(Rose) Urbana Spink (1879-July 5, 1952). Rose Urbana Spink was born in Loogootee, Indiana to Urban and Rosanna Morgan Spink. The family moved… Read More »(Rose) Urbana Spink
Clara Burnside Clara Burnside was born on December 23, 1874, in Indianapolis to Thomas C. Burnside and Jennie O. Kelly. Her uncle… Read More »Clara Burnside
Andrew “Bo” Foster (July 6, 1919-June 23, 1987). Andrew “Bo” Foster was born along an alley named Hudson near the apartment complex in… Read More »Andrew “Bo” Foster
William “Bill” Owens (Nov. 14, 1901-May 5, 1999). William “Bill” Owens was one of 11 children born in the neighborhood of Indianapolis to… Read More »William “Bill” Owens
Circle Centre Mall On March 2, 1989, the demolition of many historic buildings in downtown Indianapolis signaled the beginning of construction of the… Read More »Circle Centre Mall
Hettie Brewer Hethe “Hettie” Helen Johnson was born on March 7, 1875, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Major and Anna (Jones) Johnson. The… Read More »Hettie Brewer
Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA In 1900, a group of African American men founded the Young Men’s Prayer Band in Indianapolis to challenge the discriminatory… Read More »Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA
Addison Locke Roache (Nov. 3, 1817-Apr. 24, 1906). Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, to Dr. Stephen Roache and Elmira Sloan McCorkle of North… Read More »Addison Locke Roache
Steak ‘n Shake A. H. “Gus” Belt of Morrisonville, Illinois founded Steak ‘n Shake in Normal, Illinois in February 1934. Before that, Belt… Read More »Steak ‘n Shake
Herbert R. Baumeister Indiana’s most notorious serial killer, Herbert R. Baumeister, was born on April 7, 1947, in Indianapolis’ neighborhood to Elizabeth (Schmidt)… Read More »Herbert R. Baumeister
