Does anyone else find this strange? I don’t know the specifics of the buildings but while they don’t seem especially significant they do seem to contribute to the district.
I guess the CIC didn’t care. Somehow they turned something that could have been controversial into a party. Everyone love a party right?
And they didn’t even demolish [...]
A few more ghost signs around the neighborhood and downtown
The Belmont Cafe building and sign being demolished to make room for a parking lot
Rosco’s on-site sign appears to be repainted recently, but the storefront is closed
I am curious of the date of this huge Paramount Vodka sign
Need Money see WILL is vine covered
Rugs, Baking: [...]
The boundary between the built and natural environment is a tenuous one. They are inseparable. Even in heavily built areas the natural processes of growth and decay are evident if you look close enough.
There is a sort of continuum between natural and built environments The Urban Wilderness is the space where natural processes [...]
Alleys are an important element in urban design. While they rarely still serve the technical functions they were intended to serve they offer a unique perspective of what is happening, and has happened, at the margins of the urban experience.
I always thought that one of the best things about living in downtown Indianapolis was the [...]
Outdoor advertisements that have been allowed to fade are commonly referred to as ghost signs. The term carries with it more or less specific qualities, but in general they are hand painted and were made in the first half of the 20th century and earlier before most cities started heavily regulating the outdoor advertising industry.
They [...]
In doing some reading for a course on historic preservation I came across some quotes that seemed relevant to the discussions that have been happening on this site. I decided to post a few, not to digress, but to illustrate that these things are not unique to OTR and that they could be much worse.
They [...]
I am certainly not a preservation purist. A mismatch of historical and contemporary elements creates a more critical read of the environment. I also prefer patina to fresh paint. Antiquity has more impact on me than nostalgia. It may be ugly to some, but cities are good at providing for most aesthetic tastes.
Based on [...]
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