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	Search results for In. > W H Bass Photo Company > Business Districts    Refine your search Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (23) Acetate Negative (1) Glass (1) Nitrate Negative (1) Photographic Print (1) Date ca. 1895 (2) 1958 (2) 1904 (1) 1905 (1) 1907 (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. 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... 3. 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. 4. Sidewalk in Front of the English Hotel Hotels; Business districts; Buses; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Transportation; Storefronts; Stores & shops; English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); African Americans Small businesses located in the English Hotel benefited from the bus stop in front of it. As people waited for their bus they could shop at the bakery, dress shop, Pen Shop or other stores. 5. 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... 6. 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. After renovating the building with new offices and a salesroom to highlight appliances... 7. 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,... 8. 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,... 9. 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. 10. Guaranty Building on the Southwest Corner of Meridian Street and the Circle Office buildings; Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts With the opening of the Circle Theater in 1916 and the construction of the Continental Bank Building in 1924, the southeast quadrant had a more attractive appearance than it had just ten years earlier.... 11. View Up West Market Street, Indianapolis, 1914 Business districts; Transportation; Hotels; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.) The Bates Hotel, on the corner, and Block’s Department Store on Market Street, were conveniently located in the business district and near state government offices. [1914] 12. 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. 13. 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] 14. 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... 15. 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] 16. 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.... 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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] 20. 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] select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 27 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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