Then & Now: Schrader Building, 101 S. Pennsylvania Street
C.A. Schrader Building, 101-105 South Pennsylvania Street, home of C.A. Schrader Wholesale Grocer...
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Tag: business
Sunday Ads: Billingsley Florist
Though Wiegand’s and Bertermann’s operated their Indianapolis floral trades for...
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Keep Your Sauerkraut Away From My Bicycles
In 1896, readers of the Christmas Eve edition of Cycling Life, a trade magazine for...
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Indianapolis Collected: Local bedmaker T.B.Laycock dreamed of a better workplace
Money was tight on a preacher’s salary, but that didn’t deter my great-grandparents...
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Sunday Adverts: “The Favorite”
In 1899, “The Favorite,” billed as a confectionery, sold ice cream soda, candies, and … oysters?...
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Sunday Adverts: Frank H. Smith Printing
Hadn’t heard of this one before, but a cursory search shows this company was active in the...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Name Game
It’s probably an understatement to describe me as “resistant to change.” My...
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Indianapolis Collected: Antique ad show brings back Indy’s Wonder Years
In late September, there was a spirited bidding war on ebay over an item that most people would...
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