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
John Caven Born on April 12, 1824, near McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Caven attended a primitive log school. He worked as a laborer in… Read More »John Caven
Larue Depew Carter Larue Depew Carter was a neuropsychiatrist and neurology professor. Born on March 17, 1880, in Westfield, Indiana, he graduated from… Read More »Larue Depew Carter
Capital Improvement Board Created by the Indiana General Assembly in 1965, the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) is a public entity of Marion County… Read More »Capital Improvement Board
Buses Since 1975, most scheduled bus service between points in has been provided by the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. Known as… Read More »Buses
William Henry Book As executive vice president of the Indianapolis from 1934 to 1963, William Henry (Bill) Book was a significant force in… Read More »William Henry Book
Blizzard of 1978 The worst blizzard in Indianapolis history battered the city and most of Indiana on January 25-27. The “Great Blizzard of… Read More »Blizzard of 1978
NCAA Basketball Finals By 2020, the city of Indianapolis had hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament’s Final… Read More »NCAA Basketball Finals
Aviation Indianapolis was introduced to the “air age” in the late 1800s with hot air balloon ascensions and parachute jumps. On… Read More »Aviation
Air Quality There is little evidence that air pollution was ever considered a significant problem in Indianapolis from the late 1800s through… Read More »Air Quality
