Indianapolis Collected: Tribute to a “Hero in Overalls”
Classes were dismissed early on the afternoon of April 12, 1907, so that students and teachers at...
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Tag: Shortridge
Penny Post: Shortridge High School
Thumbing through stacks of postcards, on the hunt for pictures and stories from a particular town...
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Sunday Prayers: the Shortridge-Voss house (1301 Broadway)
“A country whose buildings are of wood can never increase in its improvements to any considerable...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Shortridge Vision
The newly elected superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools had a rough first week on the...
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Indianapolis Collected: A Valentine to Fletcher Wagner
Fletcher Wagner was a promising young man with a brilliant future. By the time he turned 22,...
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Building Language: Ornament
Ornament. I’ve realized I’ve thrown this architectural term around with some frequency without...
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Ladies Lounge: Girls played hockey in 1932 Indianapolis?
With the excitement of the current Olympics, and all the inspiring USA and worldwide competitors,...
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Room With a View: Shortridge High School from Indiana Blood Center
What a great view visitors to the Indiana Blood Center have of Shortridge High School! After a...
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Deep rooted history in Mapleton-Fall Creek
Usually, I gravitate towards the neighborhoods nearest to the Mile Square–the older, the...
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