Saturday, January 31, 2026

Important Indianapolis Black-Owned Landmark Discovered in Sumner Images

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      For the past several years, a group of local researchers have been busy trying to identify hundreds of images in the Osbert Sumner pho...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Family Posed on Emerson Heights Porch, c1920

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     Alonzo and Ada Gordon Shepherd moved into their new home at 729 North Riley Avenue in 1919. The lovely two-story Arts and Crafts house ...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Panoramic Photographs Show Many "Lost" Irvington Structures

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      Throughout 1937 and 1938, a photographer from the Bass Photo Company documented the construction of the new International Harvester fa...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Beautiful Irvington School Burned in 1898

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      In the wee hours of the morning sometime around 3:30AM on December 16, 1898, the "Owl" train pulled into Irvington. Al Atkin...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Ellenberger Ice Skating Rink Opened in 1961

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      On November 19, 1961, excited eastside residents laced up their skates and hopped onto the very first outdoor public skating rink in I...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Irvington Had a Passenger Depot For 48 Years

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      When Jacob Julian and Sylvester Johnson founded the new town of Irvington in 1870, they envisioned a passenger depot along the Panhand...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Downey Avenue Christian Church Founded 150 Years Ago

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      On September 19, 1875, 40 people gathered for the very first formal religious service conducted in the new town of Irvington. With jus...