Posted in: General Happy National Handwriting Day from Indianapolis

You love old stuff, right? Or else, why would you be on this website? Assuming that’s the case, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say you find things like old letters...

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Posted in: Misc Mondays Misc. Monday: Early Indy High Schools

Image: HI collection As a respite from the seemingly constant negative news about education and schools, we reflect, if only briefly, to our city’s early success as a place with beloved and highly regarded schools....

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Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: The Old Marion County Courthouse

When Charles Bookwalter began his second term as Mayor of Indianapolis in 1906, he made it a priority to build Indianapolis a City Hall. For the previous 30 years, the second Marion County Courthouse was...

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Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: In the Good Old Winter Time

In the Good Old Winter Time at Riverside, Indianapolis, Indiana Image courtesy of Tom Keesling, Hoosier Recollections. January 2014 will go on record as one of the coldest months in Indianapolis’ history. Pipes burst, the...

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Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana

Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana! Welcome to our new feature, Penny Post. Every Wednesday I will share a vintage postcard Indianapolis residents or visitors once sent to family and friends around the country. The historic buildings...

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