Besides the regular UCDA Design Summit sessions, a tour of the historic Indianapolis downtown was offered by Indiana Landmarks. Starting off inside the Circle Centre Mall/Indianapolis Arts Garden, our group was able to avoid the rain that was falling that morning.
Across the way is the Indiana Repertory Theatre. I really love the facade of this Spanish Baroque building, which was built as a movie palace and ballroom in 1927.
A detail of the clock:
And the ornate carvings of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I:
A view of a very wet and cloudy Washington Street:
Our destination was the Romanesque Revival style Majestic Building, Indiana’s first entirely steel framed skyscraper building. The Indiana Gas Company constructed the building (designed by Oscar Bohlen of D.A. Bohlen & Son) in 1895–96 to serve as a new business headquarters.
As you already know, at Daveland, it is all about the details:
It is really great to see these artistic features have survived the years:
I was able to avoid the feeling of vertigo while taking these two stairwell shots:
The only thing missing are Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak:
We were given a tour of one of the tenants, The Borshoff Agency:
Bill Lovejoy of Borshoff took us around their office.
Loved the Seeburg Jukebox:
Another shot of the office interior:
Here's an historic photo of the outside of the building:
Compared with a modern-day view:
Today's post finishes with four detailed shots of some of the hidden gems I found in downtown Indianapolis:
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