Athenaeum The Athenaeum was constructed for the Socialer Turnverein Aktien Gesellschaft (Social Gymnastic Society Stock Association), founded in 1892 to raise… Read More »Athenaeum
Babe Denny Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Morris Street, and West Street. Settlement of… Read More »Babe Denny
Emma Christy Baker (Feb. 10, 1865-Sept. 23, 1955). Emma Christy was born in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, to William W. Christy and Hester… Read More »Emma Christy Baker
Bamboo Inn The Bamboo Inn, a Chinese American restaurant at 39 in the building opened on July 13, 1918. The two-story restaurant… Read More »Bamboo Inn
Carl Barus (Oct. 12, 1823-June 7-1908). Born in Prussian Silesia, Barus studied organ and piano in Brieg and Breslau. In 1849 he… Read More »Carl Barus
Black Hawk War Black Hawk, chief of the Sac Indians, called Ma-ka-tai-she-kia-kiak by his people, rejected the legitimacy of the Treaty of St.… Read More »Black Hawk War
William H. Block (ca. 1855-Dec. 11, 1928). Born Herman Wilhelm Bloch, the founder of the department store, came by steerage in 1874 from… Read More »William H. Block
Bowen Site The Bowen Site is the best documented of seven known Late Woodland Native American villages along the in . The… Read More »Bowen Site
Buddhism Buddhism has had a visible presence in Indianapolis since at least the 1980s, with the number of temples and meditation… Read More »Buddhism
Burmese Indiana is home to the greatest number of Burmese refugees in the United States, with the largest concentration living in… Read More »Burmese
