Diners, Ducks and Drive-Ins: Indianapolis Roadside Architecture
Hosted by Indianapolis Public LibraryHear and reminisce about eye-catching Indianapolis buildings and businesses that emerged as automobiles reshaped the landscape, including landmarks like the Tee Pee, the Steer-In, the Pole, and others.
Event Details
Hear and reminisce about eye-catching Indianapolis buildings and businesses that emerged as automobiles reshaped the landscape, including iconic places like the Tee Pee, Al Green’s, the Meadowbrook Diner, the Pole, the Steer-In, and Wheeler’s restaurants and gas stations. Local historian Joan Hostetler, founding director of the Indiana Album, a community project that digitizes, catalogs, and shares public images of the state’s history and architecture, will deliver a presentation and will follow up with Q&A and additional discussion.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own vintage photographs and postcards to be scanned during the program. Scanning services are provided independently by the Indiana Album.
Registration is required; to register, click on the RSVP button above.
Note that the program takes place in the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR) on the 6th floor within Central Library.
For more information, contact Montoya Barker at mbarker@indypl.org or call the library at 317.275.4100.
This program is presented as part of the Indianapolis Public Library’s Culture, History, and Society series, which received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant.