Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Flackville School

Flackville School, School No. 1, Wayne Township,  on the west side–not far from Lafayette and 30th– could be a metaphor for IPS itself: challenged, crumbling, in dire need of saving. The cornerstone says 1912, the...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayer: Some Good for Guilford?

With apologies for the hiatus… Couple weeks ago I went on a random wander about the city as I am sometimes wont to do. If you want to really get to know the city, I...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Holy Angels Catholic Church

Another one bites the dust. (Thanks to Vess von Ruhtenberg for the alert) Holy Angels Catholic Church at 28th and MLK is the latest congregation to bulldoze and rebuild rather than repair. Not being part...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ad: Cajun meets Birdseye view Artists

This vintage advert for the Edward Mason Company (circa 1910?) at the southwest corner of Wabash and Delaware Streets shows a building that luckily still stands, now home to  a “Southern” restaurant called Miguel’s. Elsewhere...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: College Ave in the 3000’s

Surely, it’s happened to you, too. You’ll be making your way through some oft-traveled thoroughfare, as you’ve done at least 100 times before, and something grabs your attention and holds it for the first time. ...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Headstones

I don’t know that I’ve ever visited a cemetery that doesn’t have some faded out, fallen over or otherwise challenged headstones. It’s always a little heart-breaking when  you see someone’s final resting place standing less...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Prayers: Fall Creek Parkway and 32nd Street

If, like me, you frequent Fall Creek Parkway, you surely noticed a change at Fall Creek Parkway and 32nd in the last few weeks. First, a bunch of really tall, old, beautiful trees were taken...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Crawford’s Bakery Building 16th & Capitol

This building has been on the potential chopping block for awhile. And frankly, its future is still not secure. I wrote an article in the WTH section of the website 2 years ago yesterday (coincidentally),...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 38th and Central

This sweet little building always prompts daydreams of potential future use. The southwest corner of 38th and Central is a former gas station built sometime after 1932, after lengthy battles with nearby neighbors. The property...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Fame Laundry, 14th and Illinois

Surely you’ve passed this building at 14th & Illinois… and wondered what it was in its past life. In this instance, its future life is of equal interest. Formerly home to the Fame Laundry Company...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Commercial Building at Alabama & 19th

Due to the surprise unearthed in today’s Sunday Advert–knowing Taggart Bread formerly had a shop where this little gem sits–it seemed the perfect time to bring up something that ruffles my inner Polyanna a bit....

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 1733 North Meridian

Yikes. No, you haven’t been teleported to Gary, Indiana–this potential gem is in the 1700 block of North Meridian and was undoubtedly a real show stopper back in the day. Despite having a list of...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 2000 Block of New Jersey Street

I know, I know, I’m going to be accused of favoritism again, pulling from one of my favorite neighborhoods, Herron-Morton Place. *If you want to change that, please send your photo submissions to feedback (at)...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Commercial Buildings Need Love Too!

Would love to know what’s behind all that cruel looking vinyl and what the ornamentation and windows looked like pre-vinyl. Eegads. You can tell this had been a beauty!...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Washington Boulevard

At first glance, one could make an argument for a ‘What the hell?’ or more like a ‘How the hell?’ –(just look at that warm and welcoming front door!) but really, once you strip away...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: 22nd & Broadway – Stop the Insanity!

This got a lot of attention this week on facebook, and the outrage was justifiably robust. This lovely limestone structure at the corner of 22nd & Broadway has been home to Broadway Methodist Episcopal, First...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Public School 38- Dillinger’s Elementary

A few months ago, the search was on for John Dillinger’s beginnings; he was born here after all. The house in which he was born is no longer standing, but the elementary school he entered...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Calvin Fletcher Jr. House on Penn

Since someone was recently inquiring about this gem on Penn, Sunday Prayers for a bit of love and TLC for 1031 North Pennsylvania, former home of Dr. Calvin I. Fletcher and Mrs. Nellie Webb Fletcher. ...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Corner Buildings on College Avenue

Lots of potential here- fingers crossed In the wake of the loss of the lovely brick commercial building at College & 16th, we must turn our attention to the many buildings we have left. And...

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