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The Rise and Fall of the Billy Goat Beer

by Stephen J. Taylor | Nov 2, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 2 |

If you strolled down the streets of Indianapolis in 1900, you would have needed a bale of cotton...

A Chinese Gravestone and a Murder Mystery at 207 Indiana Avenue

by Stephen J. Taylor | Aug 3, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 1 |

Crown Hill — America’s third-largest public cemetery — has a few hundred...

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...

Then & Now: Buddenbaum Grocery / Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1413 Prospect Street

by Joan Hostetler | Feb 26, 2015 | Then & Now | 10 |

Courtesy of the Indiana State Library Fountain Square neighborhood on the southeast side is...

Then & Now: White Castle No. 3, 660 Fort Wayne Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Dec 18, 2014 | Then & Now | 14 |

White Castle No. 3, located on the northwest corner of Fort Wayne Avenue and Delaware Street, is...

Then & Now: Criswell Mercantile Company/MacNiven’s Restaurant & Bar, 337-339 Massachusetts Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 20, 2014 | Then & Now | 10 |

Historic photograph courtesy of the Indiana Album: loaned by Evan Finch. / Modern photograph...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Meadowbrook Diner, 5151 E. 38th Street

by Joan Hostetler | Sep 18, 2014 | Then & Now | 5 |

Undated linen postcard of the Meadowbrook Diner (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Joan Hostetler) With...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Court Street and Anthony’s Tavern, 128-134 E. Court Street

by Joan Hostetler | Jul 3, 2014 | Then & Now | 1 |

Court Street is one of those funny downtown alleys that became a street. A city ordinance...

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Reid-Dickson House, 1456 N. Delaware Street

by Joan Hostetler | May 30, 2013 | Then & Now | 1 |

1906. Courtesy of the Herron Art Library, Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Collection...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Northwood Drive-In, 9075 N. Meridian Street

by Joan Hostetler | May 16, 2013 | Then & Now | 7 |

Every few years I get a call from some alumni group desperately seeking photographs of their...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Ohio and Alabama Streets

by Joan Hostetler | May 2, 2013 | Then & Now | 4 |

Courtesy of the Indianapolis Fire Department (top, 1952) and Google Street View (bottom, 2010)...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square at Prospect and Virginia

by Joan Hostetler | Apr 25, 2013 | Then & Now | 18 |

1927 – Courtesy of the IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis Power and Light Collection...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Moy Kee Chinese Restaurant, 506 E. Washington Street

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 21, 2013 | Then & Now | 9 |

Although best known for its German and Irish immigrants, Indianapolis also had a small population...

Indianapolis Then & Now: The Barge Fish ‘n Chips, 3902 E. Washington Street

by Joan Hostetler | Feb 7, 2013 | Then & Now | 11 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, 1990.0430 In the early decades of automobile traffic,...

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Paradise and Devil’s Cafe, 108-110 W. Maryland Street

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 1, 2012 | Then & Now | 7 |

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, P59 Carl Cafouros Family Collection Imagine the horror...

Indianapolis Then & Now: West Residence / Colonel’s Cupboard, 1500 E. Michigan Street

by Joan Hostetler | Sep 13, 2012 | Then & Now | 9 |

One of the city’s little-known gems is the Colonel’s Cupboard, tucked away on the...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Passo Pharmacy and Shapiro’s Delicatessen & Cafeteria, 802 and 808 S. Meridian Street

by Joan Hostetler | Aug 2, 2012 | Then & Now | 19 |

IUPUI University Library, Neighborhood of Saturdays Collection The near southside of Indianapolis...

10 Reasons Fountain Square Would Be My Next Indianapolis Neighborhood…

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Nov 26, 2011 | Editorial | 25 |

Fountain Square is the closest thing to a preserved microcosm of historic Indianapolis we...

Indianapolis Collected: The Accidental Tourist Guide Collector

by Libby Cierzniak | Nov 5, 2011 | Indianapolis Collected | 10 |

One of the first things you learn as a collector is what constitutes a collection. The rules are...

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The Rise and Fall of the Billy Goat Beer

A Chinese Gravestone and a Murder Mystery at 207 Indiana Avenue

At Your Leisure: The Fading of the Orange Roof

Then & Now: Buddenbaum Grocery / Santorini Greek Kitchen, 1413 Prospect Street

Then & Now: White Castle No. 3, 660 Fort Wayne Avenue

Then & Now: Criswell Mercantile Company/MacNiven’s Restaurant & Bar, 337-339 Massachusetts Avenue

Indianapolis Then and Now: Meadowbrook Diner, 5151 E. 38th Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: Court Street and Anthony’s Tavern, 128-134 E. Court Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Reid-Dickson House, 1456 N. Delaware Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: Northwood Drive-In, 9075 N. Meridian Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: Ohio and Alabama Streets

Indianapolis Then and Now: Fountain Square at Prospect and Virginia

Indianapolis Then and Now: Moy Kee Chinese Restaurant, 506 E. Washington Street

Indianapolis Then & Now: The Barge Fish ‘n Chips, 3902 E. Washington Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: The Paradise and Devil’s Cafe, 108-110 W. Maryland Street

Indianapolis Then & Now: West Residence / Colonel’s Cupboard, 1500 E. Michigan Street

Indianapolis Then and Now: Passo Pharmacy and Shapiro’s Delicatessen & Cafeteria, 802 and 808 S. Meridian Street

10 Reasons Fountain Square Would Be My Next Indianapolis Neighborhood…

Indianapolis Collected: The Accidental Tourist Guide Collector

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