Excellent! It rains a lot in Indianapolis this time of year, but that's what makes everything so green and vibrant and colorful. I'm glad you gave a lot of attention to the mall with the war memorials, and surprised you got photos up close on the entrance plaza of the Federal Building. They're really testy about that.

Love the brick streets and the Monon Trail.

I dig it.

I like how the center of downtown Indy is based around a circle rather than a square like many cities.  Not better or worse, but different.

Awesome photos again.  Those building rehabs are interesting.  Literally mixing old with new.  I like it.  I like Indy.  I'm thinking road trip.

yeah, the rehabs are inspiring. good tour!

Really beautiful overview of the downtown and nearby river.  Those war memorials, monument circle and the setting of the statehouse give downtown Indy some unique sightlines.  Very photogenic.  Also dig those rehabbed brick buildings around the stone memorial.

 

 

Interesting how the building in the center has a similar design as Cleveland's Fifth Third Center as well as the one to the left having a similar design as Cleveland's One Cleveland Center.

 

 

Interesting how the building in the center has a similar design as Cleveland's Fifth Third Center as well as the one to the left having a similar design as Cleveland's One Cleveland Center.

 

I know it's the hometown F500 company, but I hate pretty much every style of tower they've had their hands on, including these.

Great photos.  It really shows the monumental, capitol style of the city.  Very "planned", and laid out.  Much symmetry -- lots of fountains, monuments.  The green parks are well maintained as well.  Nice shots from along the River as well.  It might be a little too tidy and planned for some people - but overall it is a pretty nice city.    Indy continues to do well -- steadily climbing along.  It doesn't jump out to try to impress you - but it just continues to grow in its somewhat quiet way.  I think it has been that way for quite a while.  When Indy was "booming" in the 1880's, Indiana was considered fairly progressive (Eugene Debs and the early union movement; the city of New Harmony and its "utopian" society)  and was kind of important (along with Ohio and Illinois).    The people of the city wanted to make sure the city represented the State well - and thus many of the great, monumental buildings and structures were built between 1880 and 1900 --- The State Capitol, Union Station, Monument Circle, City Market, etc.  It still has too many near downtown large parking lots -- but hopefully over the next twenty to thirty years, those will be filled in.  The goal is to increase the downtown population from about 22,000 now - to about 40,000 by 2025.  The new Cultural Trail should help make the downtown and its neighborhoods much more walkable as it is completed over the next two or three years.  Doubling the size of the convention center will also help keep the many restaurants and retail doing well - which in turn should help attract more people to live and visit downtown.