{"id":13314,"date":"2018-09-07T20:05:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T03:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=13314"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:29","slug":"carl-fishers-original-bike-shop-on-pennsylvania-ave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/07\/carl-fishers-original-bike-shop-on-pennsylvania-ave\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Fisher&#8217;s original bike shop on Pennsylvania Ave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>T<\/strong>his was what Carl Fisher&#8217;s original bike shop on Pennsylvania Ave became when it yielded to cars. Both are about a block from the\u00a0Soldiers and Sailors Monument\u00a0in Indianapolis. And both locations are now parking structures&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">This as his third shop, the entire city block at Michigan and Capitol, is now the Kroger&#8217;s\/apartment complex&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/07\/carl-fishers-original-bike-shop-on-pennsylvania-ave\/39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n.jpg?fit=401%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,503\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n.jpg?fit=401%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n.jpg?resize=401%2C503\" alt=\"39400025_2138202266467474_4232899014208520192_n\" width=\"401\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><br><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_13314\"  data-site_id=\"6a2997d46fd08b3f3a6bb873\"  data-theme=\"custom\"  data-icon_size=\"40\"  data-icon_l_c=\"#287723\"  data-icon_d_c=\"#9e4824\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/07\/carl-fishers-original-bike-shop-on-pennsylvania-ave\/\"  data-item_title=\"Carl Fisher&#039;s original bike shop on Pennsylvania Ave\"  data-item_date=\"2018-09-07T20:05:37-07:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.64\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><br><br><br><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was what Carl Fisher&#8217;s original bike shop on Pennsylvania Ave became when it yielded to cars. 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