Indianapolis Collected: Bringing the masses to Mass Ave
On the surface, George J. Marott would seem to have nothing in common with Ray Kinsella, the...
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Tag: Mass Ave
Penny Post: Mass Ave at Night
Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – AUG 1-, 1913 – 6-PM Message: 230 South Illinois St....
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Flats Lost & Saved: Two Alamedas and the Avenue Hotel
The 400-block of Massachusetts Avenue is one of the most interesting blocks in the city –...
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Sunday Ads: The Mass Ave Hotel that Was
There was talk of a boutique hotel joining the Massachusetts Avenue scene where the Fire...
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Flats Lost & Saved: Mass Ave & Vermont Street
The Sanborn map above is of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Vermont Street, and Alabama...
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Friday Fave: A Mass Ave Shop for The New Year
Have you ever daydreamed about owning your own shop or business of some kind? And if your dreams...
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Friday Favorites: Indy’s Oldest Shoe Store
What would you say if you were offered the chance to travel by time machine to Indianapolis in the...
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Room With a View: Stout’s Baldwin Flyer
Ever wondered what the view from the top looks like? From the perspective of the Baldwin Flyer,...
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Sunday Adverts: Stouts Shoes, 1898
Hard to believe Indy has a retail shop that has continuously served the citizenry for over 125...
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Sunday Adverts: Stout’s Shoes & the Circular Nature of Styles
This article and a portion of this website is generously sponsored by Stout’s Shoes If...
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Room With a View: Indianapolis Fire Museum, Mass Ave
If you’ve never been before, you may want to check out the remodeled Fire Station 2. The...
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Room With a View: The Davlan to Mass Ave
Mass Ave has come to be known as one of the favorite stomping grounds in greater downtown, and I...
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Friday Favorite: Coca Cola Bottling Co. on Mass Ave
First thing you might think about today’s favorite: “Just hop on the bus,...
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Room With a View: Downtown Marsh to Mass Ave
What fun, to head over to O’Malia’s (that’s what I still call it, but ok,...
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Friday Favorite: The Murat
“…What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as...
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Friday Favorite: Chatham Arch
Anyone else love just randomly wandering the streets of our fair metropolis? In an historic...
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Building Language: Window Hoods
Window Hood on 1336 North Delaware Street Hood. You might see hoods every day, but not realize the...
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Building Language: Battlement
Battlement on 725 Massachusetts Avenue Battlement. Although you might associate this term with...
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Friday Favorite: Chatham Arch Beauty on Broadway
Before our weather took a turn for the cold and wet, I spent a few hours cruising the streets of...
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Then and Now: The Little Depot and the Interstate
Although a psychic once told me that I “don’t have a psychic bone in my body,” as a local...
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