INDIANAPOLIS — Beneath the bustling streets of downtown Indianapolis lies a historic underground relic that’s both mysterious and uniquely Hoosier.
The City Market Catacombs, a 20,000-square-foot network of Romanesque brick arches and tunnels, have long fascinated locals and tourists alike.
The Catacombs, located beneath Whistler Plaza, are the remnants of Tomlinson Hall, a grand public meeting space built in 1886 that was destroyed by fire in 1958. Though the blaze claimed the building’s aboveground structure, its basement, now known as the Catacombs, remained intact and would go on to have a storied second life…