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Future home of the Indy Eleven?
Why? Not happening bud.
While I am sad for employees who will lose their jobs, this is another big potential boost for downtown Indianapolis. When the Justice Center is finished and the jail can be torn down, I expect that site to add momentum to the transformation of the city core. Now this site at South – Kentucky – West close to LOS can be another dramatic change.
lol – another 5-story, cheap apartment building?
Arthur Newby, rest his soul, has seen a lot of change lately. First his beloved Speedway changes hands (although it is in good hands) and now this. I hate to see old buildings torn down but I can only imagine what a good developer could do with this site. Old industrial buildings make great reuse opportunities, but Diamond is a big cement block. Maybe the entrance facade gets saved and something incredible goes up around it.
I would love it if the facade got saved and it repurposed for something new. My dad worked there for 52 years!
I was surprised, or at least confused, as to no mention of the Test family in any ownership of Diamond Chain, or earlier names of the company? I was under the impression Skiles Test (house of Blue Lights, and local playboy and friend of movie stars) was a decendent of the Test family who had ownership in DC and the Test building on Monument Circle?
Kevin I was surprised as well. Perhaps Susan Orr, the author of the article could shed some light on the absence of the Test family in this article as it relates to the historical significant of this company.
Hi Kevin:
The Diamond Chain ownership information came from this Indiana Historical Society document, which doesn’t mention the Test family.
https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/diamond-chain-company-papers.pdf
Do you have information about when the Test family may have owned the company? If so, could you share it? I’d be interested to see it. Thanks.
Who is ready for some TIF backed, tax-abated occupancy, disposable buildings?! Hooray!