Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: It is Great Here

Postmark: Indianapolis  Ind    May 12 1909   3:30PM Message: Say it is great here. Enjoying it fine. Addressee: Miss Laura Guess, Horton, Kans (Our) Post Script: It IS pretty great here, especially along this...

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Posted in: In the Park In the Park: Fall Creek & 30th Park

Welcome to Fall Creek & 30th Park! Welcome to Fall Creek & 30th Park!  This seven-acre neighborhood park is nestled into a quaint corner on the north side, where Fall Creek Parkway angles northeast.  It...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Boulders Alongside Fall Creek

Reader’s Question: There once were two large boulders on the shore of Fall Creek, just west of College Avenue.  Bronze plaques were embedded in the boulders, commemorating two drowning victims.  Was there once a swimming beach at...

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Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: Rubbing Elbows with Indy’s Elite at The Marott Hotel

An early postcard showing the Marott Hotel and Meridian Street Bridge. (Image: eBay) Today’s visitors to the Circle City have a wide array of lodging options when looking for a place to spend the night....

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Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: The Importance of Being Ernest

I only stay in a city 3 or 4 days. Aqueduct, Indianapolis, Ind. Runners, bikers, and paddle boats are commonly spotted along Indianapolis’ Central Canal as it stretches from Broad Ripple to the downtown Canal...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Fall Creek Cemetery and Ebenezer Lutheran Church

It’s a Small (After)world…* Fall Creek Cemetery, a true Indiana pioneer graveyard, can be found at approximately 4100 Millersville Road, just east of Keystone Avenue — tucked between an aging urban business district and the contrasting beauty...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Millersville Memories

Mills, Mayhem and Masons… Oh My! The village of Millersville is located on the border of Washington and Lawrence townships in northeastern Marion County. It is roughly defined by Kessler Boulevard, 56th Street, Emerson Way, Fall Creek...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Northside Chinese Restaurants

Reader’s Question: Back in the Fifties and Sixties, my family sometimes dined at a Chinese restaurant called the Mandarin Inn, which was as well-known for its steaks as it was for its Chinese food.  There were also several other popular...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Residence at 3223 Washington Boulevard

Reader’s Question: I love working in historic Indianapolis neighborhoods in my real estate transactions.  I recently sold a property at 3223 Washington Boulevard. Can you tell me something about the history of the area and of...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Hammond’s Grove

Readers’s Question: Over the years, I’ve picked up a couple of postcards showing “Hammond’s Grove.”  Can you tell me what this place was and where it was located?  ~ Evan Finch, Indianapolis  HI’s Answer: The name...

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Posted in: WTH WTH Weds: A Rail of a Tale

We can only imagine the next thing on the to-do list: Buy a vinyl porch railing. Pertinent Address: 2200 Block of Capitol...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Prayers: Fall Creek Parkway and 32nd Street

If, like me, you frequent Fall Creek Parkway, you surely noticed a change at Fall Creek Parkway and 32nd in the last few weeks. First, a bunch of really tall, old, beautiful trees were taken...

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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: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayer for a WTH- Central & Fall Creek

World’s collide here. Yep, right at Central and Fall Creek Parkway–well, this is technically about 1/2 a block north of Fall Creek Parkway–but still it’s a disastrous collision. So many lovely commercial buildings in this...

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