Art Galleries Mid-19th to Early 20th Century Galleries One of the city’s first professional art dealers was Herman Lieber, a printer by… Read More »Art Galleries
Ascend Indiana Established in 2016, Ascend Indiana serves as the talent and workforce development initiative of the . It is the brainchild… Read More »Ascend Indiana
Associated Employers of Indianapolis In 1904 local businessmen established the Employers Association of Indianapolis to combat labor strikes in the city. Membership grew steadily… Read More »Associated Employers of Indianapolis
Henry Cornelius Atkins (Nov. 27, 1868-June 15, 1944). Atkins was born in Atlanta, Idaho Territory, and moved to Indianapolis with his family at… Read More »Henry Cornelius Atkins
Atlas Engine Works Indianapolis has a long history of industry and manufacturing, which persists today. In the 1870s had already made Indianapolis a… Read More »Atlas Engine Works
Automobile Industry Indianapolis was an early center for automobile manufacturing and design. For a brief period early in the 20th century, it… Read More »Automobile Industry
Lyman S. Ayres (Sept. 4, 1824-May 7, 1896). Ayres was born and raised on a farm near Oswego, New York, and began his… Read More »Lyman S. Ayres
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
Barbasol In 1919 Frank Shields, an Indianapolis chemical engineer, began manufacturing a brushless shaving cream, naming it Barbasol after red-bearded medieval… Read More »Barbasol
Bash Seed Company In 1906 Daniel F. Bash started Bash Seed Store at 141 North Delaware Street as an extension of his father’s… Read More »Bash Seed Company
