Class 900: Indianapolis

This short post looks at the Berkley Knoll, a unique feature in Butler Tarkington featuring a central grassy plaza in place of a street.

Exploring the expedition to locate the site of the seat of government for the state of Indiana, and the future site of Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of boating on the Central Canal in Indianapolis, and the sinking of the paddleboat Indiana on that waterway.

Exploring the history of the neighborhood around 12th Street and the Canal in Indianapolis through the photography of O. James Fox.

Celebrating 3 years of the Class 900 Indy, this is an expanded version of the blog's first post looking at the proposed White River Lake.

Exploring the history of William P. Jungclaus and the founding of the present day Jungclaus Campbell general contracting firm.

Exploring the history of the Fall Creek Trail, the first greenway in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of the Meridian Street Methodist Church's location in Butler-Tarkington.

Reminiscing about the discovery of a potentially historical structure during the construction of the JW Marriott Hotel.

Exploring the history of the Native American population in and around Indianapolis at the time of the city's founding in 1820 and 1821.

Exploring how the Fourth of July was celebrated at three points in the history of Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of the National Road Bridge over the White River through the sketches of Christian Schrader and other sources.

Examining the history of a building at 40th and Boulevard which was destroyed by fire in 2020.

Exploring the history of the Marion County Poor Farm site in the latter half of the 20th century.

Exploring the 1923 and 1926 endurance automobile drives in Indianapolis by Daredevil Lockwood.

Exploring the complicated history of the Marion County, Indiana poor farm from its founding to the middle of the 20th century.

An FYI about two recent radio broadcasts featuring two of my Class900 Indy blog posts.

Taking a look at the history of the Fair Building, a mainstay of the 300 hundred block of W. Washington Street in Indianapolis since 1920.

Exploring the background of the neighborhood today known as 'Venerable Flackville.'

Exploring the history of the former Blue Ridge Water Tank in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.

Exploring the plan, and fate, of the Indiana Centennial Plaza

Exploring the background of a document found on ebay which dates to 1840's Indianapolis and addresses the assignment of a widow's dower.

Looking at the efforts of William Watson Woollen to protect nature and to establish Woollen's Gardens of Birds and Botany.

Exploring the history behind the Riverside Park bear pit in Indianapolis.

Part two in a series on the history of Geist Reservoir, this posting looks at the efforts to expand Geist, and to develop its shores.

Exploring the placement of a new historical marker explaining the history of Booth Tarkington and his home on Meridian St. in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of the Oak Hill tuberculosis camp in Indianapolis, and its founder, Lillian Thomas Fox.

Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.

Analyzing a piece of Indianapolis history from a lawsuit filed by Samuel Henderson, the future first mayor of Indianapolis.

Exploring the past and present of the intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street in Indianapolis.

Exploring protest marches to the Indiana governor's mansion in 1969 in the context of more recent racial justice protests and marches in the

Exploring the history of the sometimes violent Real Silk strike which struck Indianapolis in the spring of 1934.

Exploring the history and site of the now defunct Udell Furniture Works in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of public transit in the Butler Tarkington neighborhood of Indianapolis.

Geist Reservoir was constructed with an eye towards providing Indianapolis with an additional source of water as the city continued to grow

Exploring the history of a monument to Lucius Burrie Swift and the life of the Indianapolis civil service reformer.

Exploring the history of the 1849 cholera epidemic in Indianapolis.

Investigating one of the remaining vestiges of Fairview Park in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of two ravines once located in downtown Indianapolis that helped facilitate the flooding of the new state capitol.

Exploring the Calvin Fletcher connection with the No Mean City phrase and the history of Indianapolis.

Investigating the history of a bunch of bricks along the Central Canal walk in downtown Indianapolis.

Why and when the city of Indianapolis changed the name of Bismarck Avenue to Pershing Avenue.

Exploring the ice industry, and the resulting drama, in Indianapolis during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Exploring the history behind a postcard found on eBay depicting the intersection of 14th and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis in 1908.

Exploring the world of Christmas trees and Edward Eickhoff, one of the first to commercially grow Christmas trees in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history behind the creation of Tarkington Park, an Indianapolis and neighborhood landmark.

Exploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.

Looking at the history of 2802 N. Capitol, a 100 year old building in Indianapolis which was lost due to a weather related collapse.

Elizabeth Rainey was the first woman from Indianapolis to be elected to the Indiana General Assembly.

The Atlas Engine Works was a prominent part of the Indianapolis industrial scene in the latter of the 19th and early 20th centuries.