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Roy Wilson Howard

(Jan. 1, 1883-Nov. 20, 1964). A native of Gano, Ohio, Roy Wilson Howard was the son of a railroad brakeman.… Read More »

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Otto N. (Nick) Frenzel III

(Dec. 1, 1930-Dec. 24, 2010). The son of and Eleanor Dickson Frenzel and a native of I...

Powers Hapgood

(Dec. 28, 1899-Feb. 4, 1949). Powers Hapgood, son of , was born in Chicago and raised ...

Gordon St. Angelo

Gordon St. Angelo was born on June 20, 1927 to George and Lillian (Salat) St. Angelo i...

Caleb Blood Smith

(Apr. 16, 1808-Jan. 7, 1864). Caleb Blood Smith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the...

PLACES

Community Centers

The history of Indianapolis community centers is rich and varied, some having their beginnings in local initiatives, others resulting from… Read More »

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Woollen’s Garden

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

Ben Davis

Ben Davis is located about six miles west of . The community is bounded by Rockville R...

Irvington

Irvington is an eastside neighborhood bounded roughly by 10th Street, Arlington Avenue...

Midtown

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

EVENTS

Meet The Artists

artist-in-residence Anthony Radford put together the first Meet the Artists showcase in 1988. The event showcases the work of some… Read More »

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Gold And Glory Sweepstakes

African American drivers and mechanics held the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, an annual ...

Talbot Street Art Fair

Originally held on Mother’s Day weekend in 1956, a group of students from the initia...

Visit of Louis Kossuth

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

Marion County Fair

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Woollen, Molzan and Partners

, a native of Indianapolis whose family settled in the area in the 1840s, received both his B.A. and M.A.… Read More »

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Indianapolis Water Company

The Water Works Company of Indianapolis, the predecessor to the Indianapolis Water Com...

Church Women United

In 1898 a group of church women headed by Mrs. J. D. Forest and Mrs. W. H. H. Shank is...

Chatterbox

The Chatterbox Jazz Club, a tiny 900-square-foot bar located at the heart of the cultu...

Indiana State Fair and Fairgrounds

On February 14, 1851, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation for the encourag...

TOPICS

Buses

Since 1975, most scheduled bus service between points in has been provided by the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. Known as… Read More »

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