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Edward A. Richardson (July 10, 1924 – December 19, 2019) was a self-taught tree expert who spent years studying the trees of Connecticut. [1] [2] Richardson, a World War II veteran [3] who made his living in Connecticut's insurance industry, volunteered numerous hours of his time [4] to find, measure and catalog large and interesting trees for the Notable Tree Survey of the Connecticut ...
The Charter Oak, oil on canvas, Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1857.Wadsworth Atheneum. The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856.
The building opened in 1962 after two years of construction, [1] at a cost of $22 million. [2] The City-County Building is notable as the first building to surpass the height of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. It remained the tallest building in the city until 1970. [1] The building's total floor area covers 734,447 sq ft (68,232.4 m 2). [3]
Indianapolis went through an early high-rise construction boom in the 1960s, during which time the city saw the completion of the 372-foot (113 m) City-County Building. [6] The City-County Building was the first building in the city to rise higher than the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and was the tallest building in the city until 1970. [6]
Indiana Theatre (Indianapolis) Indianapolis Artsgarden; Indianapolis Athletic Club; Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company; Indianapolis City Market; Indianapolis Fire Headquarters and Municipal Garage; Indianapolis Indiana Temple; Indianapolis International Airport; Indianapolis Masonic Temple; Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3
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.
Gibson previously served on the City-County Council for two terms from 2000 to 2007, losing his reelection bid in 2007, the same year former Democratic Mayor Bart Peterson was ousted by former ...
After a period of urban decay in the 1960s and '70s, common to inner city neighborhoods in Indianapolis, Cottage Home has since stemmed the loss of historic buildings and is now home to a flourishing and diverse community. Key to the area's improvement was the establishment of the Cottage Home Neighborhood Association (CHNA) in 1984, whose ...