Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: July 19-26

July 18, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, July 20, 1913:  A crowd of 40,000 persons watched Indianapolis firefighters battle a stubborn three-alarm blaze of unknown origin that swept the wholesale district Saturday night. The spectacular conflagration began in the Layman-Carey Hardware Co 111-115 S. Meridian St, and by the time the fire … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 12-19

July 11, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, July 16, 1913: Small boys bathe their dogs, men soak their heads, women wash their hands and other small boys of a mischievous nature throw water on passersby out of the drinking fountains at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in the Circle and keep them … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 28-July12

June 27, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 2, 1913:  Nearly 5,000 store clerks entered downtown streets shortly after 5 p. m. last evening happily enjoying the rule adopted by the majority of stores to close at 5 p. m. weekdays and 6 p.m. Saturdays during July and August. No other city … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 21-28

June 20, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 22, 1913: The novelty of quick restaurants will come to Indianapolis this week with the opening of the Merchants Cafeteria in the basement of the Merchants Bank Building on Thursday.  Only a few months ago there were only four houses in the country offering … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 14-21

June 13, 2013 | by Weekly View

From the Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, June 18, 1913: Twenty-one cars representing American, Henderson, Stutz, Marion, Premier, Haynes, Pathfinder, G & J Truck, McFarlan, Apperson, Empire, Pilot “Sixty,” and Marmon are officially entered in the Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association tour to the Pacific coast that will leave Indianapolis July 1 and … Read More