Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The L. S. Ayres cherub, one of the city’s most beloved little sculptures, makes its appearance every Thanksgiving eve and...

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Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: When Black Friday Comes!

Happy Black Friday! After stuffing ourselves on the most thankful of holidays, many will trek out today to find that sought-after deal of the century with nearly every other Indy area resident. This typically leads...

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Posted in: Misc Mondays Misc. Monday: Reminisces of an Ayres Christmas

Guest Author: Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacher For seventy years, from 1922 to 1992, the place to celebrate holiday traditions in Indianapolis was L. S. Ayres & Co. Animated window displays drew crowds of fascinated onlookers to...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Indy Soothsayers 100 Years Ago

If doubt assails you, misfortune threatens you, ruin stares you in the face, danger besets you; if you would win the love of one without whom life would be a blank, if you wish a...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Jordan College of Music

Reader’s Question: In the 1950s, my parents took me to music lessons at the Jordan College of Music, which was located in a former residence across the street from Shortridge High School.  The corner where Jordan once...

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Posted in: Vintage Vittles Vintage Vittles: Ayres’ Pumpkin Fingers

Hello, HI-ers! It’s my birthday today. Yes, I’m turning the big ol’ 25 — officially one quarter of a century old. I’m usually tasked with bringing cakes to different family and friend birthday parties, but...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge That Ayres Look 1960

In the cool temperatures of January, who isn’t looking for the perfect coat? If you love this full one, you just have to travel back to L. S. Ayres, 1960. Or start frequenting more vintage...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The L. S. Ayres cherub, one of the city’s most beloved little sculptures, makes its appearance every Thanksgiving eve and...

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Posted in: Ladies Lounge Ladies Lounge: Fall suits- William H. Block or That Ayres Look?

Ahh, to have been a Lady Who Lunched in Indianapolis in the 1930’s, 40’s or 50’s. Would you have opted for “That Ayres Look” or …well, what would you have been called if you preferred...

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