BEFORE THE ADVENT of cars, Indianapolis and the growing number of surrounding communities had begun to establish the area as the “Crossroads of America,” largely through railroad companies crisscrossing the area while the United States was still very much in its infancy as a nation.
During that period, train depots often served as seeds to grow new communities beyond the then-boundaries of major cities.
For example, the area that now spans from 71st Street to 79th Street, with Georgetown and New Augusta roads marking the rectangular boundary, emerged as a result of train track construction…