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Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church

Allen Chapel, originally known as the Little Mission, is an African Methodist Episcopalian Church in Indianapolis. It was founded in 1865… Read More »Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church

Amos C. Brown III
Amos C. Brown III

(Dec.18, 1950-Nov. 6, 2015). A Chicago native, Amos Brown attended Northwestern University and majored in broadcasting. During his time at… Read More »Amos C. Brown III

ArtMix
ArtMix

ArtMix is an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit organization that works to transform the lives of people with and without disabilities through the… Read More »ArtMix

Beurt SerVaas
Beurt SerVaas

(May 7, 1918-February 2, 2014) Beurt SerVaas was an Indianapolis native known for the integral role he played between the… Read More »Beurt SerVaas

Brookside Park Bicycle Track
Brookside Park Bicycle Track

More than 30 years after the famed bicycle track hosted its last race in 1902, cycling enthusiast Charles Wehr purpose-built… Read More »Brookside Park Bicycle Track

Carmel Symphony Orchestra 
Carmel Symphony Orchestra 

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra (CSO) began as a small community orchestra in 1975.  Viktors Ziedonis, a immigrant who previously conducted… Read More »Carmel Symphony Orchestra 

Chinese
Chinese

Few Chinese immigrants settled in Indianapolis until the late 20th century. The federal Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the… Read More »Chinese

Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives
Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives

The Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives is an LGBTQ+-focused collection of over 8,000 items. Opened in 1995, it is named… Read More »Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives

Christamore House Family and Community Center
Christamore House Family and Community Center

In 1905, Butler University alumnae and urban missionaries Anna C. Stover (1870-1944) and Edith D. Surbey (ca. 1872-1972) began settlement… Read More »Christamore House Family and Community Center

Communal Building
Communal Building

Indianapolis’ has comprised approximately one percent of the city’s population since the arrival of the first Jewish immigrants to the… Read More »Communal Building

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