Yesterday's Indianapolis

Indianapolis Icon: History of Roselyn Bakeries

Roselyn Bakeries was founded in Indianapolis in 1943 and over the course of the next several decades, became a local staple for baked goods with locations all around Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs. However, in 1999, a brief closure of the chain due to unsanitary conditions at their production facility contributed to the company's eventual closure, and their transition to a wholesaler only model. Roselyn Bakery Sign at Grant Fire: https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/ffm/id/1461/rec/62 [https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/ffm/id/1461/rec/62] Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory [https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory]. Also, Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa [https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa]

History of the Union Depot in Indianapolis

The Union Depot consolidated passenger rail traffic in Indianapolis to one location. Opened in 1853, the depot served the city until 1888 when it was replaced by the present-day Union Station. Union Depot Architectural Drawing: https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/3969/rec/30 [https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/3969/rec/30] Union Depot as seen from the East: https://cdm15155.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/coll6/id/6695 [https://cdm15155.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/coll6/id/6695] Union Depot as seen from the West: https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc012/id/11800/rec/8 [https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc012/id/11800/rec/8] Blog posts about other Indianapolis railroad depots: * Pioneer Railways of the Circle City: The Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad Depot on Mass Avenue [https://www.class900indy.com/post/pioneer-railways-of-the-circle-city-the-indianapolis-bellefontaine-railroad-depot-on-mass-avenue] * Pioneer Railways of the Circle City: The Madison Indianapolis Railroad [https://www.class900indy.com/post/pioneer-railroads-of-the-circle-city-the-madison-indianapolis] Poor Farm Lecture Registration: https://attend.indypl.org/event/16102953 [https://attend.indypl.org/event/16102953] Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory [https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory]. Also, Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa [https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa]

Meet Me at the Vu: The History of the Ron-D-Vu Drive-In

Ron-D-Vu Blog Post: https://www.class900indy.com/post/meet-me-at-the-vu-the-history-of-the-ron-d-vu-drive-in-restaurant-in-butler-tarkington [https://www.class900indy.com/post/meet-me-at-the-vu-the-history-of-the-ron-d-vu-drive-in-restaurant-in-butler-tarkington] History of the Marion County Poor Farm Lecture Preregistration: https://attend.indypl.org/event/16102953 [https://attend.indypl.org/event/16102953] Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory [https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory]. Also, Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa [https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa]

The Fall Creek Aqueduct in Indianapolis

This episode explores the history of the Fall Creek aqueduct, which carries the Central Canal over that creek just north of downtown Indianapolis. First constructed in the late 1830s, the current aqueduct was constructed in 1904-05 and still serves the city to this day. Blog post about the aqueduct: Water Over Water: The History of the Fall Creek Aqueduct [https://www.class900indy.com/post/water-over-water-the-history-of-the-fall-creek-aqueduct] Murder on the Central Canal Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/yesterdaysindianapolis/1933094 [https://rss.com/podcasts/yesterdaysindianapolis/1933094] Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory. [https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory] Also, Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa [https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa] My book Vanished Indianapolis includes a chapter exploring the history of the Central Canal in Indianapolis as a whole. The book can be bought at local bookstores, on Amazon, and from the publisher: Vanished Indianapolis, Indiana: Edward Fujawa: 9781467154697: Lost: Paperback – Arcadia Publishing [https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/vanished-indianapolis-9781467154697]

W.D. Huffman and the Indianapolis Pickle Industry

The tradition of hanging a pickle ornament on Christmas trees inspired this podcast about the W.D. Huffman Pickle Company, which operated on St. Clair Street near downtown Indianapolis. The company produced a variety of food items beyond their top billed product, and at times had run ins with state health authorities with concerns about the purity of the products they produced. Companion Blog Post: Kind of a Big Dill: The History of the W.D. Huffman Pickle Company of Indianapolis [https://www.class900indy.com/post/kind-of-a-big-dill-the-history-of-the-w-d-huffman-pickle-company-of-indianapolis] Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory. [https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory] Also, Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa [https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa]