Monthly Archives: November 2013

100 Years Ago This Week and IHS News!

November 27, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 27, 1913: Indianapolis feasted today on turkey, chicken, duck and goose with cranberries, sweet potatoes, oysters and other traditional trimmings and spent $250,000 (2013 $5,871,994.95) in doing so. A canvass of wholesale and retail grocers and commercial dealers of fruits and vegetables shows that … Read More

Everything Old is New Again

November 27, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Retro fashions from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s are seeing sales today that rival those from the decades of their origin. If you fall into the over 50 crowd, you will remember exactly where these trends originated — and if you don’t, let me refresh your memory. Undoubtedly the images … Read More

Lincoln at Gettysburg, Part 2

November 27, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Last week, we learned the details of Abraham Lincoln’s trip to Southern Pennsylvania 150 years ago to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address. Lincoln had left behind several frustrating battlefield situations, a feverish child and a hysterical wife at the White House to travel to this “Hallowed Ground.” Upon arrival in … Read More

Public Art Expands on East Side

November 21, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

If you’ve driven on Arlington, East Washington. East 10th, or Brookville Road recently, you probably noticed the dull grey/green signal boxes have been transformed into works of art. You can thank Foundation East and five very talented artists for brightening your commute. Aaron Story, the organizer behind Foundation East, said … Read More

Historic Building Collapses

November 21, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

One of the oldest commercial buildings in Irvington fell victim to autumn storms which raced across Central Indiana on Nov. 17. The Old Irvington Post Office, the 110-year-old building located on the corner of Ritter and East Washington St., was undergoing renovations thanks to the efforts of the Irvington Development … Read More