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Neighborhoods That Existed Where IUPUI Is Today
2019-08-27 10:15:00
2019-08-27 11:30:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Neighborhoods That Existed Where IUPUI Is Today
As part of the Lawrence Branch's 2019 Travel, History and Popular Culture Series, learn the history of neighborhoods that existed where IUPUI is currently located. Presenter will be IUPUI Anthropology Professor Paul Mullins.
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Tuesday, August 27
10:15am - 11:30am
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2019-08-27 10:15:00
2019-08-27 11:30:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Neighborhoods That Existed Where IUPUI Is Today
As part of the Lawrence Branch's 2019 Travel, History and Popular Culture Series, learn the history of neighborhoods that existed where IUPUI is currently located. Presenter will be IUPUI Anthropology Professor Paul Mullins.
Lawrence Branch -
As part of the Lawrence Branch's 2019 Travel, History and Popular Culture Series, learn the history of neighborhoods that existed where IUPUI is currently located. Presenter will be IUPUI Anthropology Professor Paul Mullins.
This discussion will focus on the history of Indianapolis’ near-Westside, which was the heart of the city’s African American community from the late-19th century until the 1960s. Historical and archaeological research will be presented that examines life in the segregated neighborhoods around Indiana Avenue. The talk will discuss the transformation and displacement wrought by Indiana University, highway construction, and urban renewal projects and the contemporary potential for reflective heritage projects focused on these histories.
Lawrence Branch
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About the branch
The Lawrence Branch opened in 1967 on North Franklin Road in a storefront previously occupied by the Lawrence Post Office. It was the first branch to open within an incorporated town in Marion County. Rapid population growth demonstrated the need for a larger, permanent facility to serve the northeast side. A 3.44 acre site was purchased from MSD Lawrence Township for a new 13,500-square-foot library that opened in 1983.
Renovated in 2020, the Lawrence Branch re-opened to changes that maximized access to the Library’s services and collections, created engaging and functional spaces for those of all ages, and increased access to new technology. The project also provided group study and tutoring areas, improved lighting, more outlets for charging stations, and updates to the entrance, public restrooms and interior finishes.