Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Schrader Building, 101 S. Pennsylvania Street

C.A. Schrader Building, 101-105 South Pennsylvania Street, home of C.A. Schrader Wholesale Grocer from 1901 to 1953.  (Image: Bass Photo Collection, Indiana Historical Society) The American Civil War had yet to begin when C. F....

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Gunned Down Grocer

As a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, during the “golden age of fraternalism” (circa 1860-1920), for one “brother” to shoot another sounds unlikely. All the more when the organization was founded to...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Enter at your own Risk: 16th & College, the movie.

Just in case you missed the news on facebook, one of our favorite old commercial buildings was demolished this week. It was a familiar touchstone and neighborhood anchor that stood on the southwest corner of...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then and Now: Kroger Store / Double 8 Foods

Most of us have probably passed this small grocery store on the southeast corner of College Avenue and 46thStreet without giving a thought to its history. While I’ve admired the curved lines of this Double...

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