Posted in: In the Park In The Park: The Monon Rail-Trail

Springtime brings blooming trees, March Madness, and longer days to Indianapolis.  It also means increased traffic at one of Indy’s most popular parks, the Monon Rail-Trail.  You may not think of the nearly 17-mile paved...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania National Motor Vehicle Company Building

Rear view of the National Motor Vehicle Co. building at 22nd Street and the Monon – Photo by Ryan Hamlett Another May has come and gone, another Indianapolis 500 with it, re-associating “Indianapolis” and “motor...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 38th and Central

This sweet little building always prompts daydreams of potential future use. The southwest corner of 38th and Central is a former gas station built sometime after 1932, after lengthy battles with nearby neighbors. The property...

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Posted in: Then & Now 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 historian I sometimes see ghosts of Indianapolis’ past. Such was the case last week as I...

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