Stephen L. Goldsmith Administration Stephen Goldsmith became mayor of Indianapolis in January 1992 with an expressed vision to create a “competitive city with safe streets, strong neighborhoods, and a thriving economy.” These pledges came… Read More »Stephen L. Goldsmith Administration
Annexation In Indianapolis, annexation involved a struggle between those in city government who saw physical growth as progress and citizens who viewed absorption into the city as a loss of autonomy… Read More »Annexation
Lionel F. Artis (Dec. 3, 1895-Sept. 1, 1971). Born in Paris, Illinois, Artis moved to Indianapolis as a youth. He attended Butler University and in 1933 earned a degree in social science at… Read More »Lionel F. Artis
Bart Peterson Administration A former Chief of Staff for Indiana Governor Evan Bayh, Bart Peterson was born, raised, and educated in Indianapolis. The first Democrat elected mayor of Indianapolis in the post-Unigov era,… Read More »Bart Peterson Administration
John J. Barton (June 23, 1906-May 4, 2004). The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Nora Prendergast Barton, John J. Barton was born in Indianapolis. He graduated from Cathedral High School and earned… Read More »John J. Barton
Philip Louis Bayt Jr. (Sept. 29, 1910-May 10, 1989). The second of 11 children born to Austrian parents, Philip Bayt Jr. attended Holy Trinity grade school and Arsenal Technical and Washington high schools where… Read More »Philip Louis Bayt Jr.
Joseph E. Bell (Nov. 28, 1865-Sept. 1, 1923). One of six children, Bell was reared on a farm in Union County Indiana. His education included a term in high school, a year at… Read More »Joseph E. Bell
Richard I. Blankenbaker (Dec. 7, 1930-Nov. 18, 1988). Born in New Albany, Indiana, Richard Blankenbaker began his long career in the grocery business at age 12, working as a stock boy at a… Read More »Richard I. Blankenbaker
Walter C. Boetcher (Nov. 13, 1881-Oct. 1951). A native of La Porte, Indiana, Boetcher spent most of his life in Indianapolis, moving to the capital as a child in 1888 and attending Manual… Read More »Walter C. Boetcher
Charles Andrews Bookwalter (Dec 7, 1860-Oct. 26, 1926). Bookwalter was born on a farm near Wabash, Indiana, and his family moved to Fort Wayne when he was eight. A newsboy at 10, then… Read More »Charles Andrews Bookwalter
