In the season finale, Casey and Regan take on the bright lights of Hollywood. Recounting the memories of “The King’s” last concert which took place in Indianapolis and what that legacy has meant to those who were in attendance. Then we examine the life and career of Anne Baxter star of stage and screen who was from Northwest Indiana. Check back at the end of March for the season 2 premiere of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories.

All About Anne: The Acting Career of Anne Baxter by David L. Smith

The King's Last Concert: Elvis Presley in Indianapolis by Rita Rose

Pieces in our collection:
Photo from "All About Eve"
Elvis movie ad

Today, Casey and Beth talk about lost neighborhood spaces in Indianapolis. We look at the impact that building the interstate had on community groups. Specifically, how communities continue after their physical home spaces are disrupted.  

Everyday People: A Neighborhood of Saturdays  by Wilma L. Moore
The Lost Barrio of Indianapolis  by Nicole Martinez-LeGrand

Further Reading:
Mexican Restaurant Titans of Indianapolis: Acapulco Joe’s & El Sol de Tala by Nicole Martinez-LeGrand

Casey sits down with Beth Brandon to talk about different immigrant experiences. We look into Moy Key a Chinese immigrant whose work in Indianapolis garnered the attention of Chinese royalty.  Then we dig into a fairly well-known community staple Shapiro’s Delicatessen and how this family business got its start and how it has stuck around through the years.

The Hoosier Mandarin Moy Kee, The “Mayor” Of Indianapolis’s Chinatown
“Cook Good, Serve Generously, Price Modestly": The Shapiro's Story

Shapiro's Images:
https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p16797coll53/id/4657/rec/4
https://cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16797coll53/id/2966

Guest Host Beth Brandon joins Casey in the studio to chat about advancements in the kitchen. Looking into Practical Housekeeping: a Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes a book published in the 1800s which gave not only recipes but life advice to those who purchased the book. Then we look into the technological advancement that was the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet which helped to shorten the time women spent in the kitchen. 

The Homemaker’s Friend: https://bit.ly/48QXAdM 

 Practical Housekeeping: a Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes: 

https://bit.ly/47BXRAm 

Hoosier Cabinet: 

https://bit.ly/48GQxVi 

https://bit.ly/3vzXrgD 

This episode explores the stories of Frank Dudley and Alice Gray/Diana of the Dunes, two activists and artists who made the Indiana Dunes their homes. Casey and Regan sit down to discuss these mythic Northwest Indiana figures. 

Child of the Northwest Wind
Frank V. Dudley Artist and Activist for the Indiana Dunes

Alice Gray:
https://bit.ly/alicegraygrave
Frank V. Dudley:
https://bit.ly/frankdudleypainting
https://bit.ly/48B9w3w
https://bit.ly/41Gk9j8
https://bit.ly/3REDVXB
The Prairie Club:
https://bit.ly/3vh6QJU

This week Casey and Regan take on Indiana Industries. Did you know that Indiana had a booming gravestone industry or that there were several Hoosier car companies? Come learn more with us and check out the links below for more information.

The Cord That Binds: http://bit.ly/THECORDTHATBINDS
A Monumental Business: https://bit.ly/AMONUMENTALBUSINESS

Cords/Auburn/Duesenberg: 

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/2868/rec/36 

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/2867/rec/35 

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/1022/rec/145 

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/V0002/id/1021/rec/1 

Various Duesenberg images: https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/search/searchterm/Duesenberg 

Casey and Regan chat about the history of women’s fashion and the story of Hoosier and fashion legend Norman Norell.  

Check out discussed images below:
Using Clothing Styles to Date Photographs of Women, Part 2: 1850s, 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s by Laurann Gillbertson:  https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p16797coll68/id/2803/rec/10
A Fashionable Man Designer Noman Norell by Nelson Price: https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p16797coll39/id/4354/rec/2
Cloche hat:  https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/P0129/id/453/rec/1 https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/P0338/id/264/rec/3Dior New Look:
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/christian-dior-the-new-look-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/kwWhkHJ-Ok8UIg?hl=en
Normal Norell:
https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc058/id/531/rec/4  https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc058/id/533/rec/6 

This week, Casey and Regan discuss the legacy of an Indiana tradition: basketball. We begin by looking into the sports history from its invention all the way through 2016. Then we look into the Indiana legend Chuck Taylor whose basketball career has a legacy that has lasted till this day. 

Check out the articles here:  

Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, Summer 2007, Volume 19, Number 3 - Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History - Indiana Historical Society Digital Images (indianahistory.org) 

The Perfect Match is not yet available online. Check your local library, or visit us at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center!

Check out more basketball history here: 

https://indianahistory.org/events/chuck-taylor-all-star/ 

https://indianahistory.org/events/going-pro-basketball-origins-in-indiana/ 

The Indiana Historical Society is excited to bring you Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories, a retelling of classic Indiana stories and those that might become classics.  We are pulling materials from our Traces and Connections magazines, blogs, and exhibits to build upon one another in an effort to share a more complete and connected Indiana history.

Check back on Thursday, November 16, 2023 and every two weeks after for new episodes.