Posted in: Historic Miscellania Downtown Prices, 1821

Northwest corner of Delaware and Washington Streets, circa 2012 You already knew that Indianapolis became the capital of Indiana back in 1821. Any guesses as to how much dinero downtown real estate fetched back then?...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: A Stitch Back in Time

In the earliest days of Indianapolis, young John Wilkins was a favorite of the ladies. He arrived from Ohio in May 1821, and built himself a one-horse carriage, the first of its kind in Indianapolis.  Despite a...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania An Englishman’s Stay in Indianapolis, 1851

In the early 1850s, Englishman J. Richard Beste and his family came to America and toured the interior, including Indianapolis. As was popular at the time, he wrote a travelogue “The Wabash: or Adventures of...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Old Northside & College Corner Club

Home of Horace and Martha Nicholson McKay at Broadway & 13th and tomorrow’s Sunday Prayers, check back! The Old Northside is bounded by the East side of Pennsylvania, 16th, Bellfontaine and I-65. According to the...

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