Demographic Profile In 1830 the population of Indianapolis was 1,900 and grew at a long-term rate equal to 5.8 percent per year… Read More »Demographic Profile
Dentistry Dental problems were a common affliction of early settlers of Indiana. Casual references to dental ills abound in period newspapers… Read More »Dentistry
Dispensaries Dispensaries were precursors to hospital outpatient clinics and health clinics for the poor. During the Civil War civic leaders petitioned… Read More »Dispensaries
Downtown Development Indianapolis has struggled with the issue of downtown development (or redevelopment) throughout much of the 20th century. The automobile’s popularity in… Read More »Downtown Development
Drag Performances and Venues Indianapolis’ contemporary drag scene traces its roots to the 1960s. However, drag queens, who were originally called female impersonators, could… Read More »Drag Performances and Venues
Drive-In Restaurants Ordering food and delivering it to your car became common in the 1930s when many families owned an automobile. The… Read More »Drive-In Restaurants
Dutch The Dutch community in Indianapolis, a mixed lot culturally and religiously, never totaled more than 500 persons. The first Dutch… Read More »Dutch
Early Art Schools of Central Indiana Traveling portrait painters may have been the earliest artists in Indianapolis. Portraiture was the only way to maintain the memory… Read More »Early Art Schools of Central Indiana
Early Childhood Education Early childhood education programs provide children between ages zero and eight (Infancy through 3rd grade) with planned experiences that encourage… Read More »Early Childhood Education
Educational and Public Broadcasting Early in the development of radio, many groups and individuals realized the value of broadcasting for educational and non-commercial purposes.… Read More »Educational and Public Broadcasting
