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James Reid Williamson Jr.

(1935- Sept. 10, 2017). Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Reid Williamson graduated from Yale University in 1956. He served in the… Read More »

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Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.

Born on September 29, 1910, the second of 11 children to his Slovenian and Austrian pa...

Lucious Newsom

(Aug. 11, 1915-Aug. 8, 2008). Born August 11, 1915, in Memphis, Tennessee, Lucious New...

Sid Collins

Born Sidney Cahn on July 17, 1922, in Indianapolis, Collins, as a youth, assisted his ...

Andrew J. Brown

Born on November 20, 1921, in Duncan, Mississippi, Andrew J. Brown attended the histor...

PLACES

Center for the Performing Arts

In February 1998, the City Council designated “an area extending west from Range Line almost to U.S. 31 and from… Read More »

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Cadle Tabernacle

Constructed in 1921 on the northwest corner of Ohio and New Jersey streets at a cost o...

Maywood

Maywood is a Wayne Township neighborhood centered near the intersection of Kentucky an...

University Heights

University Heights is a southside community roughly bordered by Hanna Avenue, State an...

Haughville

Haughville is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by 10th Street, Belmont Avenue, ...

EVENTS

Street Railway Strikes

During the 70-plus years that Indianapolis had operating , it experienced two major strikes by street railway employees. The first… Read More »

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Tally Sheet Forgeries

The Tally Sheet Forgeries occurred during the 1886 midterm election in Indianapolis. T...

Police Mutiny

Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police pro...

Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IP...

Broad Ripple Art Fair

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Board of Trade

In 1853, 36 of the city’s leading businessmen formed the Indianapolis Board of Trade to promote the benefits of Indianapolis.… Read More »

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Freemasonry

The Freemason’s Grand Lodge of Indiana, with its doctrine of self-knowledge and serv...

Park Tudor School

Park Tudor School, located at 7200 North College Avenue, took its present name and was...

Indianapolis Press Club

A social and professional club for working journalists and allied crafts. Its attracti...

Link-Belt Company

In 1874, William Dana Ewart, an Iowa agricultural tool dealer, patented his idea of a ...

TOPICS

Germans

People with ancestral ties to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and other German-speaking provinces of central and eastern Europe constitute… Read More »

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Zoning

Although Indianapolis already had some authority to regulate against factories in resi...

Flooding and Flood Control

Because flood-producing precipitation is highly variable, floods may occur on a sectio...

Aircraft Accidents

Indianapolis has witnessed over 100 air crashes since came to the city in the early 20...

Street Paving Methods

Indianapolis streets originally consisted of dirt paths hewn from the forest, in which...

TIMELINES

Indianapolis Timelines

A collection of timelines about Indianapolis and selected institutions, topics and issues.

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FEATURES

Features

Features examine interesting Indianapolis places, stories, and events.

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EXHIBITS

Exhibits

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Exhibits feature Gallery Exhibits of Indianapolis Artists and other cultural topics.

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ATLAS

Atlas

The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.

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GUIDES

Guides

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Guides provide information to help users understand and appreciate important institutions, services, and developments that affect the life, culture, and governance of Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

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