Articles: Lyman S. Ayres (Sept. 4, 1824-May 7, 1896). Ayres was born and raised on a farm near Oswego, New York, and began his… Read More »Lyman S. Ayres L. S. Ayres & Company L. S. Ayres and Company was the first modern Indianapolis department store in Indianapolis and long one of the city’s… Read More »L. S. Ayres & Company Retailing The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ markets, and workshops. Currency was not widely available in the… Read More »Retailing
Lyman S. Ayres (Sept. 4, 1824-May 7, 1896). Ayres was born and raised on a farm near Oswego, New York, and began his… Read More »Lyman S. Ayres
L. S. Ayres & Company L. S. Ayres and Company was the first modern Indianapolis department store in Indianapolis and long one of the city’s… Read More »L. S. Ayres & Company
Retailing The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ markets, and workshops. Currency was not widely available in the… Read More »Retailing