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Avondale Playhouse

Regarded as one of the Midwest’s top professional summer stock theaters, the Avondale Playhouse (or “Avondale-in the-Meadows”) contracted nationally recognized stage and screen personalities to headline casts composed largely of… Read More »Avondale Playhouse

Babe Denny

Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Morris Street, and West Street. Settlement of the area began in the late 1830s and 1840s, when… Read More »Babe Denny

Bacon’s Swamp

A large peat bog that once extended several blocks west of today’s Keystone Avenue between 54th Street and Kessler Boulevard, Bacon’s Swamp was named after Hiram and Mary Bacon, its… Read More »Bacon’s Swamp

Baltimore and Ohio Trail

Repurposed as a recreation rail-trail, in 1994, the vast Baltimore & Ohio railroad system originally radiated out of Indianapolis and served as a freight-passenger connection to the east. It specialized… Read More »Baltimore and Ohio Trail

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Unlike many NBA arenas with sleek modern architecture, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, was designed with an intentional retro style. Ellerbe Becket, an independent Minneapolis-based architectural, engineering, interior design,… Read More »Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Bargersville

Bargersville is located in White River and Union Townships in western Johnson County, 20 miles south of Indianapolis. The town was established in 1906 after the extension of the Indianapolis… Read More »Bargersville

Bates House

hervey bates sr., an Indianapolis banker and businessman, built the Bates House in 1852-1853 on the northwest corner of Washington and Illinois streets. The four-story brick structure, completed at a… Read More »Bates House

Bean Creek Neighborhood Association

The Bean Creek Neighborhood Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by Raymond Street to the north, Troy Avenue to the south, Keystone Avenue to the east, and Shelby Street to… Read More »Bean Creek Neighborhood Association

Beech Crest Neighborhood

Beech Crest Neighborhood is a neighborhood organization bounded by Woodcliff Drive to the north, East Southern Ave to the south, South Sherman Drive to the east, and Beechcrest Drive to… Read More »Beech Crest Neighborhood

Beech Grove

Beech Grove is a suburban town located about six miles southeast of downtown Indianapolis. It was a quiet farming community in the 19th century. In 1837, Wesley Chapel was organized… Read More »Beech Grove

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