Sarah Shank Golf Course The Sarah Shank Golf Course, located on the south side of Indianapolis just west of , is one of the… Read More »Sarah Shank Golf Course
Warren Wilbur Shaw (Oct. 31, 1902-Oct. 30, 1954). Born near Shelbyville, Indiana, Shaw spent his formative years divided between Shelbyville and Greensburg. He… Read More »Warren Wilbur Shaw
Melvin Simon (Oct. 21, 1926-Sept. 16, 2009). Melvin Simon was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to Max and Mae Simon. His father, a… Read More »Melvin Simon
Soap Box Derby The Indianapolis Soap Box Derby began in 1934, one year after the initial race was held in Dayton, Ohio. From… Read More »Soap Box Derby
Sports Broadcasting Indianapolis broadcasting and sports have been linked since the early 1920s. In 1922 stations and broadcast reports on the ,… Read More »Sports Broadcasting
Sports Medicine Well before the term “sports medicine” had come into common use, a few Indianapolis physicians began concentrating on the treatment… Read More »Sports Medicine
Super Bowl XLVI The construction of , which replaced the outdated as home of the , led civic leaders to make bids to… Read More »Super Bowl XLVI
Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor (ca. 1872-ca. Feb. 25, 1922). A transplanted North Carolinian, Taylor was a cofounder of baseball’s Negro National League (NNL). Raised… Read More »Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor
Marshall W. (Major) Taylor (Nov. 26, 1878-June 21, 1932). Born into poverty in rural Marion County, Indiana, Major Taylor became one of his generation’s… Read More »Marshall W. (Major) Taylor
Tennis Little information has survived concerning tennis in Indianapolis in the 19th century. The (IAC) hosted the earliest recorded tournaments in… Read More »Tennis
