500 Festival In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor ; Joe Quinn, Safety Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; J. Worth Baker,… Read More »500 Festival
92 County Walk The campus, constructed from 1999 to 2002, is also home to 92 County Walk. This permanent experience features 92 sculptures,… Read More »92 County Walk
Al Green’s Drive-in Al Green, his siblings Belle Green and Nate Green, and their father founded Al Green’s Drive-in in 1947. Unable to… Read More »Al Green’s Drive-in
Anniversary Celebrations Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations
Automobile Culture The automobile has changed every American city throughout the 20th century, those of middle size perhaps even more than the… Read More »Automobile Culture
Barbasol In 1919 Frank Shields, an Indianapolis chemical engineer, began manufacturing a brushless shaving cream called Barbasol. Two years later Shields… Read More »Barbasol
Baseball Baseball was the most popular sport in Indianapolis long before racing, , and . Although one of the nation’s largest… Read More »Baseball
Herbert R. Baumeister Indiana’s most notorious serial killer, Herbert R. Baumeister, was born on April 7, 1947, in Indianapolis’ neighborhood to Elizabeth (Schmidt)… Read More »Herbert R. Baumeister
Fraze Donnelly Berlin Euphrasia Louise Donnelly was born on June 6, 1905, in Indianapolis to Maurice and Sarah Donnelly as one of eight… Read More »Fraze Donnelly Berlin
Bicycling The earliest appearance of the bicycle in Indianapolis was a demonstration on the of the high-wheeled “ordinary” in 1869. Within… Read More »Bicycling
