https://lostindiana.net/william-henry-harrison-d-1841-benjamin-harrison-d-1901/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/harrisongravelarge.jpgharrisongravelargeBenjamin Harrison's grave at Crown Hill (right). [Click for a larger version]https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/benjamin.jpgbenjaminBenjamin Harrison, 23rd President and grandson of William H. Harrison.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rocklarge.jpgrocklargeProphet’s Rock, north of Lafayette, Indiana, where Tenskwatawa was during the Battle of Tippecanoe. The stone reads “Where the Prophet sat and sang to encourage the Indianas in the Battle of Nov. 7, 1811” [Click for a larger picture]https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tecumseh.jpgtecumsehChief Tecumsehhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/harrison.jpgharrison2012-11-23T06:21:56+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/dr-richard-gatling-d-1903/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gatlinginscriptionsmall.jpggatlinginscriptionsmallThe inscription on the gravehttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gatlinggravesmall.jpggatlinggravesmallRichard Gatling’s gravehttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gatlinggun.jpggatlinggunThe original “Gatling Gun”https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gatling.jpggatling2023-05-07T08:23:28+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/edward-black-d-1872/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blackobelisklarge.jpgblackobelisklargeInterestingly, Edward’s stone is in much better condition than his brother Edwin’s, and the dates of death for Edward on the obelisk and the headstone do not match - one states 1871 and the other 1872.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blackgravelarge1.jpgblackgravelargeEdward is buried next to his twin brother who died less than one year after birth. Both gravestones sit next to an obelisk upon which is inscribed “Drummer Boy of the 21st Ind. Regt. at the age of 8 Yrs. 6M. The Youngest Soldier of the Rebellion.”https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blackdrum.jpgblackdrumEdward’s Civil War drum, now in the collection of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/black.jpgblack2024-06-08T01:35:27+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/2009/08/01/international-palace-of-sports-north-webster/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace28large.jpgpalace28largePilcher’s Shoes, formerly the International Palace of Sports, as it appears today.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace5large.pngpalace5largeA slightly older picture from late 1990s depicts the old Counting House Bank portion in use as the now defunct “Hoosier 500 Computers.” It occupied the new bank space on the north side.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace9large.pngpalace9largeA bench made from the doorway arch stone from the original Farmers State Bank sits on the Northwest corner of Camelot Square. The large cube behind it is the original bank vault.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace11large.pngpalace11largeWooden shelves of shoes now line the walls and portals in the former Kingdoms.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace6large.pngpalace6largeThe tennis court on the roof is gone, obscured by new roofing material.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace13large.pngpalace13largeOh, and some random plastic chairs.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace27small.jpgpalace27smallThe fountain today displays latest sale shoes. https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace17large.jpgpalace17largeBruce Jenner sits next to the Phil Harris, “Prince of Pageantry”. Phil was a singer, radio actor and bandleader, but is best known as the voice of Baloo in Disney’s The Jungle Book and the singer of it’s theme song, “The Bare Necessities”.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace18large.jpgpalace18largeThe Bobby Riggs attempts to stand in for Hank Aaron at the 1974 event. He’s next to that year’s Queen of the Lakes Terry Kaiser, a job the noted “Battle of the Sexes” tennis star no doubt enjoyed. [Click on any picture for a larger view]https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/palace15large.pngpalace15largeCoins depicting Mark Spitz and OJ Simpson.2025-10-18T15:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2004/11/30/atlas-supermarket-broad-ripple/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/detail.jpgdetailOn March 1, 2008, The Fresh Market opened a new store on the same corner. Eleanor Mauer cut the ribbon.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas11large.jpgAtlas11Largeto vintage photographs. And yes, the sign is correct.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas10large.jpgAtlas10LargeEverything from vintage Chesterfield cigarette racks...https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas9large.jpgAtlas9Largeto a stern, hand-written warning posted next to a phone.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas8large1.jpgAtlas8LargeReminders of Sid were everywhere, from the empty wine area...https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas5large.jpgAtlas5LargeEverything was for sale, including empty produce cases and old shopping carts.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas4large.jpgAtlas4LargeParticipants crowd around the auctioneer as he begins calling the first lot.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas3large.jpgAtlas3LargeEleanor Mauer (left) confers with an auction attendee while watching the event.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas2large.jpgAtlas2LargeThe exterior of the building on the rainy auction morning.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/atlas7large.jpgAtlas7LargeThe “hot line” to the controversial butchers remained off.2017-07-09T12:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2002/05/01/sheraton-hotel-gary/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton8large.jpgsheraton8largeThe “Gary Style” banner on the side of the hotel facing the Genesis Convention Center. A second banner with the 2002 event dates covers the original dates.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/garybook3.pngGaryBook3https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/garybook2.pngGaryBook2https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/garybook1.pngGaryBook1https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton23large.jpgsheraton23largeOn the side is a large artist’s rendering of a new center plaza featuring the Sheraton building.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton22large.jpgsheraton22largeAs of April 2009, a portable trailer now sits tucked under the awning of the hotel, promoting a fresh plan for redevelopment.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton14large.jpgsheraton14largeThe trash-strewn loading dock. Not even vagrants will take refuge here.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton15large.jpgsheraton15largeThe rooftop swimming pool, with only a broken swingset and railing left.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton6large.jpgsheraton6largeSkybridge over Broadway connecting the hotel to nothing.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sheraton5large.jpgsheraton5largeThe entrance ramp to the closed garage.2016-02-27T13:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/james-whitcolm-riley-d-1916/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileybook3.jpgRileyBook3https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileybook2.jpgRileyBook2https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileybook1.jpgRileyBook1https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileyoldsmall.jpgrileyoldsmallJames Whitcomb Riley later in life.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileyviewlarge.jpgrileyviewlargeAppropriately, it has a spectacular view of downtown Indianapolis.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileygravelarge.jpgrileygravelargeThe grave atop Crown Hill, at the highest point in the cemetery.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/raggedy.jpgraggedyhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rileyyoungsmall.jpgrileyyoungsmallJames Whitcomb Riley at age 28 as he went to work for the Anderson Democrat.2012-11-23T04:14:16+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/carl-fisher-d-1934/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fishergravelarge.jpgfishergravelargeThe Fisher family mausoleum.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/firstrunlarge.jpgfirstrunlargeFisher pilots his Stoddard-Dayton during the first trip around the newly built track in 1909. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/prestofirelarge.jpgprestofirelargeThe Prest-O-Lite factory at 211 East South Street in Indianapolis burns in 1907. The explosion also blew up a sauerkraut plant nearby, spraying wet kraut all over the block. The city passed an ordinance forbidding the filling of the gas canisters within city limits, so Fisher built a giant new plant in what would become Speedway, Indiana. Photo from the W. H. Bass Photo Company Collection (9490), courtesy Indiana Historical Society.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisherautoinsidelarge.jpgfisherautoinsidelargeThis was most likely the first automobile “dealership” in the world - he carried Oldsmobiles, Reos, Packards, Stoddard-Daytons and other brands. https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisherautooutsidelarge.jpgfisherautooutsidelargeThe Fisher Automobile Company at 400 North Capital in 1914. Photos from the W. H. Bass Photo Company Collection, Indiana Historical Society.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisheryounglarge.jpgfisheryounglargeCarl Fisher’s wedding picture from 1909. He was 35 - his bride, Jane Watts, only 15. He had another fiancé at the time. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [Click for a larger picture]2026-01-26T11:45:38+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/2001/02/01/old-indiana-fun-park-thorntown/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bookemilyswalk.jpgBookEmily'sWalkhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/othersourcesbar.gifothersourcesbarhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/amazon.jpgamazonhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindianaupdate2large.jpgoldindianaupdate2largeThere is activity, however. Several pickup trucks passed by the corner while I took pictures, many more than would be expected so far out in the country. At least one stopped to ask me if I was “lost”. This interestingly-worded container has appeared outside the gates.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindianaupdate1large.jpgoldindianaupdate1largeAs of April 2009, not much has changed. The same support buildings are still standing, and there are rumors that thousands of trees have been planted on the site - some of which clearly ring the property now.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindiana7large.jpgoldindiana7largeFront gate in February, 2003.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindiana6large.jpgoldindiana6largeA ticket booth.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindiana5large.jpgoldindiana5largeThe old main sign and the parking ‘field’.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindiana4large.jpgoldindiana4largeThe remains of a swing ride.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oldindiana3large.jpgoldindiana3largeThe parking lot entrance ticket shed, with disassembled ride in the foreground, and the main ticket windows in the distance.2024-11-22T07:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/03/01/stuckeys-remington/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeyslogo.jpgstuckeyslogohttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bookstuckeys.jpgBookStuckeyshttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys3large.jpgstuckeys3largeBy the summer of 2010, the fireworks store was defunct and the building once again fell into disrepair.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeysupdate2large.jpgstuckeysupdate2largeInterestingly a check of the location in December, 2008 found a gigantic pile of seed corn in the parking lot being loaded slowly into trucks.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeysupdatelarge.jpgstuckeysupdatelargeIn May of 2004 the building was repaired and reopened as a fireworks store.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys10large.jpgstuckeys10largeWelcome sight for the weary traveler.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys9large2.jpgstuckeys9largeThe storage room from a missing door on the east side. Door on left opens behind the serving counter, door on right (not shown) opens into house.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys9large1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys9large.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stuckeys6large.jpgstuckeys6largeLooking through the west windows. Front door is on the right, dining area in the back.2019-10-28T15:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/04/01/holiday-inn-gary/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bookholiday.jpgBookHolidayhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/destroyed2large.jpgdestroyed2largeAs of April, 2009, the facility still stands, though some (empty) storage containers have now been lined up along the west building wing.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/l_holiday_inn_new.jpgl_holiday_inn_newIn 2007, IDG launched a major rebranding of the Holiday Inn chain.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/destroyed1large.jpgdestroyed1largeDuring the summer of 2001 the building was partially torn down.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn5large.jpgholidayinn5largeThis mysterious building is full of tires.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn12large.jpgholidayinn12largeThis mid-1960s postcard image from the Tupelo, MS Holiday Inn indicates what this area might have looked like in its prime. Note the exact same railings exist on this hotel as the ones in Gary, and the overall hotel follows a similar design, indicating they may have been built around the same time.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn11large.jpgholidayinn11largeThe courtyard and swimming pool from the restaurant.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn10large.jpgholidayinn10largeThe restaurant. Cashier in the back, drink preparation area on the left, kitchen on the left (out of picture). Taken while standing in the courtyard though a now missing picture window.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn9large.jpgholidayinn9largeHallway from the front.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/holidayinn8large.jpgholidayinn8largeLooking into the former lounge.2020-07-06T02:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/05/01/union-station-gary/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/unionstationupdatelarge.jpgunionstationupdatelargeNot so much of an update, though, because absolutely nothing has happened (other than further decay) in 8 years as of April, 2009.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station10large.jpgstation10largeThe inside of the express freight building.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station8large.jpgstation8largeThe loading docks on the North end of the express freight building. It is possible that a spur line was once here, as the ground is littered with track ballast.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station9large.jpgstation9largeThe West end of the express freight building. The platform that joins it with the main terminal is on the right.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station7large.jpgstation7largeLooking inside the main building from the East portals. There is fire damage here to the wood framing and floor - not safe to walk on.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station6large.jpgstsation6largeThe East end of the main building. The overgrown upper platform is on the left, and the express freight building behind the photographer.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station5large.jpgstation5largeThe South side of the building with the doorway and walk that leads to the south-side tracks. The express freight building is visible in the distance, as well as the remains of the red brick road.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station3large.jpgstation3largeThe North wall of the main hall, with the door to the tunnel leading under the north-side tracks.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/station2large.jpgstation2largeThe massive main hall, looking from the front doorway. The glass skylights are gone, as are all of the windows and doors.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stationcardlarge.jpgstationcardlargeThis postcard shows the station during its prime. Note the cobblestone road that runs up the hill past the freight terminal - wagons holding goods would use this road (still there) to bring packages to the upper level terminal for shipment by rail.2016-09-07T16:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/08/01/us-30-drag-strip-hobart/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bookdrag1.jpgBookDrag1https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstripupdate2large.jpgdragstripupdate2largeBy April of 2009, though, the trailer was still there, no sign of Bobby.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip14large.jpgdragstrip14largeBobby Kerr was still alive and well in the fall of 2002.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/otherpathsshortbar.jpgotherpathsshortbarhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/otherpathslongbar.jpgotherpathslongbarhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip1large.jpgdragstrip1large.jpgThe AHRA logo painted on the pavement between the twin tracks just past the starting line.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip13large.jpgdragstrip13largeThe starting line, looking across both lanes. Click to zoom in to see the streaks still marked into the pavement.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip12large.jpgdragstrip12large...and also inside (right). Part of a phone is on the wall, but only empty shelves remain.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip11large.jpgdragstrip11largeLooking to the north at the remains of the “Goodie Booth” on the south side of the track (left)...https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dragstrip9large.jpgdragstrip9largeThe trailer in the lot was home to Robert “Bobby” Kerr, night watchman and groundskeeper for over 35 years.2026-01-16T20:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/06/01/burger-chef-indianapolis/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lostindianapolis.jpgLostIndianapolishttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chefbook2.jpgChefBook2https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chefbook1.jpgChefBook1https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef19large.jpgburgerchef19largeFrom time to time Hardee’s runs a promotion bringing back the Big Shef.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef17large.jpgburgerchef17largeThe former Burger Chef at 3735 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. This store was never modified to become a Hardees, and is a great example of a “Cosmo II” style building. It still even has the “arch”.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef4large.jpgburgerchef4largeThe store closed on March 22, 2001. Much of the detail work on the building is still there 21 years later, despite the addition of a “sun room”.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef3large.jpgburgerchef3largeZionsville, Indiana Burger Chef on opening day in 1980.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef5large.jpgburgerchef5largeThe same building today. The original building - including the exposed beams - is nearly the same.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef18large.jpgburgerchef18largeThe former Burger Chef at 5725 Crawfordsville Road in 1978, the site of the Burger Chef murders.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/burgerchef7large.jpgburgerchef7largeThis building has undergone the architectural changes that were typical when Hardees converted a store: the pitched roof is covered with shingles to form a larger, smooth-sloped roofline, and the walls are moved outward to form a larger, cleaner look. The original corner walls can be seen behind the “99c Big...” sign. 2025-06-01T19:54:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/2001/07/08/market-square-arena-indianapolis/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bookcareless.jpgBookCarelesshttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/booklasttrain.jpgBookLastTrainhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/booklooseballs.jpgBookLooseBallshttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dvd-semi-pro-double-disc-edition.jpgDVD-Semi-Pro-Double-Disc-Editionhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shapeimage.pngshapeimageAs of April 2009, it’s still a parking lot. What a waste.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/msa15large.jpgmsa15largeAmazingly, Market Street remains unblocked under the demolished building above it.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/msa14large.jpgmsa14largeThe Northeast corner - workers have already begun clearing debris from the site.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/msa13large.jpgmsa13largeA view of the collapsed MSA from the Northwest corner along North Alabama Street.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/msa12large.jpgmsa12largeMarket Square Arena after the implosion, looking at the Southwest corner from the City/County building.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/msa8large.jpgmsa8largeNorth side of the building from Delaware Street after a majority of the North parking garage has been removed.2016-02-28T18:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lostindiana.net/john-chapman-aka-johnny-appleseed-d-1845/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/appleseedgravelarge1.jpgappleseedgravelargeJohn Chapman’s memorial gravesite in Johnny Appleseed Park.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/appleseedgravelarge.jpgappleseedgravelargehttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/appleseedbirthlarge.jpgappleseedbirthlargeJohn’s birth certificate from 1774.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/appleseed2.jpgappleseed2Illustration of John Chapman from Harper’s Monthly.2016-12-12T03:45:54+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/lyman-s-ayers-d-1896/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blackgravelarge.jpgblackgravelargeLyman rests at its base in Crown Hill.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayresobelisklarge.jpgayresobelisklargeA giant obelisk marks the Ayres family plot.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayreslunchtimelarge.jpgayreslunchtimelargeLunchtime crowds cross Washington between L.S. Ayres and Wassons in the 1940s.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayresinsidelarge.jpgayresinsidelargeInterior store displays on the main floor in 1916.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayresconstructionlarge.jpgayresconstructionlargeThe LS Ayres downtown store under construction in 1905.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayres1875large1.jpgayres1875largeThe first LS Ayres in Indianapolis at 33-37 West Washington in 1875. Photo courtesy Indiana Historical Society Bass Photo Collection. [Click for a larger picture]https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ayres1875large.jpgayres1875largeThe first LS Ayres in Indianapolis at 33-37 West Washington in 1875. Photo courtesy Indiana Historical Society Bass Photo Collection. [Click for a larger picture]2020-10-24T03:08:08+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/john-dillinger/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dillingerheadstone.jpgDillingerHeadstoneJohn Dillinger's Grave in Crown Hill.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dillingermorgue.jpgdillingermorguePublic display of Dillinger’s body in Chicago.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dillingerbody.jpgdillingerbodyPublic display of Dillinger’s body in Chicago.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dillinger.pngdillingerJohn Dillingerhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/crownhillgrey.jpgcrownhillgrey2020-05-05T18:17:22+00:00weekly0.6https://lostindiana.net/2001/07/01/yw-drive-in-merrillville/https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/driveingrey.jpgdriveingreyhttps://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/drivein20large.jpgdrivein20largeAs of April 2009, the site has been completely cleared for redevelopment. The extreme northern edge of the property has already been reused for a self-storage business.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/drivein19large.jpgdrivein19largeIn the fall of 2002 the Y&W’s sign was sold and removed.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/drivein4large.jpgdrivein4largeThe same sign as it sits today.https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/drivein3large.jpgdrivein3largeSign in use in the summer of 1998. https://lostindiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/drivein8large.jpgdrivein8largeSmall building with 3 foot high doors. 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