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Public Service Indiana

Public Service Indiana, one of the state’s largest electric utilities, was headquartered at the Traction Terminal in Indianapolis for its first four decades. The predecessors of Public Service Indiana were… Read More »Public Service Indiana

Public Utilities

Public utility services are of recent origin, gradually evolving into their current form over the last century or so. Indianapolis developed its utility infrastructure when its population grew large enough… Read More »Public Utilities

Ragtime

This uniquely American musical genre, based upon African American rhythms and styles rendered initially by Black banjoists and pianists, flourished throughout the United States from the late 1890s to the… Read More »Ragtime

Railroads

In the 1850s, when several new rail lines converged on Indiana’s fledgling state capital, a popular view emerged that Indianapolis was the “Railroad City.” The sheer number of railroads penetrating… Read More »Railroads

Recycling

Indianapolis has a dismal history with recycling. It did not become a priority until the 2000s when efforts were increased to provide more recycling options. In 2020, Indianapolis was ranked… Read More »Recycling

Religion And Health Care

For most of the 19th century, no hospital existed in Indianapolis. The city’s residents associated hospitals with facilities where people with long-term illnesses went to die. The medical profession was… Read More »Religion And Health Care

Religion And Politics

As the home of the state capital, as well as branches of local and federal governmental agencies, religion and politics have had nearly constant interaction throughout Indianapolis history. Early Denominational… Read More »Religion And Politics

Religion And Social Services

From the earliest churches in Indianapolis religion and social services have existed in a complex and evolving relationship. As congregations of Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Disciples, Quakers, Lutherans, Catholics, and Jews… Read More »Religion And Social Services

Revivalism

Indianapolis served as a center for religious revivalism from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Revivalism is a method whereby a speaker—an evangelist—attempts to bring people to a conversion experience, and… Read More »Revivalism

Romanians

Immigrants from Romania began arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. Settling primarily in urban industrial areas, these immigrants were typically young males, sometimes with wives and… Read More »Romanians

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