Friday, May 13, 2011

Good Reason for Pride

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This week I came across a 1958 newspaper article bragging about the bright future of modern architecture in Indianapolis.  Yes, that's r...
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Some History with our Culture?

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 [An interurban ran right along Virginia Avenue. The track has been severed in the demolition of the street for the Cultural Trail] [The c...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Enochsburg. Wow! look at these limestone houses! Oh, and the fried chicken is great!

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A drive through southeastern Indiana took me into Enochsburg yesterday. Bordering Decatur and Franklin counties, Enochsburg, like much of th...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Muscatatuck State Mental Hospital / Army Urban Combat Training Grounds

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The Muscatatuck State Hospital opened in 1920 as the Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble Minded Youth.  It was one of several state hospitals ser...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

I went to Alert Indiana and found a round barn--and a state bank.

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Alert, Indiana, sits at a lonely crossroads in the southwestern corner of Decatur County.  There's very little reason to visit.  Once yo...
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Historic homes of Sardinia--the one in Decatur County.

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On a recent trip to Sardinia -- the Sardinia in Decatur County, Indiana, that is, I came upon this gorgeous old Italianate on that little se...
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Monday, November 1, 2010

Decatur County Brick Houses, then/now

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I've always been intrigued by the Italianate-style brick houses that pepper the landscape of Decatur County, Indiana.  I'm so intrig...