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

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This episode of Yesterday's Indianapolis explores the reputed first Christmas tree farm in Indianapolis, operated by Edward Eickhoff, a southside farmer who sold the trees at his stand on the west side of the old Marion County courthouse.

Companion Blog Post: Edward Eickhoff and the Pioneering of the Christmas Tree Farm in Indianapolis

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This episode explores the November 5, 1973, fire at the old Grant Building located on Washington Street in Indianapolis. NOTE: This episode contains excerpts of radio dispatches which may contain some colorful language, which considering the scope of this fire, is not unexpected. But a heads up, nonetheless.

Blog Post: Indianapolis Fire Department and the 1973 Grant Fire: “The finest moment this department ever had.”

Map of IFD Deployments at the Grant Building Fire: Pictorial graph map of "Grant Fire" - Indianapolis Firefighters Museum - The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections

Indianapolis Firefighters Museum Archive: Indianapolis Firefighters Museum Collection | Digital Collections | IndyPL | The Indianapolis Public Library - The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections

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