Christmas Archives - Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History

Die Weihnachtseinkäufe

by Stephen J. Taylor | Dec 7, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 1 |

Die Weihnachtszeit ist nahe. Christmas time is near. That’s not an ad from overseas. At...

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 25, 2014 | Then & Now | 3 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The...

Penny Post: Yuletide Joys

by Ashley Haynes | Dec 24, 2014 | Penny Post | 0 |

Postmarked: IND., 1916 – 6 PM Message: My dear little Granddaughter, I have been wondering...

HI Mailbag: Wood Lawn and Fletcher Place

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 23, 2014 | Mailbag | 3 |

Reader’s Question: I am interested in the history of Wood Lawn, Calvin Fletcher’s...

Misc. Monday: Reminisces of an Ayres Christmas

by Guest Author | Nov 24, 2014 | Misc Mondays | 4 |

Guest Author: Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacher For seventy years, from 1922 to 1992, the place to...

Sunday Adverts: Black Friday 100 Years Ago

by Lisa Lorentz | Nov 16, 2014 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Do you think “Black Friday” shopping fervor is a recent invention? Think Again! While...

Penny Post: A $1000 to See You in Indianapolis

by Ashley Haynes | Feb 26, 2014 | Penny Post | 0 |

The front of the card says it all: It’s worth $1,000 to see you in Indianapolis, IND. This...

Indianapolis Then and Now: A Hodgepodge of Indianapolis Christmas Scenes

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 26, 2013 | Then & Now | 2 |

Being the holidays, this column breaks from the usual then and now format to share views of...

Penny Post: A Merry Weihnachten to You!

by Ashley Haynes | Dec 25, 2013 | Penny Post | 8 |

Postmarked: 1 Indianapolis, IND. Dec 20, 1922 9:30 PM Message: Written in German Addressed to: M E...

Sunday Ads: 1910 Indy Christmas

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Dec 23, 2012 | Sunday Ads | 6 |

Christmas ads of 1910 are all over the map. From milk to diamonds and well wishes from all forms...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Union Station’s Santa Colossal

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 13, 2012 | Then & Now | 1 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, Bass Photo Company Collection #109919 It just...

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 22, 2012 | Then & Now | 4 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The...

Holiday Thank you’s from Historic Indianapolis

by HI Team | Dec 25, 2011 | News & Press | 2 |

Rather than our usual Sunday features, in honor of the holidays, it seemed like a good time to...

Indianapolis Collected: Miracle on Washington Street

by Libby Cierzniak | Dec 24, 2011 | Indianapolis Collected | 5 |

Long before Ralphie told a bearded man in a red suit about his secret desire to own a Red Ryder BB...

Then and Now: Union Station’s Santa Colossal

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 15, 2011 | Then & Now | 5 |

At Christmastime in 1949, a large and unusual singing Santa Claus made a short appearance in Union...

Tag: Christmas

The World League for a Sane Christmas

Die Weihnachtseinkäufe

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Penny Post: Yuletide Joys

HI Mailbag: Wood Lawn and Fletcher Place

Misc. Monday: Reminisces of an Ayres Christmas

Sunday Adverts: Black Friday 100 Years Ago

Penny Post: A $1000 to See You in Indianapolis

Indianapolis Then and Now: A Hodgepodge of Indianapolis Christmas Scenes

Penny Post: A Merry Weihnachten to You!

Indianapolis Then and Now: Union Station’s Santa Colossal

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Holiday Thank you’s from Historic Indianapolis

Indianapolis Collected: Miracle on Washington Street

Then and Now: Union Station’s Santa Colossal

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Learned something new? Question answered? New connection made? Generally inspired or entertained? Love Indy more?

Pin It on Pinterest