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Thomas Lennox Sullivan

(Oct. 6, 1846-July 9, 1936). The first mayor born in the city, Thomas Lennox Sullivan lived all his life in… Read More »

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Samuel Hugh Dillin

(June 9, 1914 – Mar. 13, 2006). Federal district judge. Judge S. Hugh Dillin’s 41-...

Thomas R. Keating

(Oct. 11, 1939-Aug. 23,1985). An Indianapolis native, Keating graduated from Cathedral...

David Laurance Chambers

Born on January 12, 1879, in Washington, D.C., David Laurance Chambers graduated magna...

Frank Edward McKinney Sr.

(June 16, 1904-Jan. 9, 1974). The son of an Indianapolis fireman, Frank Edward McKinne...

PLACES

Old National Centre

Located at 510 North New Jersey Street, Old National Centre, now a major event venue, was formerly known as the… Read More »

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Broad Ripple

Broad Ripple is a northeast neighborhood bounded by , Evanston Avenue, Kessler Bouleva...

The When Store

came to Indianapolis in the mid-1870s from New York City to open a branch store for cl...

Woollen’s Garden

Woollen’s Garden of Birds and Botany, its formal name, is a 55-acre city park that i...

Maywood

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

EVENTS

World War I

Indianapolis experienced profound changes during World War I. The societal transformation was marked by widespread community service and patriotism, cultural… Read More »

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Brickyard 200

The Brickyard 200 began as the Brickyard 400, a 400-mile stock car race at the . The r...

Fiesta Indianapolis

Fiesta Indianapolis celebrates the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain...

Municipal Election of 2007

On the night of November 6, 2007, , a political unknown, rode a wave of discontent to ...

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

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

ORGANIZATIONS

WIBC

WIBC’s official broadcast debut was October 31, 1938. Owned by Glenn Van Auken’s Indiana Broadcasting Company and managed by C.… Read More »

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H. P. Wasson and Company

In 1870, the Bee Hive Dry Goods Company opened at 2 West Washington Street. The store ...

Marion County Department of Public Welfare

Until the Indiana General Assembly created the Indiana Family Social Services Administ...

Lincoln Hospital

At a time when existing Indianapolis hospitals barred African American doctors from pr...

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

In the mid-1860s, J. R. Osgood and S. F. Smith established a business producing wagon ...

TOPICS

Bass Photo Collection

The largest surviving collection of photographs of 20th-century Indianapolis, the W. H. Bass Photo Company, commonly known as Bass Photo,… Read More »

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