Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now Revisited: The Massachusetts Avenue Passenger Depot

The Massachusetts Avenue Passenger Depot, 1907 (Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society, William H. Bass Photo Company Collection) This week’s Indianapolis Then and Now column was originally published on October 13, 2011 and now includes...

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Posted in: Penny Post Penny Post: Write the letter to win the nickel

Union Station, Indianapolis, IND. Indianapolis’ clock tower railway station, designed by Thomas Rodd, opened in 1888 at 39 Jackson Place. The tower section of the station still stands in the original location, today’s 350 South...

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Posted in: IndyView Revisited IndyView Revisited: Fort Benjamin Harrison, 1942

April 1942. Indianapolis was a training center for the war, and some interesting things happened at Fort Benjamin Harrison. A photographer arrived and stayed for several days, documenting the daily lives of a group of...

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