Posted in: In the Park In the Park: Reverend Mozel Sanders Park

From Colonel Eli Lily to Mayor Thomas Taggart to basketball great Oscar Robertson, there is a lengthy list of people who have helped shape our city’s history.  Reverend Mozel Sanders left a particularly influential legacy...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The L. S. Ayres cherub, one of the city’s most beloved little sculptures, makes its appearance every Thanksgiving eve and...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Black Friday 100 Years Ago

Do you think “Black Friday” shopping fervor is a recent invention? Think Again! While the earliest known use of “Black Friday” (specifically referring to shopping on the day after Thanksgiving) dates to 1961, the term has...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Turkey Dinner at Allen A.M.E.

It’s no secret community turkey dinners to celebrate Thanksgiving have been around for some time.  This advertisement, from November 25, 1899, highlights such a dinner at the second-oldest African American church remaining in Indianapolis –...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: The Ayres Clock Cherub

Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, L. S. Ayres and Company Records, 22 November 1947 The L. S. Ayres cherub, one of the city’s most beloved little sculptures, makes its appearance every Thanksgiving eve and...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: A full page of Fountain Square

Can’t recall when I found this and don’t know the exact date, but clearly, it’s around Thanksgiving 1922.  Which stand out most to you? The next time you’re in Fountain Square, look in the window...

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