Indianapolis Power & Light Company generating plant
| Description: |
This Indianapolis Power & Light Company plant, also known as the Perry K Plant, was built in 1893 on Kentucky Avenue near its itersection with West Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The plant was used for street and commercial lighting and, later, for steam heating of local businesses. In the 1930s, the Kentucky Street plant and nearby Washington Street plants were renamed the Charles C. Perry Plant, sections K and W, respectively. In 2000, Indianapolis Power & Light Company sold the Perry K plant to Citizens Gas and Coke Utility, later known as Citizens Energy Group. |
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| Origin: | circa 1940s |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll13/id/1952 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Photograph Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Marion County (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) photographs buildings streets city life people automobiles Indianapolis Power & Light Company Citizens Gas & Coke Utility (Indianapolis, Ind.) gas companies power plants |
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