Posted in: Historic Miscellania Grasshopper Jails & Other “Monkey Business”

If you peek into newspapers from any decade, it doesn’t take long to find some downright strange human activity going on.  In spite of the often ego-stroking tales we tell ourselves, human behavior, of course,...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: The Butcher Who Saved City Hall

Historic preservation experts from throughout the country gathered this week at the Indiana Landmarks Center for the 2013 National Preservation Conference.  A repurposed 19th century church, the Landmarks Center was beautifully restored in 2012 thanks...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Residence at 1713 North Delaware Street

Reader’s Question: What can you tell me about the history of 1713 North Delaware Street and the families who lived there over the years? ~ Larry G., Indianapolis   HI’s Answer: Indiana was one of six...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: The Tomlinson Family

Reader’s Question: I was wondering how much information you have on the TOMLINSON family and the history of Indiana?  Please contact me, so that I can find out more and fill in a lot of blanks...

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Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: Bird’s-Eye View of the City Market 222 E. Market Street

In this week’s Room With a View column featuring  Chelsie Roy‘s photo of the Indianapolis City Market, the author wondered what the view would look like with Tomlinson Hall, the former community building that stood west...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania City Market Catacombs aka Tomlinson Hall Basement

*This is a companion piece for an interview on WISH TV, Channel 8 this morning: March 10, 2012 scheduled for around 8:45am** The future potential reuse– if any– remains a mystery for the space commonly...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: To Market, To Market

It was a sad day for Indianapolis when Mrs. Herd threw in the trowel. “North Meridian May Lose Its Only Truck Garden,” the Star headline read on September 27, 1953. “Mrs. Emma Becker Herd, 3947...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Favorite Friday of the Forgotten…Tomlinson Hall

Sadly, we are nearing the point that few living actually have firsthand accounts of this building before it burned and was bulldozed. Even if you are too young to remember doesn’t mean you should forget....

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