My Indiana friend, Jim Grey, writes Down the Road, an interesting blog on photography and philosophical topics. He explores the byroads and historical neighborhoods of Indiana. When he saw my September article on the Lustron houses in Jackson and Albany, he said he knew of some examples in Indiana and generously took some photographs for me. The houses below are from the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis.
Jim took these photographs on Kodak TMax 100 film using a trusty Pentax Spotmatic II camera and the 50mm ƒ/1.4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar lens (one of the legendary lenses from the 1970s).
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| 1908 Kessler Boulevard East Drive |
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| 2079 Broad Ripple Avenue |
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| 5638 Indianola Avenue |
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| 6466 Central Avenue |
Oops, this roof looks like a major tree limb crashed down on it. Do any replacement steel roof tiles exist?
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| 6435 Riverview Drive |
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| 6321 Central Avenue |
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| 6212 Central Avenue |
Thanks for the photographs Jim! Jim wrote his own article on the Broad Ripple Lustron homes in his blog,
Down the Road.
And as a final treat, an advertising photograph from the heyday of the Lustron era.
Wow, the curtains match the easy chair!! Love the jade green chair. I recall my mom had a dress that looked like that in the late-1950s.
