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Indianapolis Department of Parks & Storrow Kinsella Associates. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012 "The Indianapolis Historic Park and Boulevard System: A legacy for the future" (PDF). Indianapolis Department of Parks & Storrow Kinsella Associates. March 10, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016
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]
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.
As part of the deal, Simon acquired Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, New Jersey and University Park Village in Fort Worth, Texas, while WP Glimcher acquired Brunswick Square in East Brunswick, New Jersey from Simon. [33] Two months later, the company offered $23.3 billion for Macerich; however the offer was rejected and withdrawn in April 2015.
Riverside Park housed Indianapolis’ first zoological garden, beginning in 1898 with exhibits containing eagles and foxes. In 1899, a bear pit was built into the hillside near the cold springs. The 20-foot (6.1 m) diameter pit housed two brown bears and was enclosed by stone steps and two concentric seven-foot (2.1 m) iron fences.
Riley Towers Riley Towers I and II in 2011 Former names James Whitcomb Riley Center, Towers at Riley Center General information Status Completed Type Residential apartments Location 225 E. North St. (Tower I) 600 N. Alabama St. (Tower II) 700 N. Alabama St. (Tower III) Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Coordinates 39°46′30.5″N 86°9′10.2″W / 39.775139°N 86.152833°W / 39.775139 ...
Through the early 1900s, a commuter rail/trolley system ran from Irvington to downtown Indianapolis along US 40. Irvington is the largest locally protected historic district in Indianapolis. The district includes roughly 2,800 buildings and about 1,600 parcels of land. Seventy-eight percent of Irvington homes were built before 1960. [4]
Established in the late 19th century, it is the oldest city park in Indianapolis and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is located at the confluence of Pleasant Run and Bean Creeks on the near Southside of Indianapolis. The 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) Conservatory and Sunken Gardens are located in the eastern portion of ...