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Thomas R. Keating

(Oct. 11, 1939-Aug. 23,1985). An Indianapolis native, Keating graduated from Cathedral Grade School and High School on the city’s near… Read More »

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Walter Bruetsch

Born on November 25, 1896, and educated in Heidelberg, Germany, Bruetsch became a scho...

Kate Milner Rabb

Born on August 9, 1866, in Rockport, Indiana, Kate Milner attended Rockport High Schoo...

Rembrandt (Brandt) Steele

(Nov. 16, 1870-Mar. 20, 1965). Son of the celebrated Hoosier artist , Rembrandt (Brand...

Otto Nicholas Frenzel II

(May 6, 1899-May 28, 1989). The son of Otto N. Frenzel I and the nephew of John P. Fre...

PLACES

Stokely-Van Camp Building

The architectural firm designed this Gothic Revival building in 1925, at 941 N. Meridian Street, to house the insurance department… Read More »

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Northwest-Riverside

Northwest-Riverside, known as North Indianapolis when first platted in 1873, was origi...

Carmel

Located north of Indianapolis in southern , Carmel, settled in the 1820s, was a small ...

Excluded Cities

One of the compromises made to secure passage of the legislation was that all incorpor...

Stutz Business and Art Center

The Stutz Business and Art Center began as the factory for the Stutz Motor Car Company...

EVENTS

Visit of Louis Kossuth

During the United States tour of Louis (Lajos) Kossuth, exiled leader of Hungary’s failed attempt to escape the Austro-Hungarian Alliance,… Read More »

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Police Mutiny

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

Railroad Strike of 1877

Beginning in the East as a result of announced wage cuts, the railroad strike of 1877 ...

Marion County Fair

The first Marion County Fair was held in 1835 under the auspices of the Marion County ...

Tony Kiritsis Case

The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, a real estate dev...

ORGANIZATIONS

Purposeful Design

Since 2013, Purposeful Design has worked to rebuild the lives of those people in Indianapolis struggling with addiction or homelessness… Read More »

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Applied Energy Service Corporation

Applied Energy Service Corporation (AES) is the successor to Indianapolis Power and Li...

Indianapolis Zoo

Washington Park Children’s Zoo The concept for the Indianapolis Zoo first emerged in...

La Voz de Indiana

La Voz de Indiana started business in September 1999. Liliana Hamnik conceived of the ...

Indiana State Museum, Fine Arts Department

With a passion to serve as a catalyst for lifelong learning that connects the stories ...

TOPICS

Structure of Unigov

City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »

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