Robert (Sammy Terry) Carter Born on December 4, 1929, in Decatur, Illinois, Robert Carter graduated from Millikin University with a bachelor’s degree in radio… Read More »Robert (Sammy Terry) Carter
Celtic Motion Celtic Motion Irish Dance Ensemble is an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit organization of adults dedicated to the enjoyment, perfection, and performance of… Read More »Celtic Motion
Cinemas According to some historians, the first movie theater in Indianapolis was the Bijou (ca. 1906) on East Washington Street. The… Read More »Cinemas
Cold Spring Murder Case The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along , near the intersection of… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case
Conner Prairie Founded in 1964, Conner Prairie’s mission was to study and interpret the world of the early 19th-century settler in the… Read More »Conner Prairie
Country Clubs By the late 1800s, country clubs were popular social centers for the cultural elite in many American communities, including Indianapolis.… Read More »Country Clubs
Crazy Al’s Al Finch established Crazy Al’s, a restaurant and music venue, in 1973, at 5408 North College Avenue in what would… Read More »Crazy Al’s
Dance Bands Professional bands hired to perform for public and private social dances began to flourish in Indianapolis during the 1880s. Groups… Read More »Dance Bands
Dilling Candy Company In 1887 Frank Dilling founded the Dilling Candy Company in Marion, Indiana. The company specialized in butterscotch candy, using a… Read More »Dilling Candy Company
Drive-In Restaurants Ordering food and delivering it to your car became common in the 1930s when many families owned an automobile. The… Read More »Drive-In Restaurants
