Railroad Track Elevation The proposal to elevate steam railway lines over city streets in the was a significant political issue of the early… Read More »Railroad Track Elevation
Railroads In the 1850s, when several new rail lines converged on Indiana’s fledgling state capital, a popular view emerged that Indianapolis… Read More »Railroads
Robert Hanna Reputedly, the Robert Hanna (aka General Hanna) was the only steamboat ever to ascend the to Indianapolis. In 1830, Noah… Read More »Robert Hanna
Chauncey Rose (Dec. 24, 1794-Aug. 13, 1877). A native of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Rose had no education beyond common school. He moved west… Read More »Chauncey Rose
Oliver Hampton Smith (Oct. 23, 1794-Mar. 19, 1859). Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, of Quaker stock, Oliver Hampton Smith journeyed first to New… Read More »Oliver Hampton Smith
Stewart-Warner In 1937, Chicago-based Stewart-Warner Corporation, which manufactured automobile and aeronautic heaters, purchased the old Nordyke-Marmon plant at 1514 Drover Street… Read More »Stewart-Warner
Stout Field On Indianapolis’ southwest side, Stout Field lies west of Holt Road and north and south of Minnesota Street. In 1926,… Read More »Stout Field
Street Paving Exposition Forty days after the formation of the Commercial Club (now the ) in 1890, its officers, including president and secretary… Read More »Street Paving Exposition
Street Paving Methods Indianapolis streets originally consisted of dirt paths hewn from the forest, in which the stumps were gradually removed.” Corduroy” logs… Read More »Street Paving Methods
Streetcars The streets of Indianapolis have known three kinds of externally guided vehicles offering scheduled passenger service. The mule car (1864-1894),… Read More »Streetcars