Vintage Irvington

Irvington street names have a complicated history. Many of the avenues have been called by numerous names. In this second part of the series...

 Anyone researching their historic home in Irvington must understand that some of the street names in the neighborhood have been changed two...

 In the early 1870s, officials at North Western Christian University had begun the process of scouting a new location. Founded in 1855 by me...

 Jacob B. Julian and Sylvester Johnson walked into the Marion County Courthouse on November 7, 1870, to file a plat for a new experiment cal...

   Several years ago, the  Irvington Historical Society acquired the glass negatives that belonged to Osbert Sumner of 68 North Ritter Avenu...