Posted January 17, 200718 yr I felt that the pictures on the site really diden't show much of Indy, and I have also heard alot of crap about Indy not having old buildings and signifigant neighborhoods, Indianapolis was founded around the 1820's, it was a smaller city untill the late 19th century and early 20th century, then it boomed quite a bit, and endless blocks of american foursquare and cottages popped up, and many beautiful structures were built, such as churches, shops, hotels, and many still stand, here are some,(I did NOT take these pictures!) heres a pic of the Mass ave area, a hot arts district, Old Northside density, on the circle. east of the circle. south of the circle in wholesale. still south of the circle, in wholesale, the historical unionstation. alot of hotels, southwest of the circle. the famouse historical Lockerbie square district. near mass ave. mass ave agian. St.Joseph, near Ft.Wayne Avenue. canal district. historical fletcher place, on virginia avenue near fountian square. last but not least, the very famouse world war memorial area. NOTE, I DID NOT TAKE THESE PICTURES, AND THE ONES WHO DID, THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB! I think they were taken by MCC from SSC.
January 17, 200718 yr Thanks for the pictures, no matter who took them. I, too, feel a dearth of Indianapolis. You've helped fill the void. Huzzah!
January 17, 200718 yr ColDayMan has posted a bunch of excellent Indy photos in some previous threads. You can see some of mine from 2005 here
January 17, 200718 yr I diden't take the photos! MCC from SSC did! Thanks...I didn't catch it the first three times you said so. ;) :)
January 17, 200718 yr I love the canal area, but I think that it could be soo much more! More cafes, shops, restaurants and the like to get more pedestrian activity along the canal. I think that EVERY city should have a canal going through their urban core to be considered awesome. (oh, and its good to see that you followed up on your promise of getting a UO account) :wink: :laugh:
January 17, 200718 yr Yah, our canal right now doesen't have much retail on it, and I think retail would really bring that area alive. Right now its a cluster of rowhomes and the Indiana historical society.
January 17, 200718 yr ^I would have also loved to see the townhouses along the canal have more/bigger balconies that take advantage of the cool setting.
January 17, 200718 yr I know, the city needs to take more chances with development, they don't, its so annoying, and I think that the ones with siding, need to be sided with brick, its downtown, not a suburb lol.
January 19, 200718 yr These photos are a great find. Whoever took them did great. This one in particular is interesting: It looks like the shadow of a person
January 19, 200718 yr Other than that, Indianapolis has the most monumental greenspace outside of DC, and hosts many world famouse sports events, and hosts a world famouse race, not to mention the biggest raceway in the world, it also has a very fast growing central area with mass retorations, especially of houses, and also has many interesting neighborhoods, and the walker theater, and much more.
January 21, 200718 yr Other than that, Indianapolis has the most monumental greenspace outside of DC, and hosts many world famouse sports events, and hosts a world famouse race, not to mention the biggest raceway in the world, it also has a very fast growing central area with mass retorations, especially of houses, and also has many interesting neighborhoods, and the walker theater, and much more. Unionstation13, do you mind showing where Indy has the world's largest race track and most monumental green-space outside of DC? I'm just curious ...
January 21, 200718 yr I am not exactly %100 sure were to find it on the internet, but if you look it up, you will find it, its also the racing capitol of the world, it has the most war monuments outside of DC, just go to the Indianapolis website, but they do tend to only have useless information. Try going to an Indianapolis tourism website.
January 21, 200718 yr Try Indianapolis Motor Speedway; that's the venue for the Indy 500. There's also a pretty fabulous automobile museum on the property that features not only vintage race cars, but a lot of beautiful classics. Three war monuments I can think of are the Indiana World War Memorial (WWI), Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Civil War, in the center of the Circle), and an Oliver P. Morton monument at an entrance to the state capitol building. Indiana World War Memorial Soldiers & Sailors Oliver P. Morton The World War Memorial has to be experienced first-hand, both exterior and interior, to be fully appreciated. It's massive, dignified and elegant. The lighting in the cavernous shrine at the center of the monument is dim, and I didn't have a tripod so my photos don't really do it justice. The photos of the rest of the memorial are pretty good; You can see them here Oh! Yeah! There's a new World War II Memorial in Veterans' Park, along the canal, and someplace downtown there are Korean War and Vietnam memorials, too.
January 21, 200718 yr Rob, what is the story behind these? I remember being taken by them when you posted these originally.
January 21, 200718 yr Rob, what is the story behind these? I remember being taken by them when you posted these originally. Ink, it was a traveling exhibition of works by sculptor Tom Otterness. He has done a lot of noteworthy public art, and it should be easy to find out more about him on Google.
January 21, 200718 yr ^Thanks, they looked to be temporary by the plywood stands, but they have kind of an old time feel, albeit certianly different from the memorial. edit: I found http://www.tomotterness.net/; I really like his work, its somewhat playful but still mature/"safe". I'll suggest to my friend with connections that the City of Scuplture must acquire one. (I'm sure they'll have one installed immediatley at my request. ;) :lol:)
January 21, 200718 yr Indianapolis is truely a monumental city, there aren't just war monuments either, there are several monuments, not large, scattered across the city dedicated to the public, structures, safety organizations, etc.
January 22, 200718 yr In these photos there are quite a few structures with alot of peotential, I really wish the city would invest in those structures aswell.
January 22, 200718 yr Rob, what is the story behind these? I remember being taken by them when you posted these originally. Ink, it was a traveling exhibition of works by sculptor Tom Otterness. He has done a lot of noteworthy public art, and it should be easy to find out more about him on Google. Including the public art at Cleveland's Reading Garden (http://www.tomotterness.net/exhibitions_gates.html), which appears to be his only permanent public art installation in the Midwest.
January 23, 200718 yr I remember those little statues, it would have been cool if some were permanant.
January 23, 200718 yr Other than that, Indianapolis has the most monumental greenspace outside of DC, and hosts many world famouse sports events, and hosts a world famouse race, not to mention the biggest raceway in the world, it also has a very fast growing central area with mass retorations, especially of houses, and also has many interesting neighborhoods, and the walker theater, and much more. Unionstation13, do you mind showing where Indy has the world's largest race track and most monumental green-space outside of DC? I'm just curious ... Wikipedia "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is one of the oldest and richest motorsport events in existence, having the largest attendance and one of the largest radio and television audiences of any single-day sporting events worldwide. While the official attendance is not disclosed by Speedway management, news media estimate attendance in excess of 270,000." "The Brickyard 400 is one of the most prestigious and popular events in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with the largest attendance of any event on the schedule. The 10th Brickyard 400 is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 3." http://www.brickyard400.com/news/story.php?story_id=1237 The speedway also hosts the F-1 US Grand Prix which is the only F-1 race in the US. I have seen attendance figures for the Indy 500 as high as 300,000 to 400,000 with the Brickyard right behind it. F-1 has had its ups and downs but it still draws 10 of thousands of visitors each year from around the world. If you want to see money, princes, movie stars, etc... Go to and Indy 500 or F-1 race. These two races give Indy international attention every year. Add in all the other sporting events that give Indy numerous National exposure, RCA tennis championships, Big Ten BB tournament, NHRA National Drag Racing events, NCAA events, several Olympic Qualifying events, and regular sporting events, (Colts and Pacers, etc...) and you have a city that is starting to really cash in on sports and the international reputation that they bring.
January 26, 200718 yr Rob, what is the story behind these? I remember being taken by them when you posted these originally. Ink, it was a traveling exhibition of works by sculptor Tom Otterness. He has done a lot of noteworthy public art, and it should be easy to find out more about him on Google. He's got a bunch in Grand Rapids too, great stuff!
January 26, 200718 yr To follow up on the largest race track thing...here are the 10 largest stadiums in the world: USA-Indianapolis: Indianapolis Speedway 250,000 JPN-Tokyo: Tokyo Racecourse 223,000 CHN-Shanghai: Shanghai Int'l Circuit 200,000 USA-Daytona Beach: Daytona Int'l Speedway 168,000 USA-Concord: Lowe's Motor Speedway 167,000 JPN-Chiba: Nakayama Racecourse 165,676 USA-Bristol: Bristol Motor Speedway 160,000 TUR-Istanbul: Istanbul Park 155,000 USA-Fort Worth: Texas Motor Speedway 154,861 PRK-Pyöngyang: Rungnado May Day Stadium 150,000 http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/stadium_list/100000.shtml
January 29, 200718 yr I find it absolutely stunning how many people attend NASCAR races. Those facilities are behemoths.
January 30, 200718 yr I hate racing, which is kinda ironic... But yah, they come by the thousands, its incredable!
January 30, 200718 yr yeah, i love the idea of canals thru a city. its full of great opportunities for views and adds a lot of charm and variety. Rob, what is the story behind these? I remember being taken by them when you posted these originally. i know the story well. these are by sculptor tom otterness. the work is all generally about lighthearted (and some pointed) parodies of money, gov, business, the subway, etc. i can instantly identify them as similiar are also inside "my" subway stop on 14th st/ 8th ave in manhattan: http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?21 there are some around in brooklyn too. they are also to be found around the cleveland public library & many other places. i know his studio is in the gowanus nabe in brooklyn, i was in that building last month -- below is a shot from the window of it. note its next to brooklyn's "canal" aka the gowanus - lol! anyway this otterness guy is making a huge nut off all this stuff gong up everywhere no doubt, pretty good for a working artist.
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