tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post923672106381393957..comments2023-10-19T05:19:01.550-08:00Comments on American Dirt: Judging the appropriateness of streetlights.AmericanDirthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600555386886915000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-21924818631084246852009-08-05T18:51:47.800-08:002009-08-05T18:51:47.800-08:00Glad that you recognized this. Unfortunately, a g...Glad that you recognized this. Unfortunately, a great deal of information comes from the apocryphal Wikipedia, this time with missing citations. However, the National Park Service featured Homecroft as one the historic districts in Indianapolis, saying that it was a stop on the Indianapolis, Columbus, and Southern Interurban company's line along Madison Avenue and that Frank E. Gates Real Estate Company bought the site in 1923, offering design services to middle class buyers based on a few specs they had built. Originally just a rural settlement, the WPA added sidewalks--obviously inconsistently--to Homecroft in the 1930s. It would be interesting to see if the streetlight design compares to other WPA installments--that would easy determine if they are of that vintage.AmericanDirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600555386886915000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-10259287764838658442009-08-04T20:34:45.676-08:002009-08-04T20:34:45.676-08:00I've noticed the streetlights myself in Homecr...I've noticed the streetlights myself in Homecroft. Do you know the history of how that town ended up like it did? Definitely atypical of the south side.The Urbanophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094204641794131438noreply@blogger.com