Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tragedy at the Tracks--1950

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In the summer of 1950, three paperboys, Philip Pagett, Duane Whipple, and Chuck Vogt were riding their bikes on South Audubon Road near East...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Camping Out Under a Giant Oak--1948

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The Vogt children (5733 Oak Avenue) and the Hecker children (5729 Oak Avenue) grew up together in the 1940s and 50s.  In this candid photo, ...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

Butler University Visible in Family Photo--1936

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The students and faculty of Butler University had been gone for seven years by the time the Bailey family posed for this photo in 1936.  Wil...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Milk Truck on Beechwood Avenue--1948

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Milk products used to be delivered to nearly every house in Irvington.  Residents placed a metal box on their porch and awaited the delivery...
Sunday, April 14, 2013

IPS #85 Images--1948 and 1951

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By the late 1920s, southern Irvington was largely developed.  With the construction of numerous homes, many younger families moved into the ...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

The Gang is All Here--Oak Avenue in the 1940s

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In these candid and posed shots, southern Irvington children gathered for photos.  In the top image, taken in 1947, Bob Drum (5740 Oak Avenu...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Color Restored to Oak Avenue Photo

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Thanks to Larry Muncie, one of our regular contributors to Vintage Irvington, you can now see a previously posted photo with the color enhan...