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Marie Childs Todd
(Apr. 23, 1871-Dec. 17, 1951). Marie Childs Todd was born in Indianapolis. She was the daughter of John Todd, an Indianapolis real estate developer credited with helping to layout several… Read More »Marie Childs Todd
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Broad Ripple
Broad Ripple is a northeast neighborhood bounded by White River, Evanston Avenue, Kessler Boulevard, and Meridian Street. Broad Ripple began as two separate communities alongside the Central Canal. In April… Read More »Broad Ripple
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Fall Creek Massacre
On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on Fall Creek in nearby Madison County to hunt. Apparently not satisfied that the band’s intentions were… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre
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Indianapolis Zoo
The concept for the Indianapolis Zoo first emerged in the 1940s when newspaper columnist Lowell Nussbaum began voicing his dream of establishing a zoo in Indianapolis. Through his column “Inside… Read More »Indianapolis Zoo
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Downtown Development
Indianapolis has struggled with the issue of downtown development (or redevelopment) throughout much of the 20th century. The automobile’s popularity in the 1920s and 1930s created a need for downtown parking,… Read More »Downtown Development
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A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.
