Posted in: Historic Miscellania Preservation Denied: Pythian Building

Formerly standing guard at the intersection of Pennsylvania, Ohio (thanks for the correction) and Massachusetts Avenue, The Pythian Building was constructed in 1905-1906 and was said to be the second largest flatiron building in United...

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Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: “Colored” Knights of Pythias, 701-703 North Senate

While many people consider Indiana Avenue the epicenter of early black culture in Indianapolis, few may realize how far from “The Avenue” it stretched. Bordering the Cultural Trail at Walnut Street and Senate Avenue is a...

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Posted in: Misc Mondays Misc Monday: Moses in Wonderland

One amazing local business coming to the rescue in the midst of the “food desert” of Indy’s East Washington Street corridor is Tlaolli, an incredible lavender house of tamales in a sea of post-industrial gray. ...

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