Indianapolis Then and Now: Woodruff Place Gazebo, 800 block West Drive
“Woodruff Place ! … The whole addition is surrounded by a massive, artistically carved...
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Tag: photography
Indianapolis Then and Now: Circle Park and Meridian Street
Although faded and discolored, this extremely rare stereoview shows Meridian Street looking...
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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: Bird’s-Eye View North from Marion County Courthouse
Photographs of Indianapolis buildings prior to the 1890s are difficult to find. Clients typically...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: College Hall and the Daguerreotype of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fletcher
1856 daguerreotype of Calvin and Keziah Fletcher. This is the only known image of Fletcher’s...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: 1939 and 1945 N. Pennsylvania Street
In the digital age, many young people have no memory or understanding of the role of negatives in...
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Early Indianapolis and Indiana Photography
With the help of smart phones, people have the ability to take decent quality photographs at...
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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: West Indianapolis at W. Morris Street and Blaine Avenue
Time it was, and what a time it was, it was A time of innocence, a time of confidences Long ago,...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Bass Photo Company, 308 S. New Jersey Street
Much of Indianapolis’s visual history from the past century is known due of the  foresight...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Second Presbyterian Church and World War Memorial, East Vermont Street
Some of the earliest images of Indianapolis streets and buildings are found as stereoviews, two...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Progress Laundry, 422-26 E. Market Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Album, ca. 1911 lantern slide from the collection of Joan Hostetler This...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: Moeller Photograph Studio, 1122 Prospect Street
Courtesy of the Indiana Album Indianapolis has been home to hundreds of photographers, mostly...
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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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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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Indianapolis Then & Now: Eastern Fire Station/Firehouse Colorlab/Angie’s List, 1030 E. Washington Street
Luckily, several of our city’s old fire stations have survived through the years and have...
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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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Indianapolis Then and Now: Bird’s-Eye View of the City Market 222 E. Market Street
In this week’s Room With a View column featuring  Chelsie Roy’s photo of the...
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IndyView Revisited: The Circle, 1942
A blustery rainstorm blew through Indianapolis in January, 1942. Photographer John Vachon was in...
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