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The Shelton apartment building went up at 825 N. Delaware St. in 1925 and 1926 and was developed by F. Rolland Buck and the Foster Engineering Co.—both of which had previously worked with famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Zionsville was platted in 1852—and named for one of its founders, William Zion—about 30 years after white settlers made their way to southwestern Boone County, not far from an area where Miami Indians lived.

This photo was taken inside a store at 2401 E. 38th St. on Dec. 15, 1949, when the chain had 29 locations in the Indianapolis area.

The Indianapolis Times hosted a marbles contest on May 24, 1941, at the World War Memorial Plaza.

This photo shows the the southeast quadrant of Monument Circle in 1925, shortly after the Continental Bank building—later expanded and renovated into the IPL building—was constructed.

Henry Kahn founded Kahn Tailoring in 1903 and employed hundreds of Jewish immigrants, providing benefits that were not offered by many other employers at the time. This photo was taken in 1907, before the company moved to a new building.

This photo, taken early in 1925, shows the Illinois Building in its initial construction stage with a sign promising shops and office spaces.

Among the vehicles displayed—according to signs in the photo—were those made by The Peerless Motor Car Co., Chalmers Motor Co. and Henderson Motor Car Co.

Woodruff Place was well established when Walter Carpenter shot this photo on March 27, 1912, at the corner of Michigan Street and West Drive.

Retail did not begin opening in Greenwood until 1845, but soon a commercial corridor developed along West Main Street.