Monday, July 30, 2012

Butler University Women's Dorm and Miss Cotton--1921

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Butler students boarded in houses throughout Irvington.  Some rented rooms from local families or in boarding houses.  Others dwelled in fra...
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Friday, July 27, 2012

A New Address--A Moving Experience

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Many of Irvington homes along East Washington Street have been moved.  As the desire for commercial development expanded, homeowners had an ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Alpha Delta Pi Home--1925

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Butler University fraternities and sororities usually looked for homes to rent in the Irvington area for their chapter houses.  In the ear...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Butler Tennis Match and a Lost House--1924

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The tennis courts for Butler University used to sit on the southwest corner of University and Ohmer Avenues.  In this shot, taken in 1924,...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Beautiful Street Lights Used to Glow in Irvington

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As this photo can attest, Irvington used to have really beautiful streetlights.  This picture was taken in 1968 and shows not only the light...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Mann Home Restored

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Kudos to Joe and Cassie Alexander for the beautiful restoration of the Mann Home (c. 1895) at 352 Lesley Avenue.  William Mann and his wife ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Quadruplets or at Least Cousins: Four Similar Irvington Homes

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Sometimes walking around Irvington is like connecting the dots.  You will find variations of an architectural theme from many different eras...
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