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Helen Wells

(Feb. 3, 1927-April 14, 2016). Helen Wells, born Helen Gardiner, grew up in the historic on the southside of Indianapolis.… Read More »

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Lillian Haydon Childress Hall

(Feb. 24, 1889–Apr. 23, 1958). Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to George and Elizabeth...

George Alig Sr.

(Feb. 24, 1852-Jan. 17, 1941). Born Johann Georg Alig in Affeier, Switzerland, a small...

John (Big John) Gillis

(Sept. 24, 1947 – Nov. 9, 2012). Born in San Antonio, Texas, Gillis moved to the bor...

Thomas Carr Howe

(Aug. 5, 1867-May 4, 1934). A native of Clark County, Indiana, Thomas Carr Howe moved ...

PLACES

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Unlike many NBA arenas with sleek modern architecture, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, was designed with an intentional retro… Read More »

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Drexel Gardens

Bounded by Minnesota Street, I-70, Sam Jones Expressway, and Lynhurst Drive, Drexel Ga...

Morris-Butler House

The Morris-Butler House is a historic home adapted for offices and a rental venue for ...

Hook’s Historical Drug Store

Located in the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the Hook’s museum was opened in August 196...

Butler-Tarkington

Bounded by the , Meridian Street (west side), 38th Street, and and named for and forme...

EVENTS

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Indy Criterium (Indy Crit), now known as… Read More »

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Broad Ripple Art Fair

On May 23, 1971, the first Broad Ripple Art Fair (BRAF) took place on a concrete parki...

500 Festival

In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor ; Joe Quinn, Safety...

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugit...

Lynching of William Keemer

William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reco...

ORGANIZATIONS

L. Strauss and Company

In 1853, Jewish tailor Max Dernham and German clothier John Gramling purchased the stock of G. Simon & Co. (founded… Read More »

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Anacomp

In 1968 Indianapolis native teamed with fellow Purdue professors Albert R. Sadaka and ...

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) was incorporated in 1965 as Community ...

International Typographical Union

Workers in the printing trade were among the first in the nation to organize trade uni...

Key Learning Community

The Key School (later Key Learning Community) was founded by eight teachers in 1987 af...

TOPICS

Filipinos

Although Filipinos were considered U.S. nationals following the annexation of the Philippine Islands after the Spanish-Amerian War of 1898, the… Read More »