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Agitatin’ on the Fourth of July: The Hidden History of Dietz’s Grove

On July 4, 1913, Americans celebrated their national holiday with pride as always, even as the...

by Gwen Sunkel | May 16, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Welcome to Forest Manor Park, established in 1937 Welcome to Forest Manor Park on Indianapolis’s...

by HI Team | Apr 11, 2012 | WTH | 2 |

It seems that this mid-century commercial building lost a wrestling match with a salt-box house....

Oh the love and enthusiasm of Woodruff Place in the spring…this early (record-breaking,...

by Joan Hostetler | Oct 20, 2011 | Then & Now | 1 |

As tastes and mores change, it is easy to judge past generations. Why didn’t they save the English...

by HI Team | Oct 19, 2011 | WTH | 9 |

A few months ago I penned a WTH column called McShambles where I spoke of the questionable...

The Dorman Street Saloon has a long and fabled history in Cottage Home Neighborhood on the near...

We pass so many names throughout the city–mostly of people long forgotten. So let’s...