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	Search results for W. > Business Districts    Refine your search Creator W. H. Bass Photo Compa... (24) W H Bass Photo Company (2) w.h. Bass Photo Compan... (1) Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (23) Acetate Negative (1) Glass (1) Nitrate Negative (1) Photographic Print (1) Date 1958 (2) ca. 1895 (2) 1862 (1) 1904 (1) 1905 (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 27 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Downtown Indianapolis with Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the Distance Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts; Monuments & memorials View of a portion of the business district in Indianapolis with the Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument towering in the distance. In the far background the tower of the county courthouse can... 2. Commercial Club Building Business districts; Commercial Club building; Commercial Club (Indianapolis, Ind.) Seeing the success of Commercial Clubs in other cities, Lilly and Fortune decided to form one in Indianapolis. They successfully pitched the idea to other business and civic leaders, and on February 8,... 3. Columbia Theatre, formerly the Empire Theatre Theaters; Business districts; Transportation In the early 1890s, Leedy began spending more time in Indianapolis, where he had a job playing in the orchestra at the Empire Theatre, and moonlighted at other events and theatres. The Empire Theatre is... 4. Claypool Hotel Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Claypool Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Hotels; Streets; Business districts; Transportation The Prince and his party occupied 11 rooms at the Claypool Hotel, facing Washington St. While the prince was out seeing the city, other members of his party spent time on the small balconies of the hotel... 5. Madam C. J. Walker Building Restaurants; Theaters; Office buildings; Business districts; Walker Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 The Walker building was erected in 1927, eight years after the death of Madam C.J. Walker. The flat iron building included a theater, drug store, manufacturing company, beauty shop, ballroom, and offices.... 6. Strings of Lights Decorate the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1962 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Christmas; Christmas decorations; Christmas trees; Business districts; Holidays The first year that lights were strung on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was 1962. 7. American Fletcher National Bank Building on Monument Circle Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Banks; Office buildings; Business districts The Fidelity Bank Building was planned on the site formerly occupied by the Indianapolis Water Company and American Central Life Insurance Building. By the time the building was completed in 1959, however,... 8. View of Northeast Quadrant of Monument Circle, 1954 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Business districts Nestled between the Columbia Club building and the Insurance Building, the Indianapolis Water Company was part of the busy hub of Monument Circle. [1954] 9. View of the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle in 1916 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts The view shows the future site of the Guaranty Building in 1916. The three-story building on the far left was home to a variety of businesses. The Guaranty Building was the second building to be constructed... 10. View of west Market Street from Monument Circle, 1958 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Traffic circles; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.); Bus terminals; Business districts; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) This 1958 view of West Market Street shows how busy the the area was at that time. The Traction Terminal at Market and Illinois streets across from Block's was a bus station and a major transportation... 11. Back View of the Traction Terminal Transportation; Parking lots; Traction Terminal Shed (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts; Office buildings A back view of the Traction Terminal area shows a large parking lot at Ohio and Capitol Streets. [1947] 12. Monument Circle in the Late 1970s Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Business districts Bricked sidewalks and modern light fixtures were added to the Circle in the early 1970s. Christ Church Cathedral was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 13. Christ Church Cathedral and the Board of Trade Building Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Board of Trade Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Business districts In 1907 Christ Church had a new neighbor on North Meridian Street, the Board of Trade Building which had just been completed earlier that year. 14. Monument Circle, 1948 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Transportation; Business districts; Office buildings During WWII and for a few years beyond the war, Christ Church offered a social hour to service men and women who were passing through Indianapolis. The event later became known as the Christ Church Canteen.... 15. Christ Church Cathedral and the Morrison Home Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts In 1856 the Christ Church congregation hired architect William Tinsley to design a new church. The congregation held its first worship service in the new building on May 22, 1859. The new building cost... 16. Aerial View of Monument Circle, 1944 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis Water Company (Indianapolis, Ind.); Fidelity Bank and Trust Company (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts; Office buildings; Aerial views This 1944 aerial view of the north quadrants of the Circle shows the Columbia Club with the 1925 facade designed by architects and members Preston C. Rubush and Edgar O. Hunter. 17. Northeast Quadrant of Monument Circle Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Banks; Office buildings; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts This is a 1970s view of the northeast quadrant of the Circle. 18. View of the New Circle Tower Building from East Market Street Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Business districts This is a view of the new Circle Tower building from East Market Street. [1930] 19. Construction of Circle Tower Building Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Business districts; Construction The new office building was promoted as the New Monument on the Circle and as a location of convenience. [1930] 20. Indianapolis Power & Light Company on Monument Circle Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); indianapolis Power & Light Company; Business districts; Buildings The Indianapolis Power & Light Company acquired the former Continental Bank Building at a receivership sale in 1935. 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