Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

The Vogue

A landmark for the neighborhood, located at 6259 North College Avenue, the Vogue opened in 1938 as an upscale movie… Read More »The Vogue

Center for Black Literature & Culture

The Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) opened as part of  on October 28, 2017, located in the West… Read More »Center for Black Literature & Culture

Ada Harris

(Aug. 15, 1866- Sept. 12, 1927). Ada Harris was born in Campbell, Kentucky, to Robert Harris and Anna Tolliver. At… Read More »Ada Harris

Crazy Al’s

Al Finch established Crazy Al’s, a restaurant and music venue, in 1973, at 5408 North College Avenue in what would… Read More »Crazy Al’s

Baskin v. Bogan

Baskin v. Bogan is a U.S. Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals civil rights case that upheld… Read More »Baskin v. Bogan

Tabernacle Presbyterian Church

On September 23, 1851, the Presbytery of Muncie met at the home of early Indianapolis political leader and voted to… Read More »Tabernacle Presbyterian Church

Marion Garmel

(Oct. 15, 1936-Oct. 22, 2022). Marion Garmel was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, the eldest of Marcus and… Read More »Marion Garmel

Olive (Ollie) A. Jackson

(Nov. 16, 1895-June 29, 1917). Ollie Jackson, the first African American woman student at the , was born to Carrie… Read More »Olive (Ollie) A. Jackson

Daisy Lloyd

(Oct. 15, 1923-May 15, 2019). Daisy Dorothy Riley Lloyd was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Hiram and Nettie Henrie Riley.… Read More »Daisy Lloyd

Newby Oval

Indianapolis bicycle chain manufacturer and cycling enthusiast devised a plan to build a cycling track called the Newby Oval in… Read More »Newby Oval