Before the Gus Van Sant movie hits theaters, we revisited some of the places involved in the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis.
Tag: history
Posted inGovernment
Greenlawn Cemetery: City finishes excavation of more than 1,700 graves
The majority of the graves archaeologists uncovered contained human remains.
Posted inArts & Culture
This is what Halloween in Indy looked like 1910s-1980s
Big pumpkins, parades, cigarettes and witches.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Before more is lost, Martindale residents want history preserved
Indiana Landmarks is working on getting the eastside neighborhood listed as a National Historic District
Posted inArts & Culture
The lost photographs of Osbert Sumner
Historian Deedee Davis’ research began seven years ago to tell a different story of life in Indianapolis from 1898-1903.
Posted inArts & Culture
An art project 150 years in the making
Janet Fry’s great-great-grandmother’s journal from 1875 is the subject of a new exhibition at Storage Space Gallery.
Posted inArts & Culture
4 places tell the hidden story of Chinese resilience in Indianapolis
Through chop suey shops and laundries, early Chinese immigrants helped shape our city.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Riverside residents split on fate of Iron Skillet restaurant building
Indy Parks Board voted in August to demolish it and build a visitor center.
Posted inArts & Culture
Two Mexican Americans reminisce on volunteering at the X Pan American Games
For 16 days in 1987, Indy’s Latino culture took the sports world center stage.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Beyond el Barrio’ explores Indy’s first Mexican American neighborhood
A Q&A with filmmaker and historian Nicole Martinez-LeGrand. Plus, where to see the documentary.
