Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: June 10-16

June 9, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, June 14, 1922: The Indianapolis Federation of Clubs presented a resolution to the Marion County commissioners recommending extending the facilities at Sunnyside Tuberculosis Hospital for caring and treating colored tubercular persons both to safeguard the city and as a humanitarian policy. An investigation showed the … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 3-9

June 2, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, June 7, 1922: To promote civic pride, the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs plans to take the 2,500 eighth-grade school children on a sight-seeing tour of the city next Tuesday afternoon. The plan has been indorsed by Ada Finfrock, Parent-Teachers’ Association president, who said, … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 27-June 2

May 26, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, May 29, 1922: The first mail into Indianapolis by air arrived at the Indianapolis Aero Club’s flying field, eight miles east of the city along the National Road, at 12:36 p.m. this afternoon. A fleet of eight government air mail planes carrying 260 pounds of … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 20-26

May 19, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, May 23, 1922: At a special meeting of the Indianapolis school board today, superintendent Ellis Graff suggested pupils of School No. 4, Blackford and West Michigan Streets, be transferred in a body to the new School No. 5 building, California and West Washington Streets, and … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 13-19

May 12, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, May 16, 1922: The city council, without discussion, passed an ordinance last night setting the legal height limit for new buildings constructed on Monument Circle at 150 feet with a setback of twelve feet at the 108-foot mark. The Indianapolis plan commission recommended the height … Read More