Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: The Old Marion County Courthouse

When Charles Bookwalter began his second term as Mayor of Indianapolis in 1906, he made it a priority to build Indianapolis a City Hall. For the previous 30 years, the second Marion County Courthouse was...

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Posted in: WTH WTH: Marion County Courthouse vs. CC Building

Marion County courthouse being pillaged and razed in the shadow of the ‘new’ City County Building, 1963 (photo: IHPC) WTH? Normally we ask: Will this hurt? Will this help? This happened 50 years ago, so...

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Posted in: A Room with a View A Room with a View – City-County Observation Deck (western view)

When were you last on the observation deck of the City-County Building? There’s a hodgepodge collection of Indianapolis memorabilia and newspaper clippings on the floor available for an extra dose of nostalgia. The observation deck offers a...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Bird’s-Eye View of the City Market 222 E. Market Street

In this week’s Room With a View column featuring  Chelsie Roy‘s photo of the Indianapolis City Market, the author wondered what the view would look like with Tomlinson Hall, the former community building that stood west...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Recent Past

Recent Past. Continuing in our exploration of preservation related Building Language terms for Preservation Month, today we’ll explore the recent past. The recent past is defined as cultural resources that are less than 50 years...

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