It was an interurban depot from 1904-37 and a bus terminal from 1937-68. [1:11:24 video @ 6:31] Last interurban cars using it was in 1940-41 [11:40].
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| IndianaMemory-ca1915 "View of the Traction Terminal Building and shed full of interurban cars on the northwest corner of Illinois and Market Streets." |
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| IndianaMemory The building was demolished in 1972. |
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| IndianaMemory-1921 View looking north from W. Market Street into the Traction Terminal Shed with nine tracks and multiple interurban cars. The Traction Terminal Building is to the right. A 1911 view of the trainshed |
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| safe_image for 1/3/2023...The Rise and Fall of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal (ITT) 1904-37 by Roger Robison MD The latest program for the MONROE COUNTY HISTORY CLUB has now been uploaded to YouTube for those to view who were not able to attend the live program on Jan 3, 2023. Roger Robison MD gives a presentation titled THE RISE & FALL OF THE INDIANAPOLIS TRACTION TERMINAL (ITT) 1904-37. And FDR VS SAM INSULL & WENDELL WILKIE. The Indianapolis Traction Terminal was built by five Traction companies and was the world’s largest electric inter-urban center. Twelve lines merged into nine tracks entering the Terminal. In 1918 the ITT serviced 7.5 million passengers via 500 trains per day. Following the stock market crash of 1929 these Traction lines went bankrupt as did 90% of electric inter-urbans. Dr Robison describes in detail with words and images the rise and ultimate demise of this impactful transportation system. [The talk begins at 6:00.] |
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| 1:11:24 video @ 12:26 |
Five companies ran 12 lines into Indy.
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I quit watching the video around 41 minutes.
During its bus station days.
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| Photo courtesy Indiana Historical Society, Bass Photo Collection via HistoricIndianapolis |
Two photos from many in the IndyStar.
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| a Sectional view of the traction freight terminal at Ohio and Capitol Avenue. Nov 30, 1925. Indinaapolis News photo INDIANAPOLIS NEWS PHOTO |
This is another example of demolition with a clamshell bucket.
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| b The Traction Terminal Building was demolished in April 1972. Once home to interurban offices, a barbershop, various professional offices a drug store and the like, it eventually came into disrepair. BOE DOEPPERS/THE NEWS |
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