Posted in: Historic Miscellania New Life at Central State Part Two: Restoring and Repurposing

Window restoration is always a key element to preserving old buildings. This view peers north from the top floor of the Administration Building at the Central State Hospital site, photo taken earlier this year.  This...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Indianapolis Fire Station Two

Ever suddenly “discover” an interesting detail or other gem–even though you’ve passed it countless times? Station Number Two Fire Museum, situated between Mass. Ave. and St. Clair Street is indeed a gem worth discovering. It is...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Briggs Flats, 550 Fletcher Avenue

People gather to look at the fire-damaged Briggs Flats in this August 30, 1948 photograph. The brick, Romanesque Revival apartment building was constructed at 546-552 Fletcher Avenue in 1893. It featured an arched porch and...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Fall Creek Cemetery and Ebenezer Lutheran Church

It’s a Small (After)world…* Fall Creek Cemetery, a true Indiana pioneer graveyard, can be found at approximately 4100 Millersville Road, just east of Keystone Avenue — tucked between an aging urban business district and the contrasting beauty...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: There Ain’t Nothin Like a Dame…

…Especially a Queen Anne! Within the boundaries of King Park Area CDC,  check out these couple of shapely Queen Annes! I love nothing better than a beautifully restored Victorian with a great color scheme.  ...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Briggs Flats, 550 Fletcher Avenue

People gather to look at the fire-damaged Briggs Flats in this August 30, 1948 photograph. The brick, Romanesque Revival apartment building was constructed at 546-552 Fletcher Avenue in 1893. It featured an arched porch and...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers Answered: New Jersey Street, 2000 block

Thinking about the current issue we face with demolitions on the docket for Indianapolis got me thinking about other eras that did mass destruction to the city. We lost a LOT of amazing architecture between...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 17th and New Jersey Streets, northeast corner

Prayers are sometimes answered…and Glory Hallelujah for that ! The northeast corner at 17th and New Jersey streets have long been home to a couple of the bigger eyesores of Herron-Morton Plac, but have recently...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayer: Oliver and Warren Buildings

As the final Sunday Prayer for July, we’d like to offer these buildings in the 1200 block of Oliver Avenue. With the right owners and tenants, they could have the potential for futures as interesting...

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