Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, colloquially known as Mass Ave, is a designated cultural district in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The district centers on 0.86 miles of its namesake Massachusetts Avenue, from its southern terminus at New York and Delaware streets to its northern terminus at Bellefontaine Street.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: district in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “Massachusetts Avenue”, “Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District”, and “Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old National Centre and James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home.
Old National Centre
Theater building
The Old National Centre, formerly known as the Murat Shrine Temple and the Murat Shrine Center, is located at North and New Jersey streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is owned by the Murat Shriners of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home
Museum
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home, one of two homes known as the James Whitcomb Riley House on the National Register of Historic Places, is a historic building in the Lockerbie Square Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham–Arch, Indianapolis and Old Northside Historic District.
Chatham–Arch, Indianapolis
Locality
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Chatham–Arch is a neighborhood located immediately east of Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. This neighborhood is one of the oldest in Indianapolis, dating back to the mid 19th century.
Old Northside Historic District
Neighborhood
Old Northside is a residential neighborhood near downtown in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is bordered by 16th Street on the north, Pennsylvania Street on the west, Interstate I-65 on the south, and Bellefontaine Street on the east.
Indianapolis
Photo: Prabhakar Koduri, CC BY 2.0.
Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and also the state’s largest city. Efforts to beautify and modernize the city have brought Indianapolis into the 21st century as a world-class destination for everything from business meetings and trade conventions to backpackers making their way across the States.
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
- Categories: historic district, gay village, and locality
- Location: Center Township, Marion, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.77592° or 39° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
-86.1479° or 86° 8′ 52″ westOpen location code
86FMQVG2+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1001580686OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6784186
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Mass Ave Cultural Arts District” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Massachusetts Avenue”
- French: “Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis”
- French: “Massachusetts Avenue”
- Persian: “خیابان ماساچوست، ایندیاناپلیس”
- Persian: “خیابان ماساچوست”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chatham-Arch and Lockerbie Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The District Theatre and The Frame Shop.
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