Brewing Industry During the 19th century and into the first decades of the 20th century, beer brewing in Indianapolis, as in the… Read More »Brewing Industry
Bridgeport Brass Olin Brass began as Bridgeport Brass, which was founded in 1865 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company remained in that state… Read More »Bridgeport Brass
Ferguson Brothers Denver Darious (Feb.19, 1895-May 11, 1957) and Sea Harious (Dec. 22, 1899-Mar. 3. 1974). Denver Darious and Sea Harious Ferguson… Read More »Ferguson Brothers
Browning Day Also known as Browning Day Pollak, Inc. (1969-1982), and Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc. (1983-2019), the architecture firm founded by… Read More »Browning Day
William B. Burford Born on November 18, 1846 and a native of Independence, Missouri, Burford came to Indianapolis at age 15 to serve… Read More »William B. Burford
Burger Chef In 1957 Frank Porter Thomas, an uncle of famed musician and Peru, Indiana, native, Cole Porter, opened a pilot restaurant… Read More »Burger Chef
John W. Burkhart Born on July 25, 1908, in Tipton, Indiana, John Burkhart moved with his family to Texas during his father’s battle… Read More »John W. Burkhart
Burns and James In 1926, Lee Burns and Edward D. James formed an architectural partnership. Both men were Butler University graduates, and although… Read More »Burns and James
Business and Professional Women’s Club The Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Club was organized on May 1, 1935, as an offshoot of the , a… Read More »Business and Professional Women’s Club
Business Cycles In Indianapolis, as elsewhere, business cycles stem from economic shocks. In the 19th century, monetary panics begun by failures in… Read More »Business Cycles
