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Indianapolis Then and Now: Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection (ca. 1900-1910) In the...
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Indianapolis Then and Now Revisited: Zaring’s Egytian Theatre, 2741 Central Avenue
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, Bass Photo Company Collection #94388, 1925. This view...
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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: Askren-Rice-Eichacker House, 625 N. Edmondson Avenue
Thanks to local residents for submitting this historic photograph of their house, located just...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: National Surgical Institute / Imperial Hotel, Northwest Corner of W. Ohio Street and Capitol Avenue
The Imperial Hotel, 1904 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, 1904 glass plate...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Columbus Day Parade on Massachusetts Avenue
Cabinet card looking south on Alabama Street, October 21, 1892. The house-like float is on...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Wilmer F. Christian House, 404 N. Alabama Street
Architects such as Vonnegut and Bohn, Francis Costigan, and Rubush and Hunter are well remembered...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Circle Park and Meridian Street
Although faded and discolored, this extremely rare stereoview shows Meridian Street looking...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Bird’s-Eye View North from Marion County Courthouse
Photographs of Indianapolis buildings prior to the 1890s are difficult to find. Clients typically...
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Indianapolis Collected: Mission Accomplished
The recent death of Lauren Bacall brought to mind the movie magic she made over the course of four...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Grand Hotel and Circle Centre Mall, Illinois and Maryland Streets
The Grand Hotel, circa 1876 stereoview by Indianapolis photographer John Pendergast (The Indiana...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Fourth Presbyterian Church and The Milton Apartments, 26-30 E. 9th Street
Half of a stereoview of Fourth Presbyterian Church on East 9th Street, then named Pratt Street....
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Volney T. Malott House, 536-558 N. Delaware Street
In about 1867 David Macy and his wife built a house at 558 N. Delaware Street for their only...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Kraft’s South Side Baking Company, 915 S. Meridian Street
Today a drive on South Meridian Street between McCarty and Morris Streets gives few hints that...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: 1100 Block of S. East Street near Prospect, 1927
1927 – 1100 block of S. East Street looking north from Morris Street. Photo courtesy of...
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Indianapolis Then & Now: The Barge Fish ‘n Chips, 3902 E. Washington Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, 1990.0430 In the early decades of automobile traffic,...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Paradise and Devil’s Cafe, 108-110 W. Maryland Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, P59 Carl Cafouros Family Collection Imagine the horror...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Arsenal Building, 1500 E. Michigan Street
Since the US Arsenal in Indianapolis was one of three arsenals commissioned by Congress during the...
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Then and Now: The Old Pump, Massachusetts Avenue and Delaware Street
Photo Credit: Indiana University, Lilly Library, Frank M. Hohenberger Collection, negative 1247...
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