Irvington Historical Society

06/07/2026

From the Archives: What do we choose to keep? What gets thrown away? Sometimes we hold on to things for sentimental reasons. In 1940, students at Howe High School could attend “Sophomore Round Up” after school. Tickets cost five cents for the event. Beatrice Whitaker (later Cottom) kept her ticket in a scrapbook along with many other mementos.

05/29/2026

A postcard view of an Irvington bungalow...

Sophia and Lenoir Zaiser had been residents of Indianapolis for decades, but clearly they still loved visiting their childhood home in ...

05/24/2026

The Irvington Historical Society will be closed today so that our volunteers can spend time with their families and friends for the Memorial Day weekend.

05/22/2026

From the Archives: The Irvington Historical Society possesses a lovely print by Betty C. Boyle (1927-2015) called “One Day in May.” Ms. Boyle won numerous awards in her lifetime from various organizations like the Hoosier Salon. A native of New York, she moved with her family to Indianapolis in 1968. She managed to have quite a successful career well into her elder years.

05/17/2026

From the Archives: The Irvington Historical Society has been around since 1964. The organization has been collecting and telling the stories of the neighborhood for 62 years! In the early decades members received cards like this one for Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Johnson.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms near and dear. The Irvington Historical Society will be closed today.

05/06/2026

A car crash in Irvington 65 years ago...

Haag's Drugstore operated in the Irvington Plaza at 6401 East Washington Street. Besides serving as a pharmacy for the neighborhood since 19...

05/01/2026

Join us Sunday if you are free!

04/19/2026

Here is part two in our series on the "lost" structures of greater Irvington as captured by Google.

Since 2007 the Google car has captured dozens of lost structures from the greater Irvington area. In part two of this series you will ...

04/12/2026

Much has been lost since Google first arrived to Irvington...

Since 2007 someone has been driving around in a little Google car with a camera on top photographing streets and alleys around Indiana...