Denison Parking In the late 1920s, local entrepreneur William C. Griffith and his wife Ruth (Perry) Griffith acquired the at the corner… Read More »Denison Parking
Department of Metropolitan Development The Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) works with other city agencies to plan the future of Indianapolis, increase job opportunities,… Read More »Department of Metropolitan Development
Department of Parks and Recreation The Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation oversees the Indianapolis and Marion County park system, which includes 212 parks, 11,258… Read More »Department of Parks and Recreation
Department of Public Safety Part of the executive branch of Indianapolis-Marion County government, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) was one of six departments… Read More »Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Works Part of the executive branch, the Department of Public Works is the largest of the departments operating under the .… Read More »Department of Public Works
Diamond Chain Company On Christmas Eve 1890, (future cofounder of the ), Edward C. Fletcher, and Glenn Howe invested $5,000 to begin manufacturing… Read More »Diamond Chain Company
Dilling Candy Company In 1887 Frank Dilling founded the Dilling Candy Company in Marion, Indiana. The company specialized in butterscotch candy, using a… Read More »Dilling Candy Company
Diversity Center Ruth Peters and Ken Shay conceived of the idea for the Diversity Center in 1993, a time when there were… Read More »Diversity Center
Downtown Indy, Inc. On July 27, 1977, Indiana governor Otis R. Bowen and Indianapolis Mayor , in conjunction with the Merchants Association of… Read More »Downtown Indy, Inc.
Dramatic Club In 1889, 25 young women from the city’s leading families formed an amateur theatrical group called the Matinee Club. The… Read More »Dramatic Club
