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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co at the Cultural Trail on Auto Row

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co at the Cultural Trail on Auto Row

Courtney Wiegand and Samantha Larimore work in the brick building you see behind them that used to serve as the Goodyear Tire &… read more

Cadillac Co. of Indiana/Automobile College

Cadillac Co. of Indiana/Automobile College

Directly across the street from the old Fisher Automobile complex and the present day Kroger supermarket on Michigan, was the Cadillac Co…. read more

Why the Lincoln did not pass through Indianapolis or Colorado 

While the Lincoln Hwy idea was originated by Carl Fisher in Indianapolis and was tirelessly promoted from here in its… read more

Stutz Motorcar factory 1911 -  1935, once the Center of Automobile Industry

Stutz Motorcar factory 1911 – 1935, once the Center of Automobile Industry

With all the first automobile manufacturers locating here so they could test their wares on the Indy 500 Speedway, by… read more

Hatfield Ford Building  built 1920 on Auto Row

Hatfield Ford Building built 1920 on Auto Row

Here is an example of what took place inside of some of the old buildings you see on Auto Row… read more

Indiana State House, 1880

Indiana State House, 1880

In front of the Indiana State House, on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. It was built in 1880

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral built 1892, Indianapolis

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral built 1892, Indianapolis

A cathedral in Indianapolis! I saw it on my ride tonight and was told to be on alert for it… read more

St. John's Church , 1871 Indianapolis

St. John’s Church , 1871 Indianapolis

Built in 1871, St John’s Church is on Capitol Ave, a block and a half from the Indiana State Capitol…. read more

Diamond Chain, its Influence on the World from Indianapolis 1890 to 2023. - leader of  Industrial Revolution

Diamond Chain, its Influence on the World from Indianapolis 1890 to 2023. – leader of Industrial Revolution

Diamond Chain As the first United States manufacturer of chain that a man’s legs could not break, called block chain,… read more

Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ built 1913

Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ built 1913

This is the Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ built in 1913. The church congregation was first begun in 1841… read more