I am curious what Indy's roads where like before I-465 was built. Could someone post or message me a link to a road map of Indy just before I-465 was built? ~1955-59
There was sort of a two lane blacktop called "road 100" that ran around parts of the city before 465. Can't remember which roads it is now, maybe Shadeland and 82nd Street.
In the top-right corner of the last link I posted, is a set of thumbnails. That is the rest of the old Shell map. The 3rd thumbnail (far right) shows all of central Indiana.
Not gobs of detail, but then again, that was farm land in the 50's.
The Central Library downtown has an awesome map room, and they will have access to platt maps or anything else you might want. It just isn't digital and online.
Both of those links are really cool. Also shows very good detail on how much rail traffic there was into and out of Indy. Lots of hubs and spurrs to all the different places. Before the interstate system rail was still one of the prime ways to ship freight, even on fairly short "intra-state" deliveries.
Also was looking at some unique land marks on the map. I didn't know that a Naval Ordnance Depot used to sit on the grounds that Raytheon is now on, from 16th to 21st at Arlington Road.
Also was looking at some unique land marks on the map. I didn't know that a Naval Ordnance Depot used to sit on the grounds that Raytheon is now on, from 16th to 21st at Arlington Road.