Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Intersection of St. Clair Street and Massachusetts & College Avenues

With its prominent angling avenues creating many three-street intersections, it’s rather surprising that Indianapolis does not have any neighborhoods known as “Six Points.” But, newspaper searches and perusals of older history books reveal no such...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Tansy Motor Service Station, 802 N. Delaware Street

Tansy Motor Service Station on the northwest corner of N. Delaware and St. Clair Streets, 8 Feb. 1949 (Courtesy of the Indianapolis Fire Department) This Indianapolis Fire Department photograph depicts fire damage at the Tansy...

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Posted in: Vintage Flats Flats Lost & Saved: Two Alamedas and the Avenue Hotel

The 400-block of Massachusetts Avenue is one of the most interesting blocks in the city – historically and architecturally. Doesn’t it seem like it’s been neglected in history, compared to the blocks just northeast and...

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