You'll find Southern-inspired fare at Another Broken Egg Cafe

While in the Indianapolis area last month, I spent time in Fishers, a northeast suburban community where some family resides, and one morning we visited a new restaurant (to us), Another Broken Egg Cafe, just north of East 116th Street, approximately in the 8600 block. 

The eatery touts a menu of "southern-inspired culinary," and the fare features mostly breakfast or brunch items. The "Hey Lucy! Omelet" shown in the photo leading off the post, for example, mixes chorizo, onions and green chiles with cheddar jack cheese and avocadeo with salsa and sour cream dip and a side of grits. 

Above and below: Two views of the eatery's exterior. 

The Veggie Delight omelet (above) normally filled with goat cheese, tomatoes and sauteed mushrooms. Lee Ann ordered hers without the tomatoes. The side is fried potatoes. In the first photo below, you see the hash brown Benedict, featuring ham and cheese, hash-brown croquettes topped with poached eggs, mushroom hollandaise and red peppers. I order mine without the mushrooms. I also got a side of Bourbon Street pancakes (second photo below), which are pancakes with bananas, pecans, rum butter sauce drizzle and fresh whipped cream.  

Above and below: A before and after display of an order of biscuit beignets, a Louisiana dessert tasting a bit like doughnuts. 

Above and the two below: Views inside the eatery. 

Eye-catching church structures along East 116th Street in Fishers, IN

 

A couple weeks ago, I activated a post I'd prepared back in May when I visited and photographed the Taylor University campus in Upland, Ind. That same day, when I returned to Fishers (in suburban Indianapolis) after visiting the Taylor campus, I made a point to drive down East 116th Street because I wanted to stop and photograph two interesting churches I'd noticed on previous drives along 116th.  

The bright golden domes and red tile roof of St. George Orthodox Christian, shown in the top lead-off photo, is the closer of the two Interstate 69. This view is similar to what motorists see as they pass the church on 116th Street. Architects designed the structure after the Hagia-Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, a late antique Byzantine mosque that has stood  since 1484. 

A few miles down 116th from St. George's is Cornerstone Lutheran Church (shown in the second lead-off photo above), whose architecture isn't as ancient, but is nevertheless striking.

The structure, which is topped with a gold dome 50 feet above the sanctuary, opened in May 2014, supplanting the congregation's former home on North Sherman Drive on the Eastside of Indianapolis. The move followed the migration north into Hamilton County by many of its members, according to a story in The Indianapolis Star about the church opening.

Cornerstone Lutheran, much farther east on 116th (almost to Olio Road), opened in November 2016. It houses a three-level playground indoors. And the playground isn't just a church-day amusement for children. It's open eight hours a day Mondays through Fridays (with a one-hour break in the middle), six hours on Saturdays and three hours on Sundays and is supervised by a staff member anytime it's open.

It is now one of three Cornerstone congregations in the Indy area. There is one in Carmel and one on the Eastside of Indianapolis near New York and Rural streets. 

As always, to view a larger, sharper version of an image, simply click on it. To view a full gallery of the St. George and Cornerstone photos that I shot, click on the links on the church names in this sentence. 

ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

The church at eye level (above) and two closeups of its dome (below and second below). 

The bell tower (above) and a closeup of its dome and cross (below). 

Above: This structure is behind the church, out of view from traffic on 116th Street. I don't for sure what it is, but if I had to guess, it's the residence of the presiding minister. 

Above: A side section of the church building, focusing on its patterned roof and angular exterior frame.

Above: The curvy access drive at a point where travel is just one-way. 

Above: Capturing a reflection of the bell tower dome in one of the church building windows. 

Above: Looking out toward 116th Street from the top of the hilly access drive. 

CORNERSTONE LUTHERAN

Two views of the church (above and below) as it's seen from the road, with the one coming farther away because it includes one of the fountains in the foreground of the property. A vertical orientation version of the photo at the top of this post appears in the second photo below.

A closeup of the right flank (above), and a view of the entrance from the right side (below). 

Above: There is quite a bit of distance between the access on 116th Street and the structure; while taking this photo, I'm looking back at the access, standing about halfway between the road and church building. 

Above and below: Two views of the other fountain, the one below caught in a gust that happened to materialize just as I was composing the shot. 

Fishers, Ind., downtown area remains in an ongoing state of development

I began visiting the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers on a regular basis in 2014, and the downtown's area was under heavy construction then (at least as much as I can recall). In the ensuing years, tear downs and new buildings has been ongoing there, and I documented some of the activity in several shoots during my visits.

And so it was when I was there last month. Whereas the majority of construction in years past had been going on east of the railroad tracks along and north of 116th Street, the heaviest concentration of new digging and structures is still along 116th Street, but west of the tracks. There's also construction going on east of I-65 along 116th, and I noticed the Fresh Market store that used to be next to LA Fitness on the north side of 116th has not only closed ... but it's been torn down.

When I was in Fishers last month, I didn't photograph the latter area west of the interstate, but I did take another leisurely stroll in the original downtown area where new building is going on ... and where I wanted to document development completed since I was there last, which was in May 2018.

One of the sites I was most eager to revisit was the municipal mall and mall performance stage near Town Hall. In May 2018, the land was dug up and the skeletal beginnings of the new performance stage were present. But last month, everything was finished.

That's the performance stage in the photo leading off the post and the image immediately below. The second photo below is the mall green -- the view performers have when they're on the stage. That whole green area was dirt and construction implements when I was there last.

As always, click on any image to view a larger, sharper version, which is particularly beneficial when accessing the blog from a mobile device. To view a full gallery of images from the shoot, click on the link in this sentence.


Photo geek stuff: All shots were taken with my Canon 6D and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD lens. Each composition was captured in three exposures -- normal exposure and 2/3 stops above and below normal. ISO was set at 160 and f/8, and I used the shutter as my variable for the different exposures. The three shots were melded into one in post-processing using Photomatix high-dynamic range (HDR) software.

West of the refurbished municipal mall and performance stage are the structures under construction shown above and below. 

North of the performance stage are buildings under construction shown above and below.

The Meyer Najem Construction Co. plant can be found east of the municipal mall. Above is a view of the full building facade, and below is a closeup of the installation art. 

The Fishers police station (above) has a new home in the municipal circle complex. Nearby is an older structure (below) housing other municipal services. 

Braden Business Systems (above) anchors the northeast corner of Municipal Drive and North Street. Directly east down North Street -- just before the former railroad tracks -- is this view (below) of Four Day Ray Brewery in the distance. 

Another new building facade (above) and an extended parking garage (below) along the former railroad tracks.  

Looking west toward Municipal Drive on North Street (above), and the RQAW headquarters (below) just east of the former railroad tracks on North Street. 

New development on the north side of North Street (above), not far from Four Day Ray (below). This western facade of the brewery from Maple Street features a colorful mural. Sun rays refracting off the the brewery's corner signage (second below) featured a brilliant purple colorization at this time of day. The brewery as seen from the north side of North Street (third below) and a closeup of the mural (fourth below).

The front facade of LoKe Bicycle shop (above) across from Four Day Ray.

Fishers Office Suite (above) on Lantern Road and North Street, festive seasonal street decorations (next two below) and Community Health Network's new facility at Lantern Road and E. 116th Street (third below). 

Above and below: Open areas under development along East 116th Street between Moore Street and the former railroad tracks. 

Just east of the above construction activity are the Crown Liquors store (above), Greek's Pizzeria (below) and Handel's Homemade Ice Cream (second below). On the west side of the site is the former Nickel Plate Bar and Grill (third below), a longtime institution in downtown Fishers. 

An open area (above) under development on the south side of East 116th Street east of Fishers Town Center. A sign on the grounds (below) indicates it will be developed as the future site of the First Internet Bank headquarters. 

Further west along 116th Street, just east of Holland Drive, is the building construction shown in the photos above, below and second below.