I was pretty excited when Urban Times publisher, Bill Brooks, asked me to give him my Christmas Wish List. I thought keeping my list...

Throughout the history of the preservation movement there have been moments that kicked preservationists in the seat of their pants....

Henry Ulen, the small town boy with a worldwide impact. You may not have heard of Henry C. Ulen, who briefly had a public works busines...

I've been tracking Avriel Shull for many years now. I am finally getting my files organized.  Here is the beginning of a database of ...

This poor blog has taken a back seat to dozens of other more pressing issues lately.  It's been months since I last posted.  But I'v...

Ahead of the New Year, let's take a look back.  To 1948. I found these Oldsmobile ads in some old Vogue magazines.  The 1948 cutting-ed...

We can all agree that Indianapolis has an abandoned home problem. The City has identified 4,500 buildings that are abandoned.  Some burned o...