Posted in: Misc Mondays Misc. Monday: Indy’s Most Famous Funeral Train

Abraham Lincoln was shot on Good Friday 1865, and died the following morning.  For three days, the fallen leader’s remains lay in state in the White House as a vast host of mourners filed past. ...

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Posted in: Misc Mondays Misc. Mondays: American Dream For Sale

If you haven’t seen or heard yet, it seems this lovely building on the Northeast corner of Capitol and 16th could soon be history. Unless an acceptable offer is received in short order, this sweet...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: 302 N. East Street

Reader’s Question: Can you provide me with any background on 302 North East Street?  We’d love to share its story with potential future occupants.  ~ Jeff C., Indianapolis   HI’s Answer: The land on the northwest...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: The Bridges of Marion County

My husband and I recently celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary by driving around Indianapolis and photographing old bridges. It was a little like The Bridges of Madison County, except that I was the Clint Eastwood...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Cupola

Cupola and Dome, Indiana Statehouse (200 West Washington Street) Cupola. The cupola is a small structure crowning the top of a dome or roof. The cupola traditionally is a circular or dome structure that is...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Inside the State House Dome

There were so many amazing views to be had on the behind-the-scenes tour of the State House that I’m going to break this into multiple parts. The above is the view inside the dome at...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: There’s No Place Like Dome

In August 1888, Harper’s Weekly published a scathing review of Indiana’s recently completed Statehouse, blaming the “sad failure” of its architecture on penny-pinching legislators who “ruthlessly sacrificed” architectural effect in order to keep the project...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Crawford’s Bakery Building 16th & Capitol

This building has been on the potential chopping block for awhile. And frankly, its future is still not secure. I wrote an article in the WTH section of the website 2 years ago yesterday (coincidentally),...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Comedy, beer and clog-dancing acrobats

The English Opera House opened to accolades on September 27, 1880, with famed Shakespearean actor Lawrence Barrett appearing in the role of Hamlet. But enough about the theater. Today’s article is about The Theatre –...

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: Traction Terminal Shed and Capitol

There are still those of you who remember this one: Traction Terminal. Got any stories or memories to share of travels through here? (Capitol and Market Streets)....

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Caligraph Typewriter

Hard to believe what a desired commodity this was in 1896 when this advert appeared, considering the only time you’ll find a typewriter these days is on display in a museum or 2nd hand shop....

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Thomas Taggart Tennessee Home…

Once in the 800 block of North Capitol, the home of former Mayor, Thomas Taggart As you hurtle ever southward on Capitol in 2011, it is hard to fathom that this street, too, was once ...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: NW Corner of Capitol Avenue and Ohio Street

This opulent late Queen Anne Victorian building, which was located north of the Indiana State House, has received little attention in historic circles, yet photographs commonly draw strong reactions. People either love it or they...

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Posted in: WTH WTH Weds: 1609 North Capitol Avenue

WTH? How could someone think of tearing this down? Who doesn’t have a fondness for the sweet little commercial building at the northeast corner of 16th and Capitol Streets? Most people call it the old...

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