Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church – Schools and Rectory, Georgia Street and Capitol Avenue

View of the NW corner of W. Georgia Street looking east from Capitol Avenue (IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis History Collection, 1913 Indianapolis Streetcar Strike Scrapbook loaned by Deedee Davis) While documenting the increasingly angry crowds...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Singing Blacksmiths at 110 W. Georgia Street

From “Songs of the Streets and Byways” by William Herschell, 1915 While sources such as city directories and maps are among my favorite research tools, their lack of depth about the personalities of people and...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Georgia Street Addition

Not only is it thrilling that Georgia Street has retained it’s original name (whew!), but the best addition to the street for this gal: the sidewalk inserts with a bit of history–year, building name and...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: They would have had a booming Super Bowl business

Though G. J. Eberhardt may no longer be in business, we know there are a number of tent rental companies that are cleaning up with the influx of sports lovers, partiers and the like in...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Antique ad show brings back Indy’s Wonder Years

In late September, there was a spirited bidding war on ebay over an item that most people would consider a piece of trash. The lucky buyer who won the 100-year-old can of Van Camp’s Pork...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Rose Window

Rose Window on Union Station, 39 Jackson Place Editor’s Note: We  thank outgoing BL contributor Connie Zeigler for her prior contributions and  are pleased to welcome Raina Regan to our team of contributors. Check out a...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then and Now: Harness Factory Lofts and the Georgia Street Improvement Project, 30-34 E. Georgia Street

The photograph below shows the Indianapolis Brewing Company’s parade wagon pulled by a six-horse hitch on East Georgia Street. The wagon is decorated with what looks like wheat and hops, wooden beer barrels, and a sign...

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