Real Estate Development and Developers The first real estate sale in Indianapolis took place on October 8, 1821, at Matthias Nowland’s tavern near what is… Read More »Real Estate Development and Developers
Recycling Indianapolis has a dismal history with recycling. It did not become a priority until the 2000s when efforts were increased… 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… 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… Read More »Religion And Politics
Religion and Race Race has been a public issue in Indianapolis from the city’s earliest years. Numerous state laws restricted the rights of… Read More »Religion and Race
Religion and Social Services From the earliest churches in Indianapolis religion and social services have existed in a complex and evolving relationship. As congregations… Read More »Religion and Social Services
Religious Architecture Houses of worship have occupied prominent positions on Indianapolis’ landscape from the rustic village of the 1820s to the rise… Read More »Religious Architecture
Religious Broadcasting Religious programs were part of the broadcast schedules of many of the country’s first radio stations. Locally, one of the… Read More »Religious Broadcasting
Religious Press The growth of Indianapolis during the mid-19th century led to the establishment of a thriving newspaper industry in the Hoosier… Read More »Religious Press
Retailing The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ markets, and workshops. Currency was not widely available in the… Read More »Retailing
