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In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 21, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Just west of College Avenue in Broad Ripple, you’ll find 61st & Broadway Park. This quaint...

A Day in The Park: White City Amusement Park

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 5, 2014 | At Your Leisure | 0 |

A panorama from atop the boat ride. (Image: Indiana State Library) As Labor Day 2014 hits the...

Penny Post: The Importance of Being Ernest

by Ashley Haynes | Apr 23, 2014 | Penny Post | 8 |

I only stay in a city 3 or 4 days. Aqueduct, Indianapolis, Ind. Runners, bikers, and paddle boats...

Penny Post: I Am On Skates

by Ashley Haynes | Mar 26, 2014 | Penny Post | 2 |

This real photographic postcard features the Broad Ripple Masonic Temple on Guilford Avenue in...

Friday Favorite: Healin’ Hurty

by Lisa Lorentz | Feb 7, 2014 | Friday Favorites | 1 |

John N. Hurty (1852-1925) Purdue University photo. (C)lean and Mean… John Hurty began his...

HI Mailbag: Origin of the Name of Kessler Boulevard

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 31, 2013 | Mailbag | 7 |

Reader’s Question: My husband (an Austrian citizen) was asking about the origin of the name...

Saturday In the Park: Broad Ripple Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Dec 28, 2013 | In the Park | 1 |

There’s something magical about walking through freshly fallen snow. The crunch of each step...

HI Mailbag: Ravenswood

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 19, 2013 | Mailbag | 19 |

Reader’s Question: I have a lot of family history in Indiana, but in Indianapolis the only...

Friday Favorite: Growing up in Broad Ripple

by Lisa Lorentz | Sep 27, 2013 | Friday Favorites | 5 |

Have you ever contemplated writing down your life story? If you’re like most of us,...

Sunday Adverts: Sutton-Garten Co.

by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Sep 1, 2013 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

In 1916, Ray Garten met Charles R. Sutton in Chicago, Illinois, when Garten was transferred from...

HI Mailbag: Broad Ripple Cemetery

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Aug 20, 2013 | Mailbag | 11 |

Reader’s Question: Can you confirm or debunk that there used to be a cemetery in Broad...

Oliver Johnson’s Woods

by Ryan Hamlett | Aug 13, 2013 | Historic Miscellania | 13 |

Oliver Johnson’s Farmhouse (photo by Ryan Hamlett) While doing research for last...

HI Mailbag: Mustard Family Properties in Washington Township

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Aug 13, 2013 | Mailbag | 5 |

Reader’s Question: Have you come across any information about Crown Hill Cemetery and the...

Flashback Fridays: Alice Ashby Roettger

by Ellen Davis | Aug 9, 2013 | Flashback Fridays | 8 |

Indianapolis history is not just made up of buildings, historic homes, and age-old events. After...

HI Mailbag: The Arden Neighborhood

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 25, 2012 | Mailbag | 25 |

Reader’s Question: I would love to know the history of the Arden neighborhood and the...

Then and Now: College Avenue and 54th Street

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 22, 2011 | Then & Now | 43 |

As Indianapolis grew and streetcars headed north on College Avenue toward Broad Ripple, clusters...

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HI Mailbag: Warfleigh

HI Mailbag: 1215 Kessler Boulevard East Drive

At Your Leisure: Inn the Huddle

In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

A Day in The Park: White City Amusement Park

Penny Post: The Importance of Being Ernest

Penny Post: I Am On Skates

Friday Favorite: Healin’ Hurty

HI Mailbag: Origin of the Name of Kessler Boulevard

Saturday In the Park: Broad Ripple Park

HI Mailbag: Ravenswood

Friday Favorite: Growing up in Broad Ripple

Sunday Adverts: Sutton-Garten Co.

HI Mailbag: Broad Ripple Cemetery

Oliver Johnson’s Woods

HI Mailbag: Mustard Family Properties in Washington Township

Flashback Fridays: Alice Ashby Roettger

HI Mailbag: The Arden Neighborhood

Then and Now: College Avenue and 54th Street

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