INDIANA — To mark its 60th year, Indiana Landmarks has published a new book filled with dramatic before-and-after photos and more than 50 stories of landmarks across the state snatched from the wrecking ball or lifted from decades of neglect and restored to new uses.
Indiana Landmarks: Rescued & Restored tells the stories of down-to-the-wire rescues, dramatic transformations from ruin to resplendence, and entire neighborhoods revitalized by historic preservation. All proceeds from sale of the book will support preservation and revitalization of more historic Hoosier places.
Featured landmarks range from the oldest house in Wabash -— small and quirky — to Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, reinvented as apartments. It includes the beloved Michigan City Lighthouse Catwalk and the story of how West Baden Springs Hotel rose from ruinous collapse to become a fairy tale castle, a turnaround that lifted an entire regional economy.
The 144-page book is $29.95, available at bit.ly/RescuedRestored. Or call Indiana Landmarks to order, 800-450-4534, 317-639-4534.
You may also bid on a commemorative edition of the book, Indiana Landmarks: Rescued & Restored, at an online auction. The special edition, with custom handmade case, will be signed by contributors and personally delivered by Indiana Landmarks President Marsh Davis. Bidding is open May 1 through May 15 at bit.ly/RescuedRestoredAuction.
