Vacation Departure--Ritter Avenue

An Irvington family heads out of town for vacation in 1950. The house pictured in the photo is 71 North Ritter Avenue. This photo is courtesy of the Stewart Family.

Christmas Day in Irvington--1926

Although the quality of this photo is not great, it is interesting to view an Irvington Christmas tree from 1926. The tree is small and is sitting on a table in the Scott Home at 5435 Pleasant Run Parkway Drive. Happy Holidays to all who are reading this blog. This photo is courtesy of Martha Scott Baum.

Parlor in Irvington

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scott enjoy a quiet evening next to their fireplace during the winter of 1926. The Scotts dwelled at 5435 Pleasant Run Parkway in Irvington. You may see an exterior shot of the home in a previous post. This photo is courtesy of Martha Scott Baum.

Christmas gift--Irvington

Marty Book Powell sits next to the Christmas tree in her family's apartment on December 25, 1932. The Books lived at 5901 E. Washington Street, Apartment 3--in the Arlington Court. This photo is courtesy of Marty Book Powell.

Arlington Court Apartments

Built in the American Four-Square style, the Arlington Court Apartments are located in the 5900 block of East Washington Street near Arlington Avenue. This photo shows the Book sisters in the courtyard of the complex in 1932. Courtesy of Marty Book Powell

Irvington Pets

Beagles Patsy and Prince Pat enjoy the good life at 25 South Irvington Avenue in 1953. There are several features that I enjoy in these photos including the wonderful sink and stove, and that cool linoleum floor. This photo is courtesy of Marty Book Powell.

Marty Book Powell

Congratulations to Marty Book Powell for receiving the Hilton U. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irvington Historical Society. Ms. Powell is a life long resident of the neighborhood and was instrumental in setting up the Irvington Community Council in the 1970s. Here she is in 1949 standing near 5451 Julian Avenue. This photo is courtesy of Marty Book Powell.

Hackleman Brothers Part Two

Charles Hackleman dwelled at 28 North Ritter Avenue before moving into his newly constructed home at 34 N. Ritter. This photo taken around 1904 shows all of the Hackleman brothers visiting at 28 N. Ritter. Charles is located at the far left. The house looks similar today except that the bay window above the brothers was removed in the 1990s. The wonderful leaded glass window and the clapboard siding are still nice features of the home in 2010. This photo is courtesy of Dennis and Sharron McKnight.

Backyard fun

The Treat family dwelled at 335 Whittier Place in 1910. In this photo, Alice and Isabel Treat enjoy getting their picture taken in some entangling vines in the backyard. The photo was likely taken around 1910. This photo is courtesy of Tawn Spicklemire.

Children in Ellenberger Park

The city of Indianapolis acquired Ellenberger Woods in 1910 after levying a special assessment on residents in eastern Indianapolis. The tax met with some resistance, but the city prevailed. Noted landscape architect, George Kessler created several boulevards through Indianapolis including Pleasant Run Parkway. Kessler placed the new park in his grand design. Irvington residents have utilized the park for decades. These children in 1922 enjoy a drink from a fountain long removed. This photo is courtesy of Martha Scott (far right).

Car Repair

Members of the Bowsher family work on the family vehicle in the 300 block of Whittier Place. This photo is courtesy of Roberta Quandt.

Howe High School

Irvington achieved a dream in 1938 with the arrival of Thomas Carr Howe High School. Mr. Howe, a longtime neighborhood resident, was well known because of his tenure as president of Butler University. The neighborhood honored Howe by naming Irvington's first high school after him. Thousands of eastside residents have attended or graduated from Howe. Pictured here is a homeroom class from 1948. This photo is courtesy of Marty Book Powell.