Stokely-Van Camp Stokely-Van Camp is the successor to Van Camp Packing Company, an Indianapolis packer founded in 1861, and Stokely Brothers and… Read More »Stokely-Van Camp
William Burnett Stokely Jr. (Mar. 9, 1900-Oct. 17, 1966). William Burnett Stokely was born in Newport, Tennessee. He was two years younger than the… Read More »William Burnett Stokely Jr.
Frances Connecticut Stout (April 29, 1842-December 14, 1932). Born in Kentucky, Frances and her husband, Benjamin, operated one of the first Black-owned stalls… Read More »Frances Connecticut Stout
Stout’s Shoe Store In 1886, Harry Stout and William Bristor opened a small off-the-shelf shoe store at 318 Massachusetts Avenue that specialized in… Read More »Stout’s Shoe Store
Sunday Closing Laws Laws governing the observance of the Sabbath have existed in Indiana since 1807 when territorial governor William Henry Harrison approved… Read More »Sunday Closing Laws
Sunshine Promotions Dave Lucas and Joe Halderman founded Sunshine Promotions in 1971 to book local rock concerts. Off to a slow start,… Read More »Sunshine Promotions
Super Bowl XLVI The construction of , which replaced the outdated as home of the , led civic leaders to make bids to… Read More »Super Bowl XLVI
Rachel Swain (1835-Dec. 31, 1919). Rachel Swain was born in Randolph County, near Richmond, Indiana to Quakers Anthony and Rhoda (Lane) Way.… Read More »Rachel Swain
Taggart Baking Company What became known as the Taggart Baking Company had its origins in an Indianapolis bakery that brothers Alexander and Daniel… Read More »Taggart Baking Company
Talbott Street Night Club The Talbott Street Disco was a popular dance club for Indianapolis’s LGBTQ+ community in the 1980s. Located at 2145 N.… Read More »Talbott Street Night Club
