Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: July 31-Aug. 6

July 30, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 5, 1920: Thirteen Indianapolis playgrounds will have swimming pools for children and two large city pools for adults, one at Brookside Park, will be ready next summer under plans approved today by the board of park commissioners. “This program must go through regardless of … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 24-30

July 23, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, July 29, 1920: The Indiana General Assembly unanimously passed a bill this afternoon to build a $2,000,000 (2019:  $25,947,908) Indiana world war memorial on the land bounded by St. Clair St. and North St., Meridian St. and Pennsylvania St. now occupied by St. Clair Park … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 17-23

July 16, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, July 21, 1920: The Lafayette Motors Co. is addressing the housing needs of its employees with the initial construction of fifty-three houses in Mars Hill near the factory. When the company established its plant last year at a considerable distance from the center of Indianapolis, … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 10-16

July 9, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 16, 1920: Fences of unpainted boards, placed closely together, extending the length of the property to the sidewalk, were erected yesterday on either side of Dr. Lucian Meriwether’s home, 2253 N. Capitol Ave. The fences, one ten feet high and the other six feet … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 3-9

July 2, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, July 4, 1920: The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce will host a state housing conference this week to discuss the need of between 50,000 and 75,000 homes at the present time to house workers. The state chamber has designed a “community housing unit” as part … Read More