Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Greg’s Our Place

Greg’s Our Place, an LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub at 231 E. 16th Street in Indianapolis’s neighborhood, started as a one-room… Read More »Greg’s Our Place

Uptown Connection

The Uptown Connection bar and restaurant operated from October 1981 until 1989, serving primarily the LGBTQ+ community. A corporation of… Read More »Uptown Connection

The Hunt and The Chase

The Hunt and the Chase dance club, known locally as The Chase, was an LGBTQ+ bar located at 107 S.… Read More »The Hunt and The Chase

G.G.’s

G.G.’s was a nightclub and restaurant operated by Bob Boyd from 1987 to 1989. Boyd had previously worked at Gravel… Read More »G.G.’s

 Labyris 

Former social-service administrator Mary Byrne operated the feminist bar Labyris from March 1979 until 1984 in the district. The bar… Read More » Labyris 

Herman Bamberger

(Feb. 21, 1837 – Mar. 2, 1901). Herman Bamberger came to Indianapolis in his late teens, and he went on… Read More »Herman Bamberger

Sara Messing Stern

(1879 – 1972). Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She… Read More »Sara Messing Stern

Charles Weymann

(Aug. 2, 1889 – 1976). Haitian American aviator, inventor, and businessman Charles Weymann gained international fame as an aviator and… Read More »Charles Weymann

Emma Messing

(Oct. 29, 1872–April 21, 1950). Emma Messing was a vaudeville actress, a stenographer, and a pioneering figure in American diplomacy… Read More »Emma Messing

Mayer Messing

(Dec. 10, 1843 – Jan. 30, 1930). Rabbi Mayer Messing was a prominent Jewish religious leader and philanthropist, best known… Read More »Mayer Messing