Built Environment

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Indiana Convention Center

Opened in 1972 at a cost of $26 million, the Indiana Convention Center was constructed to increase the city’s capacity… Read More »Indiana Convention Center

Kahn Tailoring Company

The son of Alsatian Jewish immigrants, Henry Kahn (1860-1934) attended and trained as a tailor with his father. In 1886,… Read More »Kahn Tailoring Company

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

Thomas Armstrong Morris

(Dec. 26, 1811-Mar. 23, 1904). Thomas Armstrong Morris was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and came to Indianapolis with his… Read More »Thomas Armstrong Morris

P. R. Mallory and Company

Brooklyn, New York native Philip Rogers Mallory founded P. R. Mallory and Company in 1916. The company was a producer… Read More »P. R. Mallory and Company

Polk Sanitary Milk Company 

James T. Polk, a prominent businessperson from , Indiana founded Polk Sanitary Milk Company on July 1, 1893. Polk’s milk… Read More »Polk Sanitary Milk Company 

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

Red Key Tavern

In 1933, George and R. H. Duke opened the Olde English Tavern in a new building at 52nd  Street and… Read More »Red Key Tavern

Shopping Malls

The downtown department stores that evolved out of general stores grew to dominate Indianapolis’ retail shopping scene until the middle… Read More »Shopping Malls