Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: July 29-Aug. 4

July 28, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 1, 1922: A proposed zoning ordinance, prepared by the Indianapolis plan commission, divides areas of the city into five district classifications: U1 dwelling house, only residential buildings; U2 apartment, occupies the principal part of the north side and areas east and west of the … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 22-28

July 21, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, July 26, 1922: What will be one of the finest open air natatoriums in this section of the Mid-West is nearing completion at Douglass Park. The new community swimming pool, costing $70,000 (2020:  $1,100,569), has an oval basin measuring 192 feet in extreme length, and … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 15-21

July 14, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, July 18, 1922: Indianapolis may once again have a public zoo. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks and recreation, will ask the city park board for $5,000 (2020: $78,612) next year to build cages in Riverside Park and buy a few animals. Indianapolis once boasted a … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 1-14

June 30, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 6, 1922: The city council voted 7 to 2 last night to prohibit dancing and professional theatrical performances in the city’s parks. Children’s folk dances and amateur theatricals are exempted. The original ordinance prohibited dancing in the parks and was favored by South Side … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 24-30

June 23, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 27, 1922:  Mayor Lew Shank today signed the ordinance annexing Broad Ripple to the city of Indianapolis thereby adding $3,000,000 (2021:  $50,374,618) in property valuation to the city’s tax base.  Despite threats from remonstrators, Shank said, “Why shouldn’t Broad Ripple be annexed?  The natural … Read More