John W. Sweezy (Nov. 14, 1932-Nov. 21, 2017). The Marion County Republican chairman from 1972 until 2000, John Sweezy presided over the when… Read More »John W. Sweezy
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) An environmental and community nonprofit, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) engages diverse communities to create public places that help people and… Read More »Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB)
L. Keith Bulen (Dec. 31, 1925-Jan. 4, 1999). Lawyer, politician, and loyal Indiana University alumnus, above all L. Keith Bulen was an artful… Read More »L. Keith Bulen
Landscape Architecture Upon her arrival in Indianapolis in 1837 Eunice Bullard Beecher, minister Henry Ward Beecher’s wife, noted that the town’s homes… Read More »Landscape Architecture
Lawrence S. (Bo) Connor (Aug. 31, 1925-Feb. 28, 2014). A lifelong Indianapolis resident, Connor graduated from Cathedral Grade School and High School and the… Read More »Lawrence S. (Bo) Connor
Lincoln Hotel The brainchild of banker Albert E. Metzger and architects Preston Rubush and Edgar Hunter, the Lincoln Hotel had been on… Read More »Lincoln Hotel
Lockerbie Marketplace Originally identified as Block 22 on 1821 plan for Indianapolis, Sears, Roebuck and Co. opened in an Art Deco building… Read More »Lockerbie Marketplace
Madge Augustine Oberholtzer (Nov. 10, 1896 – Apr. 14, 1925). Born in Clay City, Indiana, Madge Augustine Oberholtzer moved to the prominent neighborhood… Read More »Madge Augustine Oberholtzer
Michael A. Carroll (Feb. 9, 1941-Sept. 11, 1992). An Indiana University graduate, Carroll earned a master’s degree in urban planning from the University… Read More »Michael A. Carroll
Michael Lee Gradison (Nov. 24, 1942-Feb. 12. 2017). Michael Gradison was born in , Indiana, attended Speedway High School, and graduated from Brown… Read More »Michael Lee Gradison
