Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Grand Hotel and Circle Centre Mall, Illinois and Maryland Streets

The Grand Hotel, circa 1876 stereoview by Indianapolis photographer John Pendergast (The Indiana Album: Loaned by Joan Hostetler) Shortly after the expansion of the Grand Hotel in 1875, photographer John Pendergast set up his camera...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Taggart Bread

Since many are undoubtedly still recovering from reveling in the Irish holiday, it seemed appropriate to highlight an early Indianapolis Irish business. You’ve likely already read a brief intro on Taggart’s Bakery in a past...

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Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Colonnade

Colonnade. A colonnade is a series of columns, spaced evenly apart in a straight line, which supports a roof or entablature (the “stuff” found above the columns). Although colonnades may date from Greek and Roman...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Antique ad show brings back Indy’s Wonder Years

In late September, there was a spirited bidding war on ebay over an item that most people would consider a piece of trash. The lucky buyer who won the 100-year-old can of Van Camp’s Pork...

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