Saturday, September 5, 2026

The Highs and Lows of an Irvington Family on Lowell Avenue

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    Editor's Note: This post contains mention of self harm.         In the spring of 1895, Daniel and Edith Lesley along with their two ...
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Monday, August 17, 2026

Irvington Intersection Then and Now

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     Renowned artist, William Forsyth, and his family used to live on the southeast corner of East Washington Street and Emerson Avenue with...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Kids Gathered on Emerson Heights Porch in 1946

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      On May 13, 1946, three kids stopped playing at 862 North Bosart Avenue and posed for a photographer who might have been a family membe...
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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Electric Streetcar Serviced Irvington Until 1953

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      As workers for the new Blue Line (a bus route) work on infrastructure along Washington Street in 2026, they are likely finding remnant...
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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Methodists Dedicated New Wing in 1957

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      On a chilly but sunny Sunday morning in November hundreds of members of the Irvington Methodist Church gathered along North Audubon Ro...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The Zaisers Built a Beautiful Bungalow on Downey Avenue

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     Sophia and Lenoir Zaiser had been residents of Indianapolis for decades, but clearly they still loved visiting their childhood home in ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Car Crashed into Haag's Drugstore in 1961

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Haag's Drugstore operated in the Irvington Plaza at 6401 East Washington Street. Besides serving as a pharmacy for the neighborhood sinc...