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(Left) Trays of bagels sit on a rack at Sidedoor Bagels on May 8, 2025. (Right) Cashier Andrew Dobler poses for a portrait holding bagels.

(Left) Cottage Home neighborhood association president Bri Jones poses for a portrait May 9, 2025. (Right) Heather Sullivan, co-owner of Graydon Renovation, poses for a portrait in front of back house she and her crew are renovating, May 8, 2025.

(Left) A view of the historic Ruskaup-Ratcliffe House, designed in 1891 by architects Vonnegut and Bohn, located at 711 Dorman St., on May 8, 2025. (Right) A view of the Cottage Home Nature Trail on May 8, 2025.

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Cottage Home in photos: Scenes from the near east side neighborhood

by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy
May 23, 2025

<h1>Cottage Home in photos: Scenes from the near east side neighborhood</h1> <p class="byline">by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy <br />May 23, 2025</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS003-1-1024x718.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53134" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A row of colorful historic houses on Dorman Street on May 8, 2025, in the Cottage Home neighborhood.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS001-1-698x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53132" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS002-1-773x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53133" /></figure> </figure> <p style="font-size:13px">(Left) Trays of bagels sit on a rack at Sidedoor Bagels on May 8, 2025. (Right) Cashier Andrew Dobler poses for a portrait holding bagels.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS005-1-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53136" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Regina Sanders poses for a portrait in front of Paramount Cottage Home school where she works a resources teacher specialized in delayed academics, on May 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS011-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53142" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of a flowers in bloom in front of colorful houses in Cottage Home on May 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS004-1-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53135" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ernie, a resident of Cottage Home, poses for a portrait among flowers in his yard, on May 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS006-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53137" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sisters Lisa (left) and Robin Cunningham (right) pose for a portrait on the veranda of their historic home on Dorman Street on May 8, 2025, in the Cottage Home neighborhood.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS007-1-1024x670.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53138" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of the garden plots in the Cottage Home Community Park on May 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS012-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53143" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Queen Bee Vintage employee Shelby Greene poses for a portrait with a glowing globe in the store May 9, 2025, in Cottage Home.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS013-1-797x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53144" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Clothes on display in the shop window at Queen Bee Vintage at 713 Dorman St., which is open Friday through Sunday, seen May 8, 2025, in the Cottage Home neighborhood.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS018-1024x760.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53164" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS008-1-706x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53139" /></figure> </figure> <p style="font-size:13px">(Left) Cottage Home neighborhood association president Bri Jones poses for a portrait May 9, 2025. (Right) Heather Sullivan, co-owner of Graydon Renovation, poses for a portrait in front of back house she and her crew are renovating, May 8, 2025.</p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS014-1-1024x905.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53145" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS010-1-1024x668.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53141" /></figure> </figure> <p style="font-size:13px">(Left) A view of the historic Ruskaup-Ratcliffe House, designed in 1891 by architects Vonnegut and Bohn, located at 711 Dorman St., on May 8, 2025. (Right) A view of the Cottage Home Nature Trail on May 8, 2025.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cottage-Home-neighborhood_TS011-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53142" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of a flowers in bloom in front of colorful houses in Cottage Home on May 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> </div> <p><em>Ted Somerville is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:tedsomphoto@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tedsomphoto@gmail.com</a>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/cottage-home-neighborhood-in-photos/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=53111&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/cottage-home-neighborhood-in-photos/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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