Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: April 15-21

April 14, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, April 21: Nine of the sixty Indianapolis public schools are unsafe and insanitary according to a report made public by buildings commissioner Jacob H. Hilkene. In examining the schools from cellars to attics, many deplorable conditions were found especially with the boys’ and girls’ washrooms … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 8-14

April 7, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, April 10:  The Irvington business district is “dolled up” this week in green and white, because merchants of that thriving section of the city decided to have a “Buy-It-In-Irvington Week.” All stores are decorated in the colors chosen by the Irvington Business Men’s Association, and special … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 1-7

March 31, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, April 6: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced yesterday that a new rail yard and shop system will be installed on a site south of Irvington between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue. The plan will involve the use of sixty miles of rails and the yards … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 25-31

March 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 28: A delegation of fifty men and women from Irvington appeared before the board of public works and protested against the recent action of the board in ordering the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co to decrease the number of street cars operated south of … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 18-24

March 17, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 22: City librarian Miss Eliza G. Browning announced the program for ceremonies accompanying the laying of the cornerstone of the new Central Library building on Friday afternoon. Seven hundred school children, under the direction of Edward B. Birge, will sing “The Messiah of Nations,” … Read More