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Frits Loonsten

(Feb. 24, 1909-July 26, 1989). Born in the Netherlands, Loonsten studied at the Royal School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture… Read More »

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Roscoe Turner

(Sept. 29, 1895-June 23, 1970). One of America’s greatest air racing pilots, Roscoe ...

Glenn L. Howard

(Aug. 25, 1939-July 2, 2012). Born in Milan, Tennessee, Glenn L. Howard attended eleme...

Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr.

(Aug. 8, 1883-Dec. 26, 1977). Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr. was born in Dansville, New Yo...

Bryan Fonseca

(Oct. 10, 1954-Sep. 16, 2020). Founder of the , which he led for 30 years. Bryan Fonse...

PLACES

Meridian Park

Meridian Park is an early-20th -century residential neighborhood sitting three miles north of Monument Circle. It is bounded by 30th… Read More »

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Stokely-Van Camp Building

The architectural firm designed this Gothic Revival building in 1925, at 941 N. Meridi...

Indiana Avenue

In the early 20th century Indiana Avenue became the focal point of the African America...

New York Central Railroad

Beginning in 1850, that later comprised parts of the New York Central (NYC) began oper...

Center Township

Marion County was organized into nine townships in 1822. Within three years, selected ...

EVENTS

Richmond Hill Explosion

On Saturday night November 10, 2012, at 11:10 p.m., a natural gas explosion occurred in the Richmond Hill subdivision of… Read More »

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Coliseum Explosion

On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance en...

1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral inf...

Indianapolis/Scarborough Peace Games

In October 1972, Gene McFadden, an Indianapolis urban planner, and community developme...

Anita Bryant In Indianapolis

Evangelical pop singer and Florida orange juice spokesperson Anita Bryant came to Indi...

ORGANIZATIONS

Harrison Center

The Harrison Center is a nonprofit community arts center, cultural promoter, and neighborhood activist organization located in the historic .… Read More »

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Classical Music Indy

Classical Music Indy is a public charitable trust that was established to promote the ...

Immigrants’ Aid Association

Civic leaders meeting at the Indianapolis in January 1911, established the Immigrants�...

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Three Hartford, Connecticut women in 1860 invited boys into their homes for cake and k...

Lake Central Airlines

Lake Central Airlines was established in May 1949, as Turner Airlines to provide short...

TOPICS

Civil War Camps

As the political capital and railroad hub of Indiana during the American Civil War (1861-1865), Indianapolis became an important military… Read More »

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