Sunday Ad’s: Hook’s for Drugs
Business: Hook’s Drugs Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Various Locations, Originally Prospect...
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Tag: Fountain Square
At Your Leisure: Relaxing at Fireside
Indianapolis is a ‘meat and potatoes’ type of town. That tends to happen when...
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At Your Leisure: That’s the Spirit!
It’s easy to pick out an out-of-towner at the grocery store on a Sunday. Often times he or...
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At Your Leisure: From Films to Film Festivals
A 1940s view looking northwest on Virginia Avenue shows this recognizable building as the Granada...
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Then & Now: Buddenbaum Grocery / Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1413 Prospect Street
Courtesy of the Indiana State Library Fountain Square neighborhood on the southeast side is...
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Then & Now: Finch Park and the 1700 Block of Fletcher Avenue
Playing football in what became Finch Park, ca. 1915 Finch Park, originally located on S. State...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square Police Station No. 4 / Radio Radio, 1117-1119 Prospect
As Indianapolis expanded, it was necessary for the Indianapolis Police Department to move into the...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: 871-75 Virginia Avenue / Fountain Square Gateway
While walking on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail near Fountain Square last week, I was reminded of...
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Friday Favorite: To The Beat of a Different Drum
… a Bigger and Better Drum! Tucked away among the over-tight streets of the...
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Sunday Adverts: Granada Theatre
On April 8, 1928, the Granada Theatre, owned and operated by Universal Pictures, opened in...
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HI Mailbag: St. Catherine of Siena Church
Reader’s Question: Hi, HI.  Last weekend, I bought an old postcard of an Indianapolis...
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WTH Weds – Near Fountain Square
Been doing a little end of the year tidying within the myriad photos on my computer and found this...
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Flats Saved: Virginia Avenue
Renna, 1912, Bass Photo Co., courtesy Indiana Landmarks What’s your favorite bar or shop on...
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Sunday Prayers: 931 Elm St.
It’s a quaint neighborhood, one of green grass and fenced yards. One where neighbors wave and wish...
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Sunday Prayers: A Community on Cottage
These doubles are located at 1726 Cottage Ave. and have been vacant for some time. The...
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Sunday Prayers: 1415 Olive St.
(photo by Dawn Olsen) Charm. It’s one thing this gambrel-roofed property still has, despite the...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square at Prospect and Virginia
1927 – Courtesy of the IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Power and Light Collection...
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Flats Saved: The Woessner
Corner facade, 2013, (c) photo by Kurt Lee Nettleton The Woessner Building, located at 902-910...
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Flats Saved: the L’Avon
What’s your favorite flatiron building downtown? This apartment building is a potential...
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Family Tree: Irish in Indianapolis
Poster recruiting workers for the Central Canal, via the Indiana Historical Society As a few HI...
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