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Author Biography
Al Hunter writes a front page story about historical figures and happenings with a ghostly twist...
Alan E. Hunter has researched, scripted and lead the Irvington Ghost Walks for the past 20 years. The tours are roughly 75 percent history and 25 percent ghost stories and folklore. These non-profit tours raise funds for the Eastside Irvington community and related charities.
Al Hunter is the author of the “Haunted Indianapolis” and co-author of the “Haunted Irvington” and “Indiana National Road” book series. His newest books are “Bumps in the Night. Stories from the Weekly View,” “Irvington Haunts. The Tour Guide,” and “The Mystery of the H.H. Holmes Collection.” Contact Al directly at Huntvault@aol.com or become a friend on Facebook.
Al Hunter’s Story Archive
Elwood’s Airport Restaurant: the world’s only fly-in drive-in
A couple of weeks ago, my wife Rhonda and I drove some 40 miles north of Irvington to Elwood to visit the world’s first (and only) fly-in drive-in restaurant. Resting just northeast of the intersection of Indiana 37 and 13, the Airport Restaurant is located at 10130 State Road 37 … Read More
The God Squad versus the Garbage Pail Kids
Looks like Major League baseball is on again. Right now, diehard hardball fans are on their knees thanking the baseball gods that the Billionaires versus Millionaires battle is over and the season is set to start. I usually try and write a baseball article every spring to kinda kick the … Read More
This Red, White and Black of the American Revolution
While poking through a drag-box of pinback buttons at an antique show recently, I came across a pin that piqued my interest. The pin celebrates the USA Bicentennial back in 1976. Since I am of the generation that can easily recall that nationwide celebration of our collective 200th … Read More
John Glenn & Ted Williams: The Flying Leathernecks
On February 16, 1953, a wounded fighter jet approached the airfield at Suwon, Korea. The plane’s radio was inoperable, its hydraulic system gone, and it was trailing smoke and bleeding fluids. Its streaming 30-foot ribbon of fire all indicated serious danger. The pilot brought his hobbled midnight-blue F9F Grumman “Panther” … Read More
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Bricks, Part 2
On February 14, 1929, in Chicago, seven members of the Bugs Moran Northside gang were gunned down by Al Capone’s Southside gang in a crime that would forever become known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The garage on Clark Street was demolished in 1967. The bricks from the wall … Read More