View of Indianapolis Looking South from the Corner of New York and Meridian Streets

Description:	The City Beautiful Movement inspired Indianapolis officials. Plans for a park system were begun and clean up of dumps along waterways began. George Kessler visited the city in 1905 and was appalled to see a bridge over Fall Creek being used as a dump. Mayor Taggart approved land purchases for parks, but controversy over the cost slowed progress until 1908, when the Indianapolis Park Board officially hired Kessler to design a plan for the city augmenting a previous one prepared by the Olmsted brothers. This image is a preservation copy made from an unstable original nitrate negative.
Origin:	1910
Created By:	C.F. Bretzman
Publisher:	Digital Image2011 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/224
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Aerial Views Indianapolis, Ind. Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.) Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.) Transportation Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Building

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