Posted in: Historic Miscellania A Personal Indianapolis Story of Love, Survival and Inspiration- Part II

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to feature this moving account from one of our readers. To read Part I of this story, featured yesterday, click here.  Again, many thanks to Janie Hensley. By Janie...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania A Personal Indianapolis Story of Love, Survival and Inspiration- Part I

This is the first first-person account written by an Historic Indianapolis.com reader–I hope the first of many. This story is deeply touching and is divided into two parts. The conclusion will run tomorrow, in honor...

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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: Historic Miscellania Deep rooted history in Mapleton-Fall Creek

Usually, I gravitate towards the neighborhoods nearest to the Mile Square–the older, the better for this gal; and I assumed all of the longest inhabited areas in the city are only centered around that original...

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