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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]
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Georgetown Road, south to 25th Street, will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting at 5 a.m. ... Printable IMS map for Indy 500: Guide to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Show comments ...
Woodruff Place is a neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana, located about a mile east of downtown Indianapolis. It was established in the 1870s by developer James O. Woodruff as an early suburb of Indianapolis. Woodruff Place's boundaries are: 10th Street on the north, Woodruff Place West Drive on the west, Michigan Street on the south, and ...
The 317 area code covered all of northern and central Indiana until 1948 when the 219 area code was created. Central Indiana remained under the 317 banner until 1997 when growth in and around Indianapolis prompted the creation of 765 area code. The 317 area code covers the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
In 1970, by an act of the Indiana General Assembly, Indianapolis was consolidated with the government of Marion County as Unigov. Wanamaker was annexed by Indianapolis. The ZIP code for the Wanamaker area is 46239, while the preferred city for the 46239 is Indianapolis, though Wanamaker is still listed as an acceptable city. [11]
Downtown Indianapolis has been the regional transportation hub for central Indiana since its establishment. The first major federally funded highway in the U.S., the National Road (now Washington Street), reached Indianapolis in 1836, [45] followed by the railroad in 1847. Indianapolis Union Station opened in 1853 as the world's first union ...
We are just days from the Indianapolis 500 and the starting grid is set. After two days of qualifying, Scott McLaughlin earned the pole position at 234.220 mph for his 4-lap run around the 2.5 ...