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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]
Indiana Theatre (Indianapolis) Indiana World War Memorial Plaza; Indianapolis Athletic Club; Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company; Indianapolis City Market; Indianapolis Fire Headquarters and Municipal Garage; Indianapolis Masonic Temple; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Indianapolis News Building; Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
Indianapolis (/ ˌ ɪ n d i ə ˈ n æ p ə l ɪ s / ⓘ IN-dee-ə-NAP-ə-lis), [10] [11] colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River.
Monument Circle is a prominent public gathering place in Indianapolis to commemorate notable events, including concerts, political demonstrations, and photo opportunities. The flag of Indianapolis includes a graphic representation of Monument Circle and the two streets (Meridian and Market) that intersect it. [58]
Alexander Ralston's "Plat of the Town of Indianapolis" is referred to as the "Mile Square" Circle Park, prior to construction of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, looking west toward the Indiana Statehouse, ca. 1882. Downtown Indianapolis dates to the city's founding as the state of Indiana's new capital in 1820 near the east bank of the White ...
The Idle is a public park overlooking the I-65 and I-70 interstate interchanges in Indianapolis, Indiana. [3] The park is located right off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on Virginia Avenue, directly in-between the city's Fletcher Place and Fountain Square neighborhoods, [4] which themselves are geographically separated by I-65.
The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, colloquially known as Mass Ave, is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.The district centers on 0.86 miles (1.38 km) of its namesake Massachusetts Avenue, from its southern terminus at New York and Delaware streets to its northern terminus at Bellefontaine Street.
Oldfields, also known as Lilly House and Gardens, is a 26-acre (11 ha) historic estate and house museum at Newfields in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.The estate, an example of the American country house movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2003.