A Q&A with filmmaker and historian Nicole Martinez-LeGrand. Plus, where to see the documentary.
Tag: history
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Residents want historic designation for homes built by Black WWII veterans
The daughter of an Indianapolis WWII veteran wants protections for the historic Flanner House Homes neighborhood.
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30th Street Bridge could reopen this year. What’s taking so long?
DPW says the entire White River project will be complete by next summer.
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Chreece turns 10
How Indy’s ‘Rap Christmas’ was born, its growing pains and what comes next.
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The games that put Indianapolis on the world sports stage
The 1987 X Pan American Games brought diplomacy with Cuba, Spanish-speaking athletes and a new mascot named “Amigo.”
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35 things to do in August in Indy
Inside, you’ll find a photobook throwdown, 20 years of Indy Fringe, a DJ festival and the BUTTER Fine Art Fair.
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‘People don’t know these historical narratives’
Due to state and federal budget cuts, including 16 layoffs at the Indiana State Library, some local historians fear Hoosiers’ stories will go untold.
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The near eastside history of Holy Cross, Little Flower and Willard Park
Mirror Indy looked into the history of a few neighborhoods near eastsiders call home.
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Learn more about efforts to make Martindale a historic district
A public information session is 5-7 p.m. July 23 at Frederick Douglass Park
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A tavern, a foundry and bad smells: Origins of Indy’s near west neighborhoods
Here’s how Hawthorne, Haughville, Stringtown, We Care and West Indianapolis got started.
