Vintage Irvington

In the winter of 1937, Mary Stevenson of 56 South Irvington Avenue peered out her window and noticed a beautiful scene as snow had just fall...

The Kindergarten Movement, a German idea, had been embraced by millions of Americans by 1930 when the Emerson Heights Kindergarten first ope...

They all dressed in white.  The girls donned a bobbed style while most of the boys slicked down their hair.  In the early summer of 1929, th...

Several proud eighth graders gathered in the spring of 1922 for this photo.  The pupils are all wearing their coats and the boys in the fron...

In the winter of 1933, Leland (standing) and Robert Dickerson had fun in their backyard following a big snowstorm.  The Dickersons had just ...

Howe High School opened its doors in September of 1938.  Built atop "Violet Hill" on land formerly owned by newspaper publisher, H...

Arlington Avenue used to be a narrow two-way street.  The McCleery family dwelled at 317 South Arlington throughout the 1940s and into the 1...

Although it would be highly unlikely today, teachers of the graduating class of 1934 from IPS #57 directed the students down Johnson Avenue ...

Stafford Engraving, managed by Charles Hackleman (34 N. Ritter Avenue), produced several images of Irvington in the early twentieth century....

By the late 1920s, southern Irvington was largely developed.  With the construction of numerous homes, many younger families moved into the ...

Arlington Avenue could be a dangerous street even in 1942 so that is why School #77 commissioned patrol boys.  They helped to assist childre...

Burgess Avenue curves from South Ritter up to University Avenue.  This meandering street, formerly called Grand Avenue before Irvington'...

IPS #57 is one of the oldest continuously run school buildings in the city of Indianapolis.  The school has gone through many additions and ...

Recently, one of our readers inquired about a one-room schoolhouse that used to sit on the westside of what is today North Arlington Avenue ...

School #77 began on September 6, 1932, to help alleviate the crowding in nearby elementary schools.  With the development of neighborhoods n...

 On any given day in Irvington in the early twentieth century, music could be heard emanating from various homes.  Piano and vocal teachers ...

This commencement program from 1927 reveals a formal celebration of the 8th grade class at School #57. Note the musical selections and th...

This wonderful school photo needs your attention. We are trying to identify as many people as possible so take a good look and see if you ...

In 1946, the graduating class of School #57 gathered on a beautiful day to have their photo taken. Thankfully, most of these Irvingtonians h...

Irvington has had several kindergartens over the decades. One kindergarten was located in the Missions Building on University Avenue. In ...