Bottleworks District Bottleworks is an urban mixed-use development located at the former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in downtown Indianapolis. Since its establishment in 1931, the coca-cola bottling plant has been an iconic landmark… Read More »Bottleworks District
Bridges Noted landscape architect George E. Kessler in 1922 proclaimed Indianapolis’ greatest possessions to be its beautiful bridges. Many waterways, including White River, Fall Creek, Eagle Creek, and Pleasant Run, pass… Read More »Bridges
Browning Day Also known as Browning Day Pollak, Inc. (1969-1982), and Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc. (1983-2019), the architecture firm founded by James E. Browning and Daniel Alan Day in 1967 has… Read More »Browning Day
Burns and James In 1926, Lee Burns and Edward D. James formed an architectural partnership. Both men were Butler University graduates, and although Burns had no formal training as an architect—he was a… Read More »Burns and James
David V. Burns (May 10, 1911-Dec. 25, 1995). The son of Indianapolis architect Lee Burns and Anna Ray (Herzch) Burns, David Burns grew up in Indianapolis and attended Cornell University’s College of Architecture… Read More »David V. Burns
Lee Burns (Apr. 19, 1872-Jan. 8, 1957). Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Burns graduated from Butler University and, as a young man, worked for the Bowen-Merrill Company (later known as Bobbs-Merrill Co.). During… Read More »Lee Burns
Bush Stadium After the 1930 season. Norman Perry, Indianapolis Indians owner and president of Indianapolis Power And Light Company, announced plans to build a new baseball stadium on West 16th Street. Built… Read More »Bush Stadium
Butler University Butler University occupies more than 300 acres along the east bank of the white river and the central canal, combining the educational and cultural advantages of an urban area with… Read More »Butler University
Butler University Architecture The campus of Butler University occupies 290 acres on the city’s northside, with its principal entrance on the east at 46th Street and Sunset Avenue. The present campus is the… Read More »Butler University Architecture
Cadle Tabernacle Constructed in 1921 on the northwest corner of Ohio and New Jersey streets at a cost of $305,000, Cadle Tabernacle had a seating capacity of 10,000 with an additional 1,500… Read More »Cadle Tabernacle