Retro Greyhound Bus Terminal
This vintage Greyhound Bus Terminal was built in 1938, in the Streamline Moderne architectural style, a subset of Art Deco. The building was designed by W.S. Arrasmith,who designed a number of Greyhound Depots.
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Hazelwood Round Barn – Dana – Indiana
The Hazelwood round barn was built by O. Earl White, a graduate of Purdue University in 1916. It is said that the wood used in the barn’s construction is treated cypress from Louisiana, that has never been painted.
Round barns are a design intended for efficiency that never really caught on. They were most popular between the 1880’s and 1920’s. Originally 219 polygonal and round barns were constructed throughout Indiana. While hundreds more were built throughout the United States and Canada during that time. As of 2017, there were only 73 remaining in Indiana.
World War Memorial – Indianapolis – Indiana
The Indiana World War Memorial was built in 1924, as the centerpiece of a five city block plaza intended to honor the veterans of World War I. The construction of the plaza was in part intended to draw the newly formed American Legion, a non-profit organization dedicated to US war veterans, to establish its permanent headquarters in Indianapolis.
The World War Memorial was modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the original seven wonders of the world, located in Anatolia (now Turkey). The modern use of the term mausoleum comes from this tomb, and the ruler it was built for, Mausolus.
The photos feature the interior of the memorial, specifically the shrine room, includes the American flag, the star of destiny, and 40 foot columns of marble from Vermont. The other photo is the exterior and features the Pro Patria “For Country” statue.