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How the Claypool Hotel Began

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | May 15, 2019 | General | 11 |

Early vintage luggage label from Claypool Hotel (Don’t forget–May is preservation...

A Local Place for Young Women: Y. W. C. A.

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Sep 19, 2018 | General, Ladies Lounge | 2 |

Christian women, that is. And white. At least in the beginning. It was getting close to 1900 and...

Then & Now: Wesley Hotel, 16th & Capitol

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jul 13, 2017 | Then & Now | 6 |

Hard to believe how many buildings in Indianapolis have been razed under the guise of...

Sunday Ads: Goodbye City Life!

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 30, 2016 | Sunday Ads | 7 |

Business: Glendale Shopping Center Date of Ad: December 2, 1958 Location: Keystone Avenue and...

At Your Leisure: We’ve Got Next

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 9, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |

Tonight the Indiana Fever will try to extend its quest for a second WNBA Championship. Although...

At Your Leisure: In the Woods

by Jeff Kamm | Aug 28, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |

This postcard shows how the Pennsylvania Hotel would have looked shortly after opening. (Image:...

At Your Leisure: History Paved Over

by Jeff Kamm | Jul 24, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |

Although it’s heartbreaking to think about the buildings and businesses that have been lost over...

At Your Leisure: The Fading of the Orange Roof

by Jeff Kamm | Jun 19, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 4 |

A postcard showing the grandeur of the downtown Howard Johnson’s. (Image: Amazon) We often...

At Your Leisure: Summertime Cruisin’

by Jeff Kamm | May 1, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 3 |

Happy May 1st! As spring heads into summer, we start thinking of how to take advantage of the warm...

At Your Leisure: A Lost Roadside Beacon

by Jeff Kamm | Apr 17, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 13 |

The big green sign could once be seen by drivers exiting turn one at the Indianapolis Motor...

At Your Leisure: The Hotel Antlers

by Jeff Kamm | Feb 27, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |

The Scottish Rite Cathedral looms large on the northern fringes of downtown. Aside from the...

At Your Leisure: We Gotta Get Out of This Place

by Jeff Kamm | Feb 20, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 4 |

On these colder-than-cold winter days, one’s mind tends to wander to locales with a more temperate...

Penny Post: Mass Ave at Night

by Ashley Haynes | Jan 14, 2015 | Penny Post | 3 |

Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – AUG 1-, 1913 – 6-PM Message: 230 South Illinois St....

At Your Leisure: Key West Shrimp House

by Jeff Kamm | Jan 9, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 17 |

The view driving down South Madison Avenue would never be mistaken for being particularly scenic....

Sunday Adverts: The Postcard From Nowhere

by Lisa Lorentz | Jan 9, 2015 | Sunday Ads | 3 |

A “Postcard from Nowhere,” side one: found in Indianapolis Marion County Public...

Penny Post: Riverside Bathing Beach

by Ashley Haynes | Jan 7, 2015 | Penny Post | 1 |

Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FEB 1911 – 12:30 PM Message: Dear Annie – Rec’d...

Penny Post: Yuletide Joys

by Ashley Haynes | Dec 24, 2014 | Penny Post | 0 |

Postmarked: IND., 1916 – 6 PM Message: My dear little Granddaughter, I have been wondering...

At Your Leisure: Jackets Required

by Jeff Kamm | Dec 12, 2014 | At Your Leisure | 9 |

1930s postcard showing the interior that became the King Cole. (Image: eBay) Do you have a special...

Penny Post: The Highest Building in Indianapolis

by Ashley Haynes | Dec 3, 2014 | Penny Post | 3 |

…Well, at least in 1916! Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS 2 IND., MAR 12, 1916 – 5:30 PM...

At Your Leisure: Rubbing Elbows with Indy’s Elite at The Marott Hotel

by Jeff Kamm | Nov 14, 2014 | At Your Leisure | 3 |

An early postcard showing the Marott Hotel and Meridian Street Bridge. (Image: eBay) Today’s...

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At Your Leisure: All’s Fair

At Your Leisure: Inn the Huddle

At Your Leisure: A Stay off of The Circle

How the Claypool Hotel Began

Then & Now: Wesley Hotel, 16th & Capitol

At Your Leisure: We’ve Got Next

At Your Leisure: In the Woods

At Your Leisure: History Paved Over

At Your Leisure: The Fading of the Orange Roof

At Your Leisure: Summertime Cruisin’

At Your Leisure: A Lost Roadside Beacon

At Your Leisure: The Hotel Antlers

At Your Leisure: We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Penny Post: Mass Ave at Night

At Your Leisure: Key West Shrimp House

Sunday Adverts: The Postcard From Nowhere

Penny Post: Riverside Bathing Beach

Penny Post: Yuletide Joys

At Your Leisure: Jackets Required

Penny Post: The Highest Building in Indianapolis

At Your Leisure: Rubbing Elbows with Indy’s Elite at The Marott Hotel

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