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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
Clark Gable in Indiana
This column originally appeared in August 2010. It was 50 years ago that the “King of Hollywood,” Clark Gable died. They called him the king for good reason. Women swooned at his masculine screen presence and men viewed him as a man’s man. Best remembered as Rhett Butler in Gone … Read More
Hoosier Pied Piper of Doom The eastside genesis of Rev. Jim Jones, Part 2
This story originally ran in 2009. In 1955, about 20 members of the Laurel Street Tabernacle joined with Jones to form the Wings of Deliverance church as a successor to his Community Unity church. This new church, located on North New Jersey and 15th streets, would be christened the “Peoples … Read More
Hoosier Pied Piper of Doom: The eastside genesis of Rev. Jim Jones, Part 1
This story originally ran in 2009. As I write this, news reports run on the television all day long marking the anniversary of demented Reverend Jim Jones’ massacre of 900 members of the People’s Temple church in Jonestown, Guyana, which followed the murder of 9 people (including one U.S. Congressman) … Read More
Disney’s Uncle Remus
This column originally appeared August 7, 2009 James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 16, 1904. His father, John Baskett, owned a barber shop on the east side and James attended Arsenal Technical High School where he studied … Read More
Tragedy in the Heartland
This column originally appeared in the September 18, 2009 issue. The Indianapolis metro area experienced its worst air disaster ever on September 9, 1969. On that overcast Hoosier Tuesday, an Allegheny Airlines DC-9 and a private plane collided in midair over Shelby County, just southeast of the city near Beech … Read More