Monthly archives: November, 2008

Oliver and Warren

This is an offset corner, so I had to take some liberties with it. It seems that Hoffa’s Silver Cafe has been renamed Fatso’s. I’m glad they didn’t remove that great sign, though. These are on the south side.  I love these buildings: Back to the north side:

Choose your own Corner

I’ve been meticulously documenting new corners in the past few weeks. There are many more out there than I had originally thought. So many that I’m having a tough time deciding which one to post tonight. So, I need your help via Google Street View. Here’s 3:Oliver and Warren (make sure you go a little …

The end of an Era

Today, the Indygo Board approved another fare hike. This was expected, even though it is sad. However, something I didn’t expect comes at the end of this article: The Red Line will now be a full fare service. As someone who works downtown but also works for IUPUI, this is highly disappointing. I viewed the …

Straight Outta Dwell?

This new house is on Cornell Ave (just north of 16th Street). It reminds me of something that would be on the cover of Dwell Magazine? However, I’m not even close to a design expert. What are your thoughts about this house?  I probably should have used low-light settings on my camera.  Hopefully you can …

17th and Bellefontaine

Ah, the old corner store.  This is the building that you always see old photographs, where the man is dressed up with a tie and apron, standing on the corner; and a boy is sweeping the sidewalk.  This is on the northwest corner of 17th and Bellefontaine on the near north side: There’s also another …

Snapshot Part 2

This is the second (here’s the first) in an extremely intermittent series inspired by the book Suburban Nation. This photo is from the 2008 Aerial photography. Notice how much wider the residential street is than the main artery. Streets are developed this way for emergency management, unfortunately to the detriment of everyday living. And, add …

Randomly Miscellaneous

Sorry for the light posting lately. I hope to have another “corner” post later in the week which will feature a fun little building. A New Urbanism proponent will speak at A Monumental Affair on Thursday. Getting business leaders and the mayor on board with this is an important step. Now, about those zoning laws….. …

Election Post

I have tried to avoid being overly political on this blog. I aim to appeal to people of all political persuasions, because I feel that the issues that I post about do not need to be seen through a partisan lens. However, I must say that the prospects for a sustainable Indianapolis have improved now …