Indianapolis Then and Now Revisited: The Empire Theatre, 126 Wabash Street
With at least three active burlesque troupes in Indianapolis, we seem to be in the midst of...
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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: Southeast Corner of Pennsylvania and Market Streets
Half of a circa 1876 stereoview looking south on Pennsylvania Street from Market Street (The...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Gatling Gun Club, 707-709 N. Illinois Street
If you’ve ever wanted to own a post-Civil War era house with a rich history, now is the time...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Vienna Flats, 300-308 E. New York Street
Vienna Flats, 3 March 1910 (Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, W. H. Bass Photo Company,...
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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: 300 block of W. Market Street (now Robert D. Orr Plaza)
Courtesy of the Indiana Album: Loaned by J. Parke Randall, ia-30-17 J. Parke Randall was a young...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Payne House, 783 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place
The Indiana Album: Glass negative loaned by the Woodruff Place Civic League Woodruffian is a...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: The Waverley Company, 139 S. East Street
Indianapolis made national news last week with the announcement that by 2014 the city will have...
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Then & Now: Millikan Flats / Barton Tower / Millikan on Mass, 500 Block of Massachusetts Avenue
Opinions abound over the development of “Millikan on Mass,” apartments now under...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: West Washington Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Album: Pat Ruegamer Collection Washington Street has historically been the...
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Indianapolis Then & Now: 500 Block of Indiana Avenue
Indiana Avenue, the diagonal street angling northwest from the heart of the city, has historically...
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Then & Now: Majestic Building / Charles H. Black’s Carriage Manufacturing / Century Building, East Maryland Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, Herman List Collection The Herman List Collection at...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: IOOF Lodge and John Koch Furniture / Interstate 65-70, 824-30 Virginia Avenue
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, William H. Bass Photo Company Collection, Neg. 35980-F...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Virginia Avenue at Prospect
Courtesy Indianapolis Fire Department Just one-and-a-half miles southeast of the Circle on one of...
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Indianapolis Then & Now: Arsenal Guardhouse, 1500 E. Michigan Street
Visitors entering the grounds of the Arsenal, be it the United States Arsenal in the 19th century...
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Indianapolis Then & Now: West Residence / Colonel’s Cupboard, 1500 E. Michigan Street
One of the city’s little-known gems is the Colonel’s Cupboard, tucked away on the...
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Then & Now: 300 Block of Massachusetts Avenue
Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, NHPRC Cirkut Negative Preservation Collection Staff at...
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Then & Now: Oriental Theater, 1105 S. Meridian Street
One of our city’s more interesting-looking theaters was the Oriental Theater. Owner Louis E....
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Then & Now: Better Babies Building and Hook’s Drug Store Museum, Indiana State Fairgrounds
Had you visited the Indiana State Fair between 1920 and 1932, not only would you have seen the...
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