: The Marion Political Party!
by Jeff Kamm | Nov 6, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 1 |
Did you do your civic duty on Tuesday by voting? Unfortunately, it looks as if many people skipped...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: There Goes the Theater
by Jeff Kamm | Oct 2, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |
The building once housing the Savoy Theater was still standing as of 2012. Have you ever driven...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: It’s Fun to Stay
by Jeff Kamm | Sep 4, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 1 |
You can certainly see the result of residential growth when driving around downtown Indianapolis...
Read MoreAt Your Leisure: In the Woods
by Jeff Kamm | Aug 28, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |
This postcard shows how the Pennsylvania Hotel would have looked shortly after opening. (Image:...
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