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POLK'S INDIANAPOLIS (MARION COUNTY, IND.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1938 LXXXIV
Including Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Woodruff Place
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX
The
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DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYERAND SELLER"
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R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers 322 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT 322 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING
Member Association of North American Directory Publishers
Copyright, 1938, by R. L. Polk & Co. Public "Lib ry
Indianapolis
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
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GENERAL INDEX
19 38
Abbreviations
Page 100
Advertising Department
. opp
1752
Alphabetical List of Names
101
Apartment Buildings
1880
Associations and Clubs-Commercial .
1884
Bands and Orchestras.
1893
Banks and Trust Companies.
1893
Beech Grove Officers.
38
Board of School Commissioners.
36
Buildings-Office and Public
1903
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
1904
Buyers' Guide
.opp
1752
Cemeteries
1906
Churches
1908 35
Classified Business Directory .
1877
Clergymen
1911
Clubs
1915
Consuls-Foreign
1919
Convents
1922
County Officers
38
Courts
45
Federal Officers
141
Fire Department
36
Fraternities and Sororities .
1936
General Directory
101
Golf Clubs and Courses
1943
Homes and Asylums.
1950
Hospitals and Dispensaries.
1951
Householders' Directory
1313
Incorporated Companies
1953 39
Labor Organizations
1971
Legal Blue Book
opp
Libraries
1978
Military
45
Miscellaneous Information
15
Museums
1989
Newspapers
1990
Parks and Playgrounds.
1998
Police Department
35
Post Office
42
Public Schools
45
Railroads
2010
Rocky Ripple Officers
38
Schools-Parochial
2019
Schools, Colleges and Academies.
2019
Social Settlements .
2023
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal .
2023
Societies-Miscellaneous
2024
Societies-Patriotic
2024
Special Advertising Department
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1306
Speedway City Officers
38
State Officers
39
State Schools .
39
Street and Avenue Guide .
1313
Street Car, Trackless Trolley, Bus and Motor Coach Lines
1309
Township Officers
39
Woodruff Place Officers
24043H
38
Halls
1948
Indiana State Government
1972
City Officials
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Adams-Rogers Co ..
.left top lines and
79
95
Aetna Cabinet Co ...
Akron Surgical House Inc. . 102
American Employers Insurance Co. 69
American Income Insurance Co ...
62
American Loan Co. . front cover, left side lines and
71
American Paper Stock Co ..
100
American States Insurance Co.
62
Furnas Ice Cream Co ..
55
Garrison Samuel E.
. Legal Blue Book
84 115
General Tire Co .. right top lines and 119 Geupel Carl M Construction Co. 30 8
Gibson Co The. Goldstein Bros. 50
Grain Dealers National Mutual Fire Ins Co.
Grande John A ..
Gregg & Son Inc ..
Gregory & Appel Inc.
Grimes Billy Tire Co. .
Gross E E Funeral Home. 41 46
Grow Clove J. .
Guarantee Tire & Rubber Co. right side lines, 9 and 119 Guardian Life Insurance Co .... left side lines and 65 Halgren Ross M. . 69 109 43 65 C Hall-Neal Furnace Co. Hall & Hill. . 65
Handy Jones.
Harlan Myron S.
Harrison Wm Henry
.... Legal Blue Book
Hatfield Paint Co, Inc .. . right side lines and 97 65 103 Hauk Chas B Insurance Agency. right side lines and Hayes Bros Inc. . 3
Herdrich & Boggs.
8.2
Heuslein R J Co. .
106
99 Hisey & Titus.
95
Holder Chas W.
. Legal Blue Book
Holmes J Frank. ... back bone, right side lines and 57
Home Lumber & Supply Co ... . . back cover and 80
111
86 80 Hook Drugs, Inc .. . left side lines
Hoosier Coal & Oil Co. .right top lines
Hornaday Milk Co Inc.
Hotel Claypool.
Hotel Linden
Hotel Marott.
right side lines and
Hotel Severin.
Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co ..
Indiana Hotel Co ...
Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co.
. left top lines and
66
Indiana National Bank. . . . back bone and 18 96 Indiana Oxygen Co .. 99
Indiana Paint, Roofing & Supply Co ..
Indiana Parking Garage .... left bottom lines and
11
122
Clif Meier Coal Co Inc .. right side lines and 28 Indiana Terminal & Refrigerating Co.
Colby Ralph L. . right side lines and 64 Indiana Trust Co .. . 121
Colonial Finance Co of Ind .. ... right side lines
Commercial Towel & Uniform Service. .
. . left bottom lines and 119
Cooling-Grumme-Mumford Co. . right side lines and 63
Cram George F Co .. 84 Crane E A. . left side lines and 61
Crescent Paper Co. 100
Cruse J S Inc. . 109
Davey Hugh J. 96
Dean Bros Co. . B and 108 Dell Frank M. right side lines
Domestic & Industrial Insulators, Inc.
Dunbar & Dunbar ..
left side lines and
50
. Legal Blue Book
23
Dunn Beverage Co .. .left side lines and
Eagle Creek Nursery Co, Inc ... . left top lines and 93
East End Dairies, Inc ... . left side lines and 89 Emerson-Scheuring Tank Co .. 117 Empire Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Employers Fire Insurance Co. .right top lines and 63 69
Employers Liability Assurance Corp. 69
Employers Mutuals 64
Emrich's Factory Furniture Store. left top lines and 45
Em-Roe Sporting Goods Co .. 115
Equitable Life Insurance Co of Iowa. .left side lines and 104 Evans Printing Co
Excelsior Laundry Co. . .. back cover and 74
Farrell-Argast Electric Co ..
Fenton, Steers, Beasley & Klee. .. Legal Blue Book
Fidelity Trust Co ... . left side lines and 16
Levey Printing Co.
... left top lines and 105
Fisher Floral Co ... .left bottom lines and 38 Liberal Loan Co .. .right side lines and 77 36
Flanner & Buchanan .. .. right bottom lines and 40 Liberty Electric Co ..
Page 17
Forbes Lumber Co. Fletcher's Dr W B Sanatorium. 111 81 64
Foster & Messick.
Franklin Life Insurance Co .... right side lines and Fuller-Halpin Lumber Co. .
64 81
Anderson Lumber & Supply Co ..
80
Armstrong & Rhoadarmer. .
. Legal Blue Book
Ashby Samuel. . Legal Blue Book Association of North American Directory Publishers Atkins E C & Co ..
X 112
Ayres L S & Co .. . .
. front stencil edge and
31
55
Ballard Ice Cream Co.
Bamberger & Feibleman ..
. Legal Blue Book
Bank & Office Stationery Co. 95 22 Bankers Trust Co ... 44
Banner-Whitehill Inc. . . right top lines and
Barnard & Walker .. . Legal Blue Book
Barrett Hardware Co, front cover, left top lines and 47 Bass W H Photo Co. 102
Bessire & Co.
15
Best-Grand Laundry. .right side lines and 75
Best Linen Supply. . right side lines and
76 Hall-Hottel Co, Inc.
Better Business Bureau.
123 9
Billy Grimes Tire Co.
Bingham James E. . Legal Blue Book
Blakley Granite Co ..
right bottom lines and
84
Block Wm H Co ... . front cover and
32
Blue Diamond Coal Co.
. left side lines and
28
Blue & Haupt.
. Legal Blue Book
Bonnell Ward E. .Legal Blue Book
Brannum-Keene Lumber Co.
. backbone and
78
Brennan W A Inc ... 109 Broad Ripple Auto Co. 8 2
Brown L M Abstract Co. . .left side lines and
Burdsal A Co The.
Burford Wm B Printing Co.
Burkle E F Estate. .
Burnet-Binford Lumber Co ...... left top lines and
Capital Paper Co ... . left side lines and 100
Capitol Dairies Inc.
.right side lines and
Capitol Lumber Co ..
Capitol Motors .. .left side lines and 8
Carter-Lee Lumber Co. .
81
Central Rubber & Supply Co.
Central Supply Co. .. 103
122
Chaille Emerson W & Co.
110
Chambers Plumbing & Supply Inc. .
.. right bottom lines and 103
Church Members Relief Assn .... right top lines and 63
Circle Engraving Co.
37
Clark Oliver H.
Claycombe & Stump. . Legal Blue Book
Claypool Hotel
51
Indianapolis Cement Block Co. 26
Indianapolis Engraving Co. .37 and 102
Indianapolis Industrial Center, Inc ..
Indianapolis Life Insurance Co. . right side lines and Indianapolis Lumber Co. .
Indianapolis News The . .. right top lines and
Indianapolis Paint & Color Co ... . left top lines and Indianapolis Power & Light Co. . right side lines and Indianapolis Railways Inc ..
110 58 82 92 98 34 108 30
Insurance Service Bureau, Inc. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co ... 66 Investors Syndicate .. . .. right side lines and 70 Johnson-Maas Co, Inc ........ right side lines and Johnson Roy O ... . Legal Blue Book 82
Jones, Hammond, Buschmann & Gardner. . Legal Blue Book
Katz Max Bag Co ... . left side lines, 15 and 117
Kentucky Home Mutual Life Insurance Co ... Kiefer-Stewart Co Kay Jewelry Co .. . right top lines and 73 66 33 King & King Funeral Home 41 Kirby Mortuary. . .right side lines and Kirschner Auto Service Inc .... right side lines and Koehring Chas & Son. 41 9 49 76
Kord Leonard E Co ...
64 Kothe Herman W.
Lain Business College.
Langen & Meyer ...
. Legal Blue Book 33 46 23
36 Langsenkamp F H Co .. right side lines and
Leonard Wm M Inc. left side lines and
27
Fletcher Avenue Saving & Loan Assn. 24 Lockwood, Goldsmith & Galt. . Legal Blue Book and 101
89 51 54 52 53 24 66 51
Hetherington & Berner, Inc.
Hickman-Moyer Sales, Inc .. .. left top lines and 9 40
23 79
Home Roofing Co.
Hood & Hahn.
. Legal Blue Book and 101
Central Indiana Agency. . . left side lines and 63 8
Central Wallpaper & Paint Corp.
Fletcher Trust Co.
Fulwider Chas .. .right side lines
American United Life Insurance Co ..
left side lines and
63
Gates F E Marble & Tile Co. .. . right side lines and General Outdoor Advertising Co.
.left top lines and 61 38 26
left side lines and 56 9
Citizens Gas & Coke Utility
right side lines
110
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
London & Lancashire Indemnity Co of Am .. 67
Lumber Mutual Agency, Inc ...... left top lines and 66
Lux Laundry. 75 Rocap & Rocap. .. ... Legal Blue Book 102 Rockwood Manufacturing Co. 107 4
Madden W M & Co. . 3 Rolles Joseph P. .right bottom lines and 106
Marion County State Bank.
22 Rubush & Hunter
6 43
Rybolt Heating Co Sacks Bros. .left side lines and 77 67 36 99
Sanborn Electric Co The.
Sargent Harry G Paint Co ..... . left side lines and
Scanlon Thomas M. Legal Blue Book
Schildmeier H C Co. .opp inside back cover
Schley & Trask. Legal Blue Book and 101
Schlosser Chalmer
. Legal Blue Book
Schoen Bros. . left top lines and :27
Schwitzer-Cummins Co.
.right top lines and 116
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
. left side lines
Meridian Garage Co. . .left 'bottom lines and 12 Security Trust Bldg
Merrifield Hugh D. Legal Blue Book
Metalcraft Manufacturing Co.
14 28
Seward Roy L.
Shank Fireproof Warehouse Co.
Shirley Bros Co Inc. right side lines and
Short Cecil E
Shotwell Grier M . Legal Blue Book
Morrison L E & Co.
Mountain Valley Water Co ....
.left side lines and
90
Spier H J Co ...
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co .. 67
Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Indianapolis. 68 Sprouse V E Co ..
Mutual Insurance Agency.
left top lines and
66
Staley & Crabb, Inc ...
. left side lines and 115
Myers Dewey E Legal Blue Book
National Map Co ..
84
Neff F B Printing Co ... ... right bottom lines and 106
Neuronhurst. 111 Standard Paper Co. .left side lines and 100
New Products Corp. . .left side lines
Newberger, Simon & Davis. .Legal Blue Book
News The ...
right top lines and
North Side Chevrolet Inc .. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co .. 75 Sterling Laundry 50 95
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co.
. left side lines and 68
Norway's Sanatorium. 50
Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. right side' lines and 65
Off C & Co .. 14 Swain H Nathan Legal Blue Book
Ogden Jas M. .Legal Blue Book
Old Line Auto Insurors
... right side lines and inside back cover Olive George S & Co ..
4
Olive & McCurdy .. Legal Blue Book
One Hundred Thirty East Washington Realty Corp
. left top lines and 84 37
O'Shea Employment System.
left side lines and
Patterson Shade Co. . back cover and 122 91 Pearson Co Inc .. Peek Chas C Inc .. right bottom lines and 73 Peerless Electric Supply Co. 36 43
Peerless Foundry Co.
Petri Edward E Co .. . back cover and 73
Pickens, Gause, Gilliom & Pickens. Legal Blue Book Pioneer Distributing Co. .
43
Polk Sanitary Milk Co. .back cover, left side lines and
Progress Laundry 75 68 Washburn John B. Warnock C O Co. right top lines and 7 70 Ragsdale & Price. 26 34
Railroadmen's Federal Savings & Loan Assn. . .left top lines and 25 Weiland Louis A. Legal Blue Book
Rainey Jas L.
left side lines and
65
Western Audit Co.
Wilson J C Co ..
.bottom stencil edge,
.. right bottom lines and 39
Woodsmall H H Agency, Inc .... right top lines and 60
113
Taylor J H Transfer & Storage Co ..
back cover, 91 and 120
Taylor Radio Co, Inc.
. left bottom lines and 110
Terminix Co of Indiana. . 118 10 75
Traylor Joel T. .left side lines and 68 71 69
Umphrey & Hartz. . . front cover, left side lines and Union Central Life Insurance Co ...
Union Title Co ..
right side lines and
Union Trust Co. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. .. top lines and 20 4 64 United Credit Bureaus, Inc .... left bottom lines and VanCamp Hardware & Iron Co .. 55 49 48
Vonnegut Hardware Co ...... right side lines and Wallerich C H Co. . right top lines and 10
Provident Mutual Life Ins Co. . .. back cover and 42 Washington Park Cemetery. .. ... left side lines and Wege Marble & Tile Co of Ind. . right side lines and
4
Rauch John G. . Legal Blue Book Ready Mixed Concrete Corp. 29 Red Cab Inc. . .left side lines and 118
Page Rhoads Memorial Studio ...... right side lines and 84
Roberts Wm H & Sons Inc .... right side lines and 89 Lyman Bros Inc .. Maas Albert G Co .. 72
Rogers & Co .... . right bottom lines and
Marott Hotel. .. right side lines and 52
Marott Shoe Store. . front cover, left side lines and 114 Marsh & McLennan, Inc 67 Sammy Virgil W.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co. . . right side lines and 67
Matson, Ross, McCord & Clifford. Legal Blue Book
Mccullough J G Agency .. 110
McElfresh Edw W.
Legal Blue Book
Means & Buenting. .
Legal Blue Book
Meier Clif Coal Co Inc. . right side lines and Meier Electric & Machine Co.top stencil edge and Merchants National Bank. 21
28 35
Metropolitan Coal & Oil Co, Inc. . left side lines and Milk Foundation of Indianapolis. Mira-Clene Products Co.
Model Creamery .. . left side lines and
Model Loan Service Inc.
.right top lines and
Monarch Motor Co ....
77 10
Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co Skinner's Inc Moore & Kirk. . left side lines and 42 33 121 Smith E Leo. .right side lines and 67 111 Smither Henry C Roofing Co. 68 3 85
Spradling, Carter & Jordan Associates.
Standard Accident Insurance Co. right top lines and 69 A Standard Nut Margarine Co .... left side lines and 96 Standard Oil Co ..
State Auto Insurance Assn. . .front cover, right top lines and 62 69
92 State Mutual Life Assurance Co.
10 Stein Theo Jr. . left top lines and 59
left side lines and 61 Sterne Memorial Hospital.
Stewart's Inc. .
Stokol.
.right top lines and 116
Stone, Stafford & Stone. 69
Suesz Otto J. .back cover, 116 and 121 Superior Rug & Furniture Cleaners. .left bottom lines and 111
Swiss Cleaners. 26
Tarpenning-LaFollette Co.
Thirtieth & Central Sales Co .... left top lines and Tiffany Laundry
6 Utility Insulation & Sales Corp .. .right bottom lines and
Poehner Robert E. Polk R L & Co .. .5, 13 and 83 88
. left top lines and 94 right top lines and 19 53 90 121 42 68 65 115
Security Trust Co.
Severin Hotel.
89 27 87 Shoptaugh A G.
MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS
OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1938 edition of the Indianapolis City Directory, which also includes Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Wood- ruff Place.
Confidence in the continued growth of Indianapolis' industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Di- rectory is a mirror truly reflecting Indianapolis to the world.
The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organiza- tion, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Indian- apolis Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Six Major Departments
The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 15 to 46, on white paper, presents lists of city, township, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and court Directories; statistical review; and manu- facturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 101 to 1306, on white paper, This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Indianapolis and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE GUIDE TO STREET-CAR, BUS AND TRACKLESS TROLLEY LINES extends from page 1309 to page 1312, on pink paper.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 1313 to 1752. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the desig- nation of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 1752 and separately paged from 1 to 124, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Indian- apolis and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings de- scriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a great commercial and industrial center like Indianapolis, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1877 to 2037, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common inter- mediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in
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INTRODUCTION
the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Community Publicity
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R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
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INDIANA STATE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT
Universally admitted to be the grandest achievement of architectural and sculptural art in the world, designed to glorify the heroic epoch of the Republic and to commemorate the valor and fortitude of Indiana's soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion and other wars.
Begun, 1887 ; completed, 1901; dedicated, 1902; cost, $600,000 ; diameter of plaza surrounding monument, 342 feet 7 inches; diameter of terrace, 110 feet; height of terrace, 16 feet 4 inches ; monument foundation, 69x53 feet; depth of foundation, 30 feet; height of monument, including foundation, 314 feet 6 inches ; height of monument from street level to top of statue, 284 feet 6 inches; height of Victory statue, 38 feet ; shaft at top, 13 feet 3 inches; balcony, 16 feet.
The balcony, 2281% feet above the ground, is reached by an electric elevator or by stairway consisting of 32 flights-324 steps. On reaching the balcony, visitors look over a beautiful panorama of Indianapolis and vicinity-a delightful view, not surpassed anywhere. Below the balcony is a bronze astragal bearing the dates 1861-1865 on the four sides of the shaft. Midway the monument is a second bronze astragal, em- blematic of the Navy, and further down, a third bronze astragal, representing the Army. On the east and west sides of the monument are the two largest groups that have ever been carved out of stone-the one on the east representing War, the other, Peace. On the south front are two heroic statues, each cut out of a huge block of stone ; one representing the Infantry, the other an ideal Cavalry Scout. On the north front are the Artillery and Navy representatives, same as on the south. On the east and west sides of the terrace are magnificent cascades, over each of which flow 7,000 gallons of water per minute. With eight immense candelabra, carrying 48 arc and 150 incandescent lamps, Monument Place is the most brilliantly and beauti- fully lighted spot in this country. On subordinate pedestals occupying positions in the four segments are bronze statues of Gov. Morton, Gov. Whitcomb, Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison and Gen. George Rogers Clark.
Above the entrance facing the south is the inscription of dedication :
"To Indiana's Silent Victors"
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INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE North Meridian St., Opp. University Park
INDIANAPOLIS
"THE CENTER OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA" CAPITAL OF INDIANA; COUNTY SEAT OF MARION COUNTY
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SERVE TO VISUALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MODERN AND PROGRESSIVE CITY IN ITS COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS
THE LOGICAL LOCATION FOR BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS HAVING NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Prepared by Industrial Commission, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
When Indiana was admitted to the Union in 1816 it became the nineteenth state. Congress adopted a resolution donating four sections of land to the State for its cap- ital. The present downtown square mile, chosen in 1821 as the site for the location of the state capital, after considerable discussion, was named Indianapolis. On this one mile square, at almost the geographical center of Indiana, the city was laid out by the same engineer who designed the street plan of Washington, D. C. Not only is Indianapolis near the exact center of the state of Indiana, but it is likewise near the center of the great Middle West, called the most typically American section of the nation.
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