Tracking the Remains of a Big Four Railroad in Indianapolis
Exploring the route of the Big Four Railroad's Chicago Division on its line north of downtown Indianapolis.
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Nine Days and 522 Miles: A Bike Tour from Indianapolis and Back Again
Follow along with three Indianapolis teenagers as they embark upon a 522-mile bicycle tour through southern Indiana in 1911.
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Apr 228 min read
"Probably the Handsomest Bridge Across Fall Creek": The History of the Capitol Avenue Bridge
Exploring the 100+ year history of the Capitol Avenue bridge over Fall Creek in Indianapolis.
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Apr 116 min read
The Delaware Jog: History of the Intersection of 16th and Delaware in Indianapolis
Examining the history of one of the strangest, and most notorious, intersections in Indianapolis.
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Feb 296 min read
Tracking the Remains of the Indianapolis Northern Interurban Line
Tracking the remains of the Indianapolis Northern interurban line in Indianapolis, Broad Ripple and points to the north.
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Dec 7, 20238 min read
Pioneer Railways of the Circle City: The Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Depot on Mass Avenue
Exploring the history of the original Bellefontaine Railroad depot on Massachusetts Avenue.
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Apr 29, 20234 min read
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, 202310 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 202210 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 202214 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 202112 min read
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, 202112 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20206 min read
Public Transit in Butler Tarkington
Exploring the history of public transit in the Butler Tarkington neighborhood of Indianapolis.
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Jan 20, 20203 min read
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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