{"id":13459,"date":"2018-09-24T07:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=13459"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:28","slug":"what-indianapolis-auto-row-has-become-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/what-indianapolis-auto-row-has-become-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Indianapolis Auto Row has Become Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/span>ooking north and south on Capitol Ave from Michigan Street, the northern direction (top picture) all the way to 16th St. is the old Indianapolis Auto Row with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/cadillac-co-of-indianaautomobile-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cadillac Co. of Indiana\/Automobile College<\/a> at the immediate left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/what-indianapolis-auto-row-has-become-today\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?resize=960%2C720\" alt=\"42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42409330_2163387533948947_3737054982734610432_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Looking south, at the immediate right was the Fisher Automobile Co per <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/before-and-after-of-the-1909-fisher-automobile-co-now-a-krogerslodging-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THIS LINK<\/strong><\/a>. The Indiana State Capitol, is two blocks above the Krogers complex on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/what-indianapolis-auto-row-has-become-today\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?resize=960%2C720\" alt=\"42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42521697_2163387553948945_6229538724963680256_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking north and south on Capitol Ave from Michigan Street, the northern direction (top picture) all the way to 16th&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/what-indianapolis-auto-row-has-become-today\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,130,83,128,149,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-row","category-carl-fisher","category-indianapolis","category-indianapolis-history","category-indy-points-interest","category-uncategorized-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VuuR-3v5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13464,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/before-and-after-of-the-1909-fisher-automobile-co-now-a-krogerslodging-complex\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":0},"title":"Before and After of the  1909 Fisher Automobile Co now a Krogers\/Lodging Complex","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"September 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Before and After. The first is of the Fisher Automobile Co, the catalyst for America's first coast-to-coast road, the Lincoln Hwy, and genesis for Indianapolis Auto Row which dominated a seven-or-more-block area of its downtown with car related businesses...... The second is a Google aerial of the present Kroger's supermarket\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Auto Row&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Auto Row","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/auto-row\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38269225_2121066238181077_990414261547171840_o.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14828,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2019\/07\/15\/in-indianapolis-worlds-first-car-dealer-auto-row\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":1},"title":"Fisher Automobile Co. &#8211; World&#8217;s First Car Dealer &#038; Catalyst for First Auto Row","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"July 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Three stories tall, there were enormous elevators that moved the automobiles below up and down. \u00a0 From the research I did for\u00a0How Indianapolis Built America, it was from the location noted here that not only did Carl Fisher build the first auto showroom in America in 1909 (technically it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How Indy Built America&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How Indy Built America","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/how-indy-built-america\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FisherAuto1909.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FisherAuto1909.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FisherAuto1909.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FisherAuto1909.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17951,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2025\/07\/26\/nbg-indianapolis-history-index\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":2},"title":"NBG Indianapolis History Index","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"July 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Athenaeum (Das Deustsche Haus) Built 1893 Bicycle Stair Ramp at the Athenaeum Boston based Sasaki Associates Transformation of the Indianapolis Riverfront! Cadillac Co. of Indiana\/Automobile College Carl Fisher\u2019s original bike shop on Pennsylvania Ave Carl Fisher saturated Indianapolis with the Eagle HiWheel Indianapolis and the Nation, the Houses that Carl\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Indianapolis History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Indianapolis History","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/indianapolis-history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13449,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/24\/cadillac-co-of-indianaautomobile-college\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":3},"title":"Cadillac Co. of Indiana\/Automobile College","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"September 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Directly across the street from the old Fisher Automobile complex and the present day\u00a0Kroger\u00a0supermarket on Michigan, was the Cadillac Co. of Indiana\/Automobile College. Located at at 500 N. Capitol, it was built in 1910 and besides the Cadillac dealership on its first floor, on the second floor was the college\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Auto Row&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Auto Row","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/auto-row\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38204164_2122057418081959_6247617002521755648_o.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13304,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/07\/the-stutz-motor-co-1911-1935\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":4},"title":"The Stutz Motor Co. 1911-1935","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"September 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Stutz Motor Co, about five blocks from where Indianapolis Auto Row began at the Fisher Automobile Co, is also so big I could not fit much of it into my camera. Before they closed in 1935, they made 35,000 luxury automobiles that are still much prized even today. Here\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Indianapolis&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Indianapolis","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/indianapolis\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27164397_2001795796774789_3177883693437024_o-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13193,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/08\/27\/preface-draft-how-indianapolis-built-america-and-how-it-will-rebuild-it-with-the-national-bicycle-greenway\/","url_meta":{"origin":13459,"position":5},"title":"Preface: &#8220;How Indianapolis Built America and H\u0010ow it will Rebuild it with the National Bicycle Greenway&#8221;","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"August 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Preface The automotive revolution did not take place in Detroit, Not in Akron, But in the work shops and factories of Indianapolis \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Auto Row&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Auto Row","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/auto-row\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fisher Auto 1909","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-01-at-9.53.36-AM.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16392,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13459\/revisions\/16392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}