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Meridian Street: 1907
Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1907. "Meridian Street -- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
What a heel!
Here's an ad from 1905 for a shoe with a fairly high heel. It sounds like button boots were gradually giving way to lace-up shoes. More autos and fewer horses may have contributed to that!
Heels
I can’t help noticing the heels on the shoes on the two central-most figures: the man (with blurred leg) walking towards the left and the woman (with only one foot visible) walking towards the right. I would expect to see those heels on her, but on him? They aren’t excessively high, but is he a short guy looking for a little extra height?
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Below is the same view from May of 2023.
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