Mile Square in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Indiana Theatre
Photographed By Craig Doda, September 3, 2023
1. Indiana Theatre Marker
Inscription.
Indiana Theatre. . Built for the Circle Theatre Company at a cost of $995,000, the Indiana Theatre opened on June 18, 1927, as a first-run motion-picture palace with its own chorus line. Its house orchestra's vocalist, Dick Powell, later rose to stardom as a movie star and singer. The theatre's sixth-floor ballroom, designed to resemble the plaza of a Spanish village, opened on September 2, 1927. Preston C. Rubush and Edgar Otis Hunter, principals of the architectural firm of Rubush and Hunter, designed the Spanish-style theatre, which was built by William P. Jungclaus Company. Alexander Sangernebo, a multilingual Estonian sculptor who also taught at the John Herron Art Institute, designed and created the elaborate terra cotta façade. The Indiana Repertory Theatre moved from the Athenaeum Building to the Indiana Theatre in 1980, following $5,200,000 of Improvements and restoration.
Built for the Circle Theatre Company at a cost of $995,000, the Indiana Theatre opened on June 18, 1927, as a first-run motion-picture palace with its own chorus line. Its house orchestra's vocalist, Dick Powell, later rose to stardom as a movie star and singer. The theatre's sixth-floor ballroom, designed to resemble the plaza of a Spanish village, opened on September 2, 1927. Preston C. Rubush and Edgar Otis Hunter, principals of the architectural firm of Rubush and Hunter, designed the Spanish-style theatre, which was built by William P. Jungclaus Company. Alexander Sangernebo, a multilingual Estonian sculptor who also taught at the John Herron Art Institute, designed and created the elaborate terra cotta façade. The Indiana Repertory Theatre moved from the Athenaeum Building to the Indiana Theatre in 1980, following $5,200,000 of Improvements and restoration.
Location. 39° 46.035′ N, 86° 9.672′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Mile Square. Marker is on West Washington Street east of North Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis IN 46204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
