Class 900: Indianapolis

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

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

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

Explore Mapleton, a small unincorporated village north of Indianapolis and a precursor to the present day Butler Tarkington Neighborhood.

Note: A version of this blog post appeared in the Butler Tarkington Neighborhood Association newsletter in early 2018. Butler...

Exploring the history of the Fresh Air Summer Mission at Fairview Park.

Examining the history of the Blue family and their fruit farms in the present-day Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.

A defining characteristic of Indy's landscape, the White River adjacent to present day Butler University was nearly transformed into an...