This photo is from 1995. It was taken because of a fire on Broad Ripple Avenue, but as for many old photos, also shows many historic features of the Village. (Do you have any interesting photos in your old albums? Let us know.)

Comparing 1995 to 2022:

• Ross & Babcock Travel - 832 - now Sahara Gyros
• JC Bistro / Tuscany Italian Restaurant - 838 - now Condado Tacos
• Tuscany Italian Restaurant - 840 - now Cold Stone Creamery
• A Lawyer - Theodore W. Skinner - 842 - now Pitaya
• Boca Loca Beads - 844 - now Three Dog Bakery
• Maui Surf & Sport - 852 - now Ripple Bagel and Deli
• and the fire at Sunglass Attitudes - 854 - now Starbucks
• and farther east, Broad Ripple Trophy Shop - now Brothers
• and by McDonald's, the Ossip billboard with the huge glasses made from from trash

Thanks to Mike Perkins at the Indianapolis Public Library (and some Indiana State Library research) for his help in the research for this photo.