Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: May 8-15

May 7, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, May 13, 1915: Carl G. Fisher and Thomas Taggart, Indiana members of the Dixie Highway Commission, arrived in Indianapolis last night following two days of touring northern Indiana inspecting various routes for the proposed highway. After traveling from Indianapolis to South Bend, the pair covered … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: May 1-8

April 30, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, May 4, 1915: The South Side May Festival concluded last night with a concert by The Indianapolis News Newsboys Band and a general jubilee at Garfield Park. It was the biggest and happiest day that part of Indianapolis ever had; fully 15,000 people visited the … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 24-May 1

April 23, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, April 24, 1915: Irvington is spreading over much territory. Ellenberger Woods, now a city park, reaches as far north as Tenth Street and this should popularize home building in that vicinity. The park board intends making Ellenberger Woods one of the beauty spots in Indianapolis … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 17-24

April 16, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 20, 1915: Indianapolis is to plunge itself into a flower and vegetable growing contest according to plans by the Vacant Lots Cultivation & Home Decorating Committee. The cultivation of vacant lots with flowers and vegetables started on a modest scale, but it has now … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 10-17

April 9, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 15, 1915: Indianapolis and vicinity was highly praised as the setting for motion picture dramas of the best sort by Virgil E. Burris, dramatic director of the Coburn Photo & Film Co, in announcing plans by the company in making the city a film … Read More