When Saks came to Indy
If you like a spot of shopping or just window wishing at a high end retailer, this one’s for...
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Tag: Washington Street
A Bathing Revolution at the Indiana State Fair
The Locomotive, 1853. (Photo Stephen J. Taylor from the collections of the Indiana State Library.)...
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Curb Cooties and Their Moveable Porches
Ever wonder about the history and folklore of cooties? Around 1950, these mysterious critters...
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Sunday Adverts: Geisendorff… Just Milling Around
This postcard, found recently on eBay, was from Geisendorff & Co. woolens factory, a 19th...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: College Hall and the Daguerreotype of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fletcher
1856 daguerreotype of Calvin and Keziah Fletcher. This is the only known image of Fletcher’s...
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What’s in a Name – H. Lauter Lofts
photo by Ryan Hamlett Location: West Washington and Harding Streets Named for Herman Lauter,...
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Indianapolis Then and Now: 500 Block of West Washington Street / Eiteljorg Museum
This 1953 view shows the 500 block of W. Washington Street as it appeared in 1953. (Courtesy of...
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Flats Saved: Heier’s Hotel
The Heier Hotel, located at 12-18 South New Jersey Street, is named after original owner Fred...
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Sunday Adverts: Charles Mayer & Company
Ad Courtesy of Private Collection of Bradley Keen In 1840, German immigrant Charles Mayer opened a...
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Sunday Adverts: L. E. Morrison & Co
“TRUNKS. BEE HIVE TRUNK FACTORY. GOODYEAR’S RUBBER GOODS. RUBBER” lined the...
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Building Language: Cast Iron Façade
East Washington Street at Southeastern Avenue, Cast Iron Storefronts Cast Iron Façade. The cast...
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Sunday Advert: Manicures in the 1890s
Today’s advert brought to you by Single. Women. Entrepreneurs. by Erin Albert Check us out,...
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Indianapolis Collected: Miracle on Washington Street
Long before Ralphie told a bearded man in a red suit about his secret desire to own a Red Ryder BB...
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