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J. K. also established an apple orchard on property he purchased in 1896, 7 miles (11 km) north of downtown Indianapolis, at Seventy-First Street and College Avenue. In 1927 Lilly had a Tudor Revival-style, private performance hall built in the orchard and had a custom-built pipe organ installed.
A center of commerce for more than 100 years, the historic community is undergoing a period of rebirth and restoration, and is an emerging arts center for Indianapolis. In the nineteenth century, the area was a huge working apple orchard. As the city population swelled, the apple trees were cut down and houses were built.
The city's three skyscrapers and a majority of its high-rises are located in downtown Indianapolis. The tallest building in the city is the 49- story Salesforce Tower , which rises 701 feet (214 m), excluding antenna masts, and was completed in 1990. [ 1 ]
The $100 million-plus development by Indiana Avenue Partners, a joint venture of the Indianapolis-based Arrow Street Development and Chatham Park Development, will include 263 residential units ...
In 1970, the governments of Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated, expanding the city from 82 square miles (210 km 2) [3] to more than 360 square miles (930 km 2) overnight. As a result, Indianapolis has a unique urban-to-rural transect, ranging from dense urban neighborhoods, to suburban tract housing subdivisions, to rural villages. [4]
Downtown Indianapolis is a neighborhood area and the central business district of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Downtown is bordered by Interstate 65 , Interstate 70 , and the White River , and is situated near the geographic center of Marion County .
Center Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, its population was 153,549, up from 142,787 in 2010, [2] and it contained 80,885 housing units.
The theater portion of the building is now known as the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre or simply the Murat Theatre and houses the oldest extant stage house in downtown Indianapolis. It is the only Shrine Center in the world with a name of French origin and is the largest Shrine Center in North America. [1] [2]