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Nathaniel Alexander Owings

(Feb. 5, 1903-June 13, 1984). Indianapolis native, Nathaniel Alexander Owings is known nationally and internationally for his contributions to architecture. … Read More »

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Robert Lee Gholson Jr.

(Jan. 23, 1931-Dec. 7, 1993). A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Robert Lee Gholson mo...

Michael Lee Gradison

(Nov. 24, 1942-Feb. 12. 2017). Michael Gradison was born in , Indiana, attended Speedw...

Harrison H. Dodd

(Feb. 29, 1824-June 2, 1906). Harrison Horton Dodd was an Indianapolis businessman and...

Byron K. Elliott

(Sept. 4, 1835-Apr. 19, 1913). Born in Ohio, Elliott moved to Indianapolis with his fa...

PLACES

Hilbert Circle Theatre

The Circle Theatre is the second-oldest surviving building on . Only (1859) predates it. It also was the first building… Read More »

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Ravenswood

Ravenswood is a northside community roughly bounded by the on the north and west, Ke...

Midtown

The neighborhood colloquially known as Midtown is a historically African American neig...

Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site

The Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site stands at 17th and Broadway where, on Apr...

Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the four major northeastern rail systems that ser...

EVENTS

Real Silk Hosiery Mills Strike

The Real Silk Hosiery Mill strike of April-May 1934 is one of the city’s most famous and violent labor strikes.… Read More »

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Tally Sheet Forgeries

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

Professional All-Star Basketball Games

Indianapolis had hosted three professional basketball All-Star Games. The inaugural Am...

Marian Mcfadden Memorial Lecture

Upon her death in 1975, Marian McFadden, director of the from 1944 to 1955, left over ...

Visit of Louis Kossuth

During the United States tour of Louis (Lajos) Kossuth, exiled leader of Hungary’s f...

ORGANIZATIONS

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis

Founded in 1905, the Jewish Federation of Indianapolis was one of the earliest examples of the new Jewish federated giving… Read More »

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National Automobile and Electric Company

The National Automobile and Electric Company was founded in Indianapolis (1900) by L. ...

Christamore House Family and Community Center

In 1905, Butler University alumnae and urban missionaries Anna C. Stover (1870-1944) a...

American Piano Awards

American Piano Awards is a non-profit arts organization that supports the careers of y...

El Sol de Tala Restaurant

Maria Taylor opened El Sol Restaurant at 2444 E. Washington Street on March 26, 1978. ...

TOPICS

Social Services In Schools

Before the 20th century, private charity organizations customarily provided social services to school-age children. With new social theories of education… Read More »

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