Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Sissle-ing Talent!

A Pioneering Singer, Bandleader, Composer: Noble Lee Sissle Born in Indianapolis in July of 1889, Noble Sissle was destined to travel the world on his musical genius, which he came by honestly; his mother, Martha, was a school teacher who loved...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: the Shortridge-Voss house (1301 Broadway)

“A country whose buildings are of wood can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.” Thus spoke Thomas Jefferson. The quote, part of a discussion on the durability of architecture, appeared in Jefferson’s...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Italianate

Italianate. Driving through the older historic neighborhoods of Indianapolis, you will realize that Indy has some amazing examples of the Italianate style. To give you a better understanding of the Italianate, let’s look at the...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: On Broadway

This is one you’d have to go looking for; it’s not like you’re just going to chance upon it, since there’s no through-way and it abuts the highway that excised a substantial swath between Old...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 22nd & Broadway – Stop the Insanity!

This got a lot of attention this week on facebook, and the outrage was justifiably robust. This lovely limestone structure at the corner of 22nd & Broadway has been home to Broadway Methodist Episcopal, First...

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