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This last remanant of Tomlinson Hall sits conspicuously by itself just to the west of the City Market on Market Street at Delaware. Built in 1886 about the same time as the market building, Tomlinson Hall contained meeting rooms, retail space, vegetable stands, an auditorium and gymnasium which were used sometimes for large public gatherings. The building was severely damaged by fire in 1958 and demolished shortly after, except for this wonderful masonry detail which
Almost everywhere you look there’s a project just completed or going on someplace downtown both large and small. Like these updates to curbs, sidewalks and drainage along Washington Street near Meridian. And then there’s the Georgia Street Pedestrian Mall, refurbishing the Monument on the Circle, expanding the Convention Center, etc. These kinds of things are not inexpensive. They are spending some serious money on improvements and to make things look sharp downtown. I
It’s been a little while since I last checked, and was hoping for an unobstructed view this morning of Victory atop the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Circle downtown. After being removed and completely restored recently she was hoisted to her lofty home again a few weeks ago. But I found her still peeking out through the construction cocoon. I was trying to find a good angle to capture her image inside
The shot of the canal downtown today near White River State Park has an early evening look about it, even though it was sunny and early-afternoon. The sun had gone behind one of the many puffy clouds for a few moments and there was indirect lighting only. This view is one of the more famous ones of Indianapolis actually. This same angle gets a number of cameos leading into commercial breaks usually whenever
I’ve been wanting to post this photo for a while. Being Sunday I thought it was a good time. This building, Christ Church Cathedral, right on the north side of the Circle at Meridian Street downtown has always intrigued me and part of my earliest recollections of downtown Indianapolis along with the Monument itself. While other buildings have come and gone over time on Monument Circle, it is the oldest
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