A Remnant of Railway Mass Transit: The McLean Place Streetcar Barn
Exploring the history of a former streetcar maintenance and storage barn on the near northside of Indianapolis.
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- Mar 21
- 10 min
Overcoming the Railroad Barrier: The History of the Virginia Avenue Viaduct
Exploring the history of the Virginia Avenue viaduct, and its role in connecting two sides of the city, and its eventual decline.
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- Jan 12
- 4 min
From Indianapolis to Canton: The Bellis Bicycle Company's McKinley Relay
Exploring the history behind an Indianapolis based plan to launch a bike relay during the 1896 Presidental election.
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- Jul 29, 2022
- 10 min
Legally Speaking, the White River Is Navigable: The History of River Travel in Indianapolis
Exploring the history of watercraft and water transportation on the White River in Indianapolis.
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 6 min
The Fast and Furious Life of the Brookside Park Bicycle Track
Exploring the history of the Brookside Park Bicycling Track in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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- Apr 8, 2022
- 14 min
Water Over Water: The History of the Fall Creek Aqueduct
This post looks at the history of the Fall Creek Aqueduct, which in some form, has been carrying the Central Canal over the creek since 1838
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- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Bridges of Marion County
Exploring the history behind several old Indianapolis bridge photos won from an eBay auction.
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 6 min
Tragedy on the Honey Bee Line: The Sahara Grotto Interurban Crash of 1927
Exploring one of the most deadly interurban crashes in Indiana history which occurred on the east side of Indianapolis along Emerson Ave.
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- Sep 6, 2021
- 6 min
Watercraft on the Canal and the Sinking of the Indiana
Exploring the history of boating on the Central Canal in Indianapolis, and the sinking of the paddleboat Indiana on that waterway.
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- Aug 12, 2021
- 12 min
A River Runs Through It, But We'd Rather Have a Lake: The Fairview Park Reservoir
Celebrating 3 years of the Class 900 Indy, this is an expanded version of the blog's first post looking at the proposed White River Lake.
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 12 min
An Indianapolis Landmark: The National Road Covered Bridge
Exploring the history of the National Road Bridge over the White River through the sketches of Christian Schrader and other sources.
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- May 28, 2021
- 6 min
Going the Distance: Daredevil Lockwood and the Indianapolis Endurance Drives of 1923 and 1926
Exploring the 1923 and 1926 endurance automobile drives in Indianapolis by Daredevil Lockwood.
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- May 11, 2020
- 6 min
Public Transit in Butler Tarkington
Exploring the history of public transit in the Butler Tarkington neighborhood of Indianapolis.
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- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
From Bismarck to Pershing: A Tale of Two Street Names
Why and when the city of Indianapolis changed the name of Bismarck Avenue to Pershing Avenue.
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- Dec 22, 2019
- 3 min
eBay Find: Intersection of Meridian and 14th Streets in 1908
Exploring the history behind a postcard found on eBay depicting the intersection of 14th and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis in 1908.
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- Nov 14, 2019
- 5 min
And Then It Was Gone: The Vanishing of Pogue's Run
Exploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.
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- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Searching For The Central Canal
Exploring the history of the Central Canal with an annotated map of the canal route through Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
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- Jul 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Memory Remains: The Big Four Railroad Roundhouse
Exploring the remains of the Big Four railroad roundhouse on the southeast side of Indianapolis.
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- Jul 5, 2019
- 8 min
Pioneer Railways of the Circle City: The Madison Indianapolis Railroad
Friday, October 1, 1847 was a momentous day in Indianapolis as the Madison Indianapolis Railroad became the first railway in the city.
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