Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Darko and Sons Cleaners, 2659-61 Shelby Street

Circa 1940s advertising blotter for Darko & Sons Cleaners (top) and photograph from May 2014. (Courtesy of the Indiana Album) Every building, no matter how forlorn, has a story. Known only to me by this...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Heslar Naval Armory

Heslar Naval Armory – Photo by Ryan Hamlett Who knew such a beautiful and strangely located building on Indianapolis’ near northwest side could have played a pivotal role in defeating Hitler’s goosesteping hate-mongers? What was...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: DeLuxe Cake & Pastry Shop, 657 E. 38th Street

DeLuxe Cake & Pastry Shop, ca. 1945 / Courtesy of IUPUI Library, Neighborhood of Saturdays Collection Travelers along Maple Road (now 38th Street) in the 1930s and 1940s recognized the DeLuxe Cake & Pastry Shop...

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Posted in: WTH WTH Weds: Trying to Make Moderne Classic

When driving through a neighborhood of Bungalow, American Four Square, and Revival houses in Irvington, it completely shocked us to find this rare Art Moderne (Streamline Moderne) house on Bolton Avenue. No, it’s not a...

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