Early Learning Indiana Successor to Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis, Early Learning Indiana is the state’s oldest and largest early childhood education nonprofit.… Read More »Early Learning Indiana
Dance Bands Professional bands hired to perform for public and private social dances began to flourish in Indianapolis during the 1880s. Groups… Read More »Dance Bands
Francis Costigan (Mar. 4, 1810-Apr 18, 1865). A native of Washington, D.C., Francis Costigan studied to be a builder and an architect… Read More »Francis Costigan
George V. Coffin (May 18, 1875-Apr. 10, 1938). A native of Jay County, Indiana, “Cap” Coffin was the son of William and Melinda… Read More »George V. Coffin
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant , the city’s premier architectural firm of the interwar years, designed numerous bottling plants throughout the state for Coca-Cola in… Read More »Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
Grace Giddings Julian Clarke (Sept. 11, 1865-June 18, 1938). Grace Julian was born in Centerville, Indiana, the daughter of , abolitionist congressman from Indiana,… Read More »Grace Giddings Julian Clarke
City-County Council The City-County Council is a legislative body for Marion County. When took effect in in 1970, the members of the… Read More »City-County Council
Cinemas According to some historians, the first movie theater in Indianapolis was the Bijou (ca. 1906) on East Washington Street. The… Read More »Cinemas
Grant Wright Christian (July 17, 1911-May 21, 1989). Born near Edinburgh, Indiana, Grant Wright Christian graduated from the in Indianapolis in 1933. His… Read More »Grant Wright Christian
Charles Mayer and Company Charles Mayer left his native Germany at age 19 to start his own business after he had learned retailing as… Read More »Charles Mayer and Company
