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What’s ® The Cultural Landscape Foundation ™ Out There connecting people to places tclf.org Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Welcome to What’s Out There® Indianapolis, honors the nation’s military past as the largest memorial organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation grounds outside of Washington, D.C., and sites such as White (TCLF) in cooperation with the Indiana Cultural River State Park and the Indianapolis Canal Walk emphasize Landscapes Committee, with support from national the city’s post-industrial regeneration efforts while referencing and local partners. its historic connection to the river and canal. This guidebook provides photographs and details for more This guidebook is a complement to TCLF’s digital What’s Out than 40 examples of the city’s incredible landscape legacy There Indianapolis Guide, an interactive online platform that of parks and public open spaces. Its publication is timed includes all of the enclosed essays plus many others, as well to coincide with What’s Out There Weekend Indianapolis, as overarching narratives, maps, historic photographs, and October 6-8, 2017, a full weekend of free, expert-led tours. biographical profiles. The guide -tclf.org/indianapolisguide - is one of a number of online compendia of urban landscapes, Over the span of nearly two centuries, Indianapolis has been dovetailing with TCLF’s web-based What’s Out There, the shaped by conscious urban planning and landscape design. nation’s most comprehensive searchable database of historic A city continually influenced by its engagement with water designed landscapes. Profusely illustrated and carefully vetted, Photo by Carol M. Highsmith systems, the site for Indiana’s capital was selected near the database currently features more than 2,000 sites, 11,000 the confluence of the White River and Fall Creek, further images, and 1,000 designer profiles. It is optimized for iPhones reinforced by the construction of the Indianapolis Canal in the and similar handheld devices and includes What’s Nearby, 1830s. Alexander Ralston’s 1821 Mile Square plan, following a GPS-enabled function that locates all landscapes in the a formal city grid with awareness of the natural curve of the database within a 25-mile radius of any given location. creek, laid the foundation for a city that continues to reference this plan in its contemporary layout. Indianapolis’ design On behalf of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, I appreciate is also the product of a tradition of networks, from George your interest in What’s Out There Indianapolis and I hope The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) Kessler’s Park and Boulevard System (1909), one of the you will enjoy experiencing the city’s unique and unparalleled TCLF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1998 to connect people to most expansive in the nation, to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail landscape legacy. places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared (2013), which provides connectivity throughout downtown. landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its Sincerely, stewards. Through its website, publishing, lectures and other events, The guidebook highlights some of the city’s private estates and institutions, hidden gems designed by the likes of Jens Jensen TCLF broadens support and understanding for cultural landscapes. and Dan Kiley, as well as featuring sites that developed out of tclf.org its rich automotive history including the famed Indianapolis Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR Motor Speedway. 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