Vintage Irvington

In part four of five in our series on Irvington street names, we continue to explore the history of various avenues throughout the neighborh...

After Butler moved away from Irvington in 1929, many people began to wonder what would become of the abandoned campus structures and 30 acre...

A small crowd gathered on Butler College's (now University) Irwin Field in the winter of 1908. Were they watching a football scrimmage? ...

Lawrence and Nell Dufour dwelled in three houses in the Irvington area. They would in total have ten children:  Lenore, Daniel, Sussanne, Ri...

The Disciples of Christ had been operating the Missions facility at 222 South Downey Avenue for forty-five years when this photo was publish...

Charles and Laura Lott Cross moved to Irvington in 1891 and built this beautiful home on the southeast corner of East Washington Street and ...

Butler University fraternities and sororities usually looked for homes to rent in the Irvington area for their chapter houses.  In the ear...

The tennis courts for Butler University used to sit on the southwest corner of University and Ohmer Avenues.  In this shot, taken in 1924,...

Ever wonder what used to be where many of our parking lots are today?  Houses close to businesses, lodges, churches, schools, and other inst...

During Butler University's tenure in Irvington, many mainstream sporting events grew in popularity. Basketball took longer to take ro...

On October 28, 1922, Butler played Wabash College at Irwin Field to a standing room only crowd. In fact, young people gathered on campus r...

Irwin Field sat south of University Avenue, east of South Butler Avenue and West of Ohmer Avenue. In this incredible shot, the photographe...

This lovely American Four Square used to sit at 222 Ohmer Avenue across from the Christian Women's Board of Missions. The intende...

Susie Westlake entered Thomas Carr Howe High School in 1948. She "lockered" with her best friend Ann Althauser and joined many ...

Many children lived with their families in the newly-built cottages along Ohmer and Butler Avenues. Some dwelled in the older and taller...

After Butler University moved away from Irvington in 1928, the land proved to be valuable as there was very little space to build new hous...

John and Dorothy Westlake purchased their first home at 234 Ohmer Avenue in 1941. The house was brand new and had been built on speculat...