Posted in: Historic Miscellania Visit the Oldest Public Library Branch in the City, Englewood’s East Washington Branch

2822 East Washington Street library, “Indianapolis Public Library” “Branch No. 3” claims the distinction of being the oldest Indianapolis public library building still being used for its original purpose. The building is one of the...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Deep rooted history in Mapleton-Fall Creek

Usually, I gravitate towards the neighborhoods nearest to the Mile Square–the older, the better for this gal; and I assumed all of the longest inhabited areas in the city are only centered around that original...

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Posted in: Editorial Top 10 Reasons to Live Here- Part II

If you missed last night’s post, a.k.a. the first 5 of the top 10 reasons to live within King Park Area, check out the previous post. And probably should have mentioned that these 10 are...

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Posted in: Editorial Top 10 Reasons To Live Here- Part I

“And may I leave my corner of the world better than I found it.” Anonymous Leaving a corner of the world better, (or a defined geography of many blocks, in this case) is what a Community Development Corporation...

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