Oliver and Warren

This is an offset corner, so I had to take some liberties with it. It seems that Hoffa's Silver Cafe has been renamed Fatso's. I'm glad they didn't remove that great sign, though.

These are on the south side.  I love these buildings:




Back to the north side:

Choose your own Corner

I've been meticulously documenting new corners in the past few weeks. There are many more out there than I had originally thought. So many that I'm having a tough time deciding which one to post tonight. So, I need your help via Google Street View.

Here's 3:
Oliver and Warren (make sure you go a little east on Oliver)
Harding and Roache
Eugene and Rader

Don't worry, I have discovered many, many more than that. This is just what I've boiled it down to for now.

The end of an Era

Today, the Indygo Board approved another fare hike. This was expected, even though it is sad. However, something I didn't expect comes at the end of this article: The Red Line will now be a full fare service. As someone who works downtown but also works for IUPUI, this is highly disappointing. I viewed the free circulating buses as a huge step forward for public transportation in this city. So, so long free Red Line. I will miss you.

More from the Star on Transit

Two new articles on the Star about transit and walkability have popped up this morning. This, from a New Urbanism proponent, as well as this editorial.

Straight Outta Dwell?

This new house is on Cornell Ave (just north of 16th Street). It reminds me of something that would be on the cover of Dwell Magazine? However, I'm not even close to a design expert.

What are your thoughts about this house?  I probably should have used low-light settings on my camera.  Hopefully you can get a good feel for it.

17th and Bellefontaine

Ah, the old corner store.  This is the building that you always see old photographs, where the man is dressed up with a tie and apron, standing on the corner; and a boy is sweeping the sidewalk.  This is on the northwest corner of 17th and Bellefontaine on the near north side:

There's also another small building next door.

On the northeast corner, this building probably has an interesting story:

I'd love to see what's behind the siding on this building in the Southwest corner:
The southeast corner is an empty lot.

Snapshot Part 2

This is the second (here's the first) in an extremely intermittent series inspired by the book Suburban Nation. This photo is from the 2008 Aerial photography. Notice how much wider the residential street is than the main artery. Streets are developed this way for emergency management, unfortunately to the detriment of everyday living. And, add in that mindlessly wandering, confusing streets aren't exactly the greatest for emergency management to begin with. At least the neighborhood has a sidewalk; but then, the walkers can't really get anywhere useful.

New Option for Eating Locally

Locally Grown Gardens is now serving food on a daily basis. Awesome.

Randomly Miscellaneous

Sorry for the light posting lately. I hope to have another "corner" post later in the week which will feature a fun little building.

• A New Urbanism proponent will speak at A Monumental Affair on Thursday. Getting business leaders and the mayor on board with this is an important step. Now, about those zoning laws.....

• Is it time for a "Green New Deal?" I say "yes, and hopefully it's not coming too late."

• The Urbanophile's series on the new airport is killer. Also, check out his new project Naptown Observer.

• A few more choice new blogs have been linked: The Heidelberger Papers, and Locally Grown Gardens.

• Drool. California leads the way on high speed rail.
  

Election Post

I have tried to avoid being overly political on this blog. I aim to appeal to people of all political persuasions, because I feel that the issues that I post about do not need to be seen through a partisan lens. However, I must say that the prospects for a sustainable Indianapolis have improved now that we will have a President who is a friend to transit, green power, and cities in general. I am proud of my state and city. I hope this moment is not just an end to an inherent anti-urban bias in our national politics; but that it is also a beginning towards a common realization that we really aren't all that different from each other.