Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Our Lady of Lourdes Eighth Grade Graduation--1940

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Members of the graduating class of 1940 from Our Lady of Lourdes School gathered on the steps of the former church building for this photo t...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

A Buried Path to the Past

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Editor's Note:   Guest history sleuth and writer, Paula Schmidt, noticed the start of a sidewalk that seemed to go nowhere along Sout...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

The Wren House at 132 South Arlington Avenue in 1908

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The Wren family moved into this lovely new home at 132 South Arlington Avenue in 1908. Sadly, Dennis Wren died just as the family set up hou...
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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Color Photograph of Irvington Presbyterian Church--c1963

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Fifty-one years ago in the early spring of 1963, a photographer took this wonderful shot of the Irvington Presbyterian Church.  The grass ha...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Homes Built Atop Land Formerly Owned by the Indianapolis Public Schools

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Driving down the 900 block of Graham Avenue from East 10th Street, it becomes apparent that the homes on the east side of the street north o...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Raising a Family on Ridgeview Drive--1950s

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Leland and Anna Belle Dickerson moved into 322 North Ridgeview Drive in the early 1950s along with their two children, Linda and Robert. Ano...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Starting a Family on Bosart Avenue

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When Leland Dickerson finally arrived home after honorably serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he decided that he couldn't wait to...