Indianapolis History

Indianapolis, the Original Gateway to the Frontier

Published on March 14, 2024

Whereas the National Road from Washington DC entered the frontier of the West after crossing the White River at this… read more

Published on May 30, 2021

This is the oldest storefront in Indianapolis. Now called The Slippery Noodle, it has changed hands many times since its… read more

Published on May 17, 2020

Published on February 21, 2020

Designed by architect, William Wernwag, the National Road Bridge over the White River was completed in 1834. Like most bridges… read more

Published on January 17, 2020

Our 2020 National Mayors’ Ride from Washington DC, San Francisco and the 17 major cities in between will end here… read more

Published on November 25, 2019

Other posts about Indianapolis history Martin Krieg created as he wrote “How Indianapolis Built America”… read more

Published on November 18, 2019

Click on the image to see our all new BikeRoute.com page for Indianapolis. A lot of the reason I am… read more

Published on October 12, 2019

Where the Indianapolis Zoo is now used to be one of the first lighted baseball parks in the nation. Called… read more

Published on July 27, 2019

If instead of turning left at 10th St on to the Monon Trail. you continue under the freeway, the… read more

Published on July 15, 2019

Three stories tall, there were enormous elevators that moved the automobiles below up and down. From the research… read more