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This Moment is History in the Making

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 8, 2020 | Editorial | 7 |

image: from The Recorder Collection, Indiana Historical Society HistoricIndianapolis.com was...

Sunday Ads: Be a Secret Agent and Win the Jackpot!

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 16, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 4 |

Business: Burger Chef Systems Date of Ad: April 6, 1966 Location: 1300 West 16th Street, and...

Sunday Ads: Music to Your Ears

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 9, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Business: Wilking Music Company Location: 120 East Ohio Street, near Massachusetts Avenue Years...

Sunday Ad’s: Hook’s for Drugs

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 2, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Business: Hook’s Drugs Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Various Locations, Originally Prospect...

Sunday Ads: Be a Good Sport!

by Jeff Kamm | Sep 25, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 0 |

Business: Em-Roe Distributors Date of Ad: July 29, 1906 Location: Downtown – 209-211 West...

Deja Vu Tuesday: Celebrating 200 years of history repeating itself

by Libby Cierzniak | Apr 12, 2016 | DeJa Vu | 6 |

In 1905, philosopher George Santayana penned the oft-repeated maxim, “Those who cannot...

Sunday Adverts: Saving for a Rainy Day

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 3, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 2 |

Name of Business: Fidelity Trust Company Date of Advertisement: April 1, 1956 Neighborhood:...

Sunday Adverts: Mad for Millinery

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 1 |

Image: Indiana State Library Name of Business: African Ostrich Feather Company Date of this...

Friday Favorite: Herman Lieber House, Lockerbie Square

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Mar 25, 2016 | Friday Favorites | 0 |

Herman LIeber Cottage Indianapolis has so many fabulous neighborhoods, and much to love in each....

In the Park: Canterbury Park

by Gwen Sunkel | May 30, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

Passenger rail service was nearly eliminated by the late 1950s or early 1960s. (William H. Bass...

In The Park: Forest Manor Park

by Gwen Sunkel | May 16, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Welcome to Forest Manor Park, established in 1937 Welcome to Forest Manor Park on Indianapolis’s...

In The Park: Haughville Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 18, 2015 | In the Park | 4 |

Welcome to Haughville Park! This five-and-a-half acre park on the city’s west side opened in...

In the Park: Reverend Mozel Sanders Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 4, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

From Colonel Eli Lily to Mayor Thomas Taggart to basketball great Oscar Robertson, there is a...

In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 21, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Just west of College Avenue in Broad Ripple, you’ll find 61st & Broadway Park. This quaint...

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 20, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 7 |

The neighborhoods bordering Sixteenth and Meridian Streets are some of the next “in” places to be....

Then & Now Revisited: The Massachusetts Avenue Passenger Depot

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 19, 2015 | Then & Now | 12 |

The Massachusetts Avenue Passenger Depot, 1907 (Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society,...

Then & Now: American Legion Mall, East North Street

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 12, 2015 | Then & Now | 5 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Album: Elizabeth Laslie Collection Uniformed members of Greenfield Knights...

In the Park: Bethel Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 7, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

Bethel Park opened in 1935 Welcome to Bethel Park! This 14.5 acre community park on the city’s...

At Your Leisure: Hoosier Hysteria in Indianapolis

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 6, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 1 |

It’s the first week of March in Indiana. Snow covers the ground in what will hopefully be the last...

Then & Now: Buddenbaum Grocery / Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1413 Prospect Street

by Joan Hostetler | Feb 26, 2015 | Then & Now | 10 |

Courtesy of the Indiana State Library Fountain Square neighborhood on the southeast side is...

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Indianapolis Then and Now: Intersection of St. Cla...

This Moment is History in the Making

Deja Vu Tuesday: Celebrating 200 years of history repeating itself

Friday Favorite: Herman Lieber House, Lockerbie Square

In the Park: Canterbury Park

In The Park: Forest Manor Park

In The Park: Haughville Park

In the Park: Reverend Mozel Sanders Park

In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

Then & Now Revisited: The Massachusetts Avenue Passenger Depot

Then & Now: American Legion Mall, East North Street

In the Park: Bethel Park

At Your Leisure: Hoosier Hysteria in Indianapolis

Then & Now: Buddenbaum Grocery / Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1413 Prospect Street

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