Monthly Archives: May 2017

Train Stations Then and Now by Ken Fitzgerald

May 11, 2017 | by Kathleen Angelone

Railroads transformed America. In 1829 the first common carrier locomotive ran on American soil. Soon trains took the place of waterways for the transport of freight and passengers. The first stations were merely ticket offices near a shed and some platforms. It wasn’t long, though, before railroad companies erected elaborate … Read More

Annual Native Plant Sale & Auction May 13

May 11, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Native Plant & Wildlife Society’s annual Plant Sale and Auction will take place May 13 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Park Tudor School, Upper Gymnasium, 7200 N. College Ave. The pre-sale presentation starts at 9:30 for a $10 fee. The fee entitles ticket holders to hear … Read More

Applause!: May 12-18

May 11, 2017 | by Weekly View

• Irving Circle Park clean-up is Sat., May 13 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. A breakfast, including coffee, and lunch will be provided by the Friends of Irving Circle. Volunteers are needed to pull weeds, pick up trash and sticks, and mulch flower beds and around the trees. Irving … Read More

Two Films at Garfield Park in May

May 11, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Film historian Eric Grayson will screen two films in May at the Garfield Park Arts Center. Both are on real film shown on real projectors from Grayson’s collection of films and shorts. First, the 1940 film, Danger on Wheels, starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine at the Garfield … Read More

Help Wish Harlow Hickenlooper Happy Birthday

May 11, 2017 | by Al Hunter

Consider this a call to arms to all fans of Circle City children’s TV programs past. Hal Fryar, better known as Harlow Hickenlooper to generations of Hoosier Baby Boomers, is turning 90 this month. Hal has been feeling a little under the weather lately, so I’m asking for a favor … Read More