Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: There Goes the Theater

The building once housing the Savoy Theater was still standing as of 2012. Have you ever driven down a street for the first time in years and realized something doesn’t quite look the same? A...

Read More 3 Comments

Posted in: Bicycles, Then & Now Then & Now: Kern Bicycle Shop/Crayton Confectionery, 1900 Block Howard Street

James W Kern’s Bicycle and Motorcycle Repair Shop at 1921 Howard Street, ca. 1915-1920. (Can anyone date these motorcycles?) This view looks southwest toward the intersection of Hiatt Street. James W. Kern is 2nd from...

Read More 20 Comments

Posted in: Then & Now Indianapolis Then and Now: West Indianapolis at W. Morris Street and Blaine Avenue

Time it was, and what a time it was, it was  A time of innocence, a time of confidences  Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph  Preserve your memories, they’re all that’s left...

Read More 37 Comments