Preservation Denied: The Cleaveland Block/ Magnolia Building
Magnolia Building. Image: Bass Photo Collection, Indiana Historical Society It was May 1875 when...
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Tag: fire
HI Mailbag: Lux Laundry Fire
Reader’s Question:Â I have recently moved back to Indianapolis after living most of my adult...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Briggs Flats, 550 Fletcher Avenue
People gather to look at the fire-damaged Briggs Flats in this August 30, 1948 photograph. The...
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Sunday Prayers: Oxmoor Apartments
(photo by Dawn Olsen) It was a sunny afternoon, and the breeze, though light, brought with it the...
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HI Mailbag: Curious Wall Lining West 52nd Street and Guion Road
Reader’s Question: What’s the story behind the concrete wall lining 52nd and Guion...
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HI Mailbag: North Meridian Street and Meridian Hills Boulevard
Reader’s Question:Â On the northwest corner of North Meridian Street and Meridian Hills...
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HI Mailbag: The Tomlinson Family
Reader’s Question: I was wondering how much information you have on the TOMLINSON family and...
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Room With a View: Indianapolis Fire Museum, Mass Ave
If you’ve never been before, you may want to check out the remodeled Fire Station 2. The...
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WTH Weds: Happy 4th, No fireworks, Let’s Burn Some History
What better way to celebrate your freedoms as an American citizen than defiling and burning a...
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Indianapolis Collected: Close Cover Before Striking
I was born in the early morning hours of my parents’ sixth wedding anniversary. As Dad would...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Briggs Flats, 550 Fletcher Avenue
People gather to look at the fire-damaged Briggs Flats in this August 30, 1948 photograph. The...
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