Nov 26, 202016 minShorewood and Highland: The History of Geist Reservoir Part IIPart two in a series on the history of Geist Reservoir, this posting looks at the efforts to expand Geist, and to develop its shores.
Oct 1, 202016 min100 Years of Contamination: The White River fish kills of 1896 and 1999Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.
Aug 4, 20202 minPast and Present: Intersection of the Central Canal and Washington StreetExploring the past and present of the intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street in Indianapolis.
Apr 25, 20209 minBorn Of A Need: The History of Geist Reservoir (Part 1) Geist Reservoir was constructed with an eye towards providing Indianapolis with an additional source of water as the city continued to grow
Mar 14, 20204 minThe Bridges of Fairview & Butler Investigating one of the remaining vestiges of Fairview Park in Indianapolis.
Mar 2, 20204 minThe Troublesome Ravines of Indianapolis Exploring the history of two ravines once located in downtown Indianapolis that helped facilitate the flooding of the new state capitol.
Jan 31, 20203 minThe Memory Remains: The Brick Ruin On The Downtown Canal WalkInvestigating the history of a bunch of bricks along the Central Canal walk in downtown Indianapolis.
Nov 14, 20195 minAnd Then It Was Gone: The Vanishing of Pogue's RunExploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.
Sep 10, 20192 minSearching For The Central Canal Exploring the Central Canal with an annotated map of the canal route through Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
Apr 26, 20198 minDiscovering The Central Canal's Buck Creek CulvertWelcome to the second entry in a series of blog posts detailing my research on the Central Canal, and some adventures tracking its remnan...
Mar 6, 20192 minTracking History: The Remains of the Warfleigh Bridge This past weekend I went for a trail run along the top of the White River levee in the Warfleigh neighborhood (southside of the river), n...
Nov 25, 20185 minThe Death of a DamTraveling across the White River on 16th St. you would be forgiven if you did not notice a large dam just south of the bridge. The dam it...
Nov 9, 20183 minBricks in the RiverA bit of a hybrid post, as we’ll be looking at a piece of connected history between Brazil, Indiana and Indianapolis. To set the scene, I...
Oct 9, 20187 minThe Lost Lock of the Central CanalExploring the site of a stone lock in downtown Indianapolis along the route of the Central Canal.
Aug 12, 20186 minA river runs through it, but we'd rather have a lakeA defining characteristic of Indy's landscape, the White River adjacent to present day Butler University was nearly transformed into an a...
