It had been around a year and a half since I had been back to Grand Rapids, Michigan…the city I lived in for close to 15 years. I was amazed at how many new developments there were around town, from my old neighborhood, Belknap Lookout, to the Medical Mile on Michigan Ave, it seems the […]
The Temple of San Francisco, a baroque jewel, is one of the most important in the city, both artistically and historically. In 1588 the Franciscans founded the house and chapel where the University is today, but later moved to this place, to raise their convent and church in 1591. The final construction was realized in
Incorporated in 1809, Madison, Indiana quickly established itself as a significant cultural and industrial town in the Old Northwest Territory. Sitting prominently on the Ohio River between the hubs of Cincinnati and Louisville, the town became a lifeline for transportation and industry in the middle territories of the country. Waterfront factories drew commerce and wealth
A photographer friend told me about this abandoned passenger train not far from where I live, and I’ve been here a couple times to shoot it in different lighting. The last time I creeped myself out because there was a loud thumping on top of one of the cars I was in, almost like someone
As old as Indianapolis itself, Meridian Street United Methodist Church was the first Methodist church in a town of log cabins and rutted roads. That first church in the city of Indianapolis in 1821 was known as Wesley Chapel. The congregation first met in Isaac Wilson’s log cabin on the Capitol Square grounds and was
Zionsville, Indiana’s history is uneventful, which is quite understandable, considering the fact that it is the quintessential small Midwestern town. However, wandering through its neighborhoods, particularly downtown Zionsville, you can see signs of history. City fathers and the Merchants’ Association of present-day Zionsville, Indiana have ensured that the town retains a certain vintage village flavor,
