Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
You’ve heard the jokes — now take home your very own Pelican Diner sign! The Pelican Diner moved to Wanamaker in 1954, but the restaurant never opened. The iconic neon sign proclaiming “We Never Close” remained for two decades after…
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Join the community fun Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoy Wanamaker’s annual holiday tradition! The Historical Society is offering books—including some holiday gift sets with special pricing!—as well as memberships, yearbooks, limited-edition couch throws featuring…
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Join us June 30 at Old Settlers Day, Wanamaker’s annual street fair! We’ll have a booth on Southeastern Avenue with our memberships, publications, and more available for purchase. Stop by to check out our special offers!
Join the community fun Saturday, December 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoy Wanamaker’s annual holiday tradition! The event kicks off with a parade down Southeastern Avenue, and for your shopping convenience, a trolley shuttle will run between…
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Join the community fun Saturday, December 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoy Wanamaker’s annual holiday tradition! The Historical Society will have a booth in the Aadvanced Limousine building, offering books—including some holiday gift sets with special pricing!—as…
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We’re looking for pictures of the original Pelican Diner or its iconic sign, as well as any personal recollections or trivia you might remember (what colors were on the sign? Was it ever lighted? Did you ever go inside the…
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Join us June 25 at Old Settlers Day, Wanamaker’s annual street fair! We’ll have a booth on Southeastern Avenue with our memberships, publications, Franklin Township woven coverlets, and more available for purchase. Stop by to check out our special offers!
After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the Old Settlers Day Street Fair & Car Show on Southeastern Avenue in Wanamaker is returning this year! The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday June 26. Our…
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After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the Old Settlers Day Street Fair & Car Show on Southeastern Avenue in Wanamaker is returning! The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. Our booth will…
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by president emerita Sylvia Henricks The goal of RFD (Rural Free Delivery), “Everyman’s mail to Everyman’s door,” was a new idea in the late 1800s, but one that John Wanamaker, President Benjamin Harrison’s Postmaster General fully supported. Congress did not…
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