Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Indy the Patriotic

It’s no secret that in Indy, we love, honor and respect our military. It’s a great source of pride. Most Indy residents can at least tell visitors that Indy is second only to Washington DC...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Standard Oil Company, Indianapolis

This one is doing my head in a bit, but it’s located at 802 Lord Street, in Fletcher Place–and you can see it from I-65 if you’re looking for it. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Statuary on Penn

This one is a favorite, but a bittersweet one. If you’ve ever walked north on Pennsylvania Street, you may have noticed a little threesome along the southern wall of 241 North Pennsylvania. If you need...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Crown Hill Waiting Station & Entry

Indianapolis original, Crown Hill Cemetery has many merits, but the Waiting Station is a beautiful architectural remnant of our city’s early history and most certainly a favorite. Built in 1885 and designed by Adolph Scherer,...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Lions at American Legion Headquarters

Ever heard that Alice in Wonderland:  “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Here in Indianapolis, it’d be more like “seen as many as six amazing things before breakfast.” Taking the...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Favorite Fridays: Wishard Estate

For those of us who are overly sentimental and who also happen to live in historic homes, it seems a common practice–maybe even a point of pride–to refer to the home not with the surname...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Fountain Square Theatre Building

Who doesn’t love the Fountain Square Theatre Building? Designed by architect Frank Hunter, fellow architect and brother of  Edgar O. Hunter (of Rubush & Hunter), it opened in 1928 and closed in 1960. The signage...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite Extra: Traction Terminal Eagles

Sadly, it was brought to our attention yesterday that one of our favorite sculptures, the southern of two eagles in front of Old City Hall was suddenly MIA, after the installation of some giant signs...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Chatham Arch Beauty on Broadway

Before our weather took a turn for the cold and wet, I spent a few hours cruising the streets of Indianapolis just looking around and getting better acquainted with her. Wandering and weaving through the...

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